Business Controller - Singapore - Campari Group

Description

Date:
Nov 20, 2023- Location: Singapore, SG- Additional Location:

• Function: Finance
• Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Permanent
• Workplace Type: Hybrid
• Company: Campari Singapore Pte.

LtdCampari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.


General Description of the Role

The Business Controller, will have the responsibility for driving decision making through constructive analysis primarily related to the top-line (Volume & Net sales), and be responsible for budgeting, forecasting and analysis for the Asian Markets within Campari Asia together with the Managing Directors.

Key Responsibilities and Activities

• Conduit for corporate deliverables (RB/Fcst/SBP/Bud):_
• Be responsible for the creation and maintenance of templates/models for the budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes.
• Analysing and providing business insights into the performance throughout all planning activities entailed above.
• Liaising with key stakeholders to build various spreadsheets/models to support decision making while ensuring data is retrieved from Campari databases (As opposed to stand alone Excel files) and shared with different stakeholders in BU APAC.
• Ensure RB/Fcst/SBP/Bud submitted on time and accuracy in group reporting systems.
• Be responsible with the creation of presentation decks for monthly business review, budgeting, forecasting and planning processes, summarizing the key drivers of performance and takeaways to drive productive discussions with exec team.
• Be responsible for end to end pricing in regards to profitability analysis and competitiveness of new product launches and or new route to market and work closely with the customer service team to make sure that pricing is properly reflected and uptodate in the IT systems. Including transfer price request between legal entities, liasing with Group Tax finance and finance colleagues in other legal entities.
• Financial modeling and analysis:_
• Creation of regular reports for key stakeholders for use in the monitoring of business results and decision making support.
• Collaborating and working closely with the Managing Director(s) to unlock the key drivers of performance by customer and brand activities to ensure key message are translated in reporting/forecasting decks.
• Help to drive key business processes such as external business planning, monitoring of claims and strategic allocation which rely on budget and forecast numbers as required.
• Adhoc support on requests related to Volume / NSV / Profitability
• Engaging actively with Marketing Director to support with A&P planning and management through the year. Implement Campari A&P module in SAP and ensure metrics required by Campari Group are observed
• SKU rationalization & profitability mix_
• Monitoring and driving the quality of earnings.
• Monitor and run periodic analysis on the active sku to ensure rationalization of skus not meeting the key criterion.
• Pricing Analysis_

Work with the sales team and provide financial insight and P&L impact of different pricing options during the period prior to price increases and or new route to market.

• Automation and Adhoc finance support _
• Lead or be part of team on global automation and improvement projects from time to time.
• Any other analysis from time to time, to help drive performance.

Reporting relationship

The Business Controller reports to the Chief Financial Officer, APAC and works closely in the capacity of a Business Partner with the Managing Director(s) and Marketing Director with CCM team.

Experience Required, skills & Attributes

• Minimum 5 years' experience, ideally working closely with Sales and Marketing/ Supply chain in a commercial capacity
• Degree in Commerce/Accounting/CPA
• Experience in Liquor industry preferred, FMCG essential
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
• Entrepreneurial and solutionoriented mindset
• Strong relationship skills
• High attention to detail
• Be comfortable with a multicultural environment
• Proven ability to work across functions, carry out data analysis, identify trends, develop commercial options to address commercial issues
• Ability to challenge status quo
• Advanced excel skills a must, macro experience advantageous.
• Good knowledge of SAP BI/APO/BPC/BW
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Power Pivot and Power Query essential

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