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Finance Analyst (FP&A & Ops)

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Job Description:

Rakuten Group, Inc. is a global leader in internet services and has a diverse ecosystem spanning across e-commerce, fintech, communications and more serving approximately 1.8 billion members worldwide. Founded in Tokyo in 1997, the Group operates in over 30 countries and regions with more than 30,000 employees.

Based in Singapore's Central Business District, Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. serves as the regional headquarters for Asia, driving value through areas such as advertising product development, product strategy, and data management to support Rakuten Group's global ecosystem.

Learn more at: https://global.rakuten.com/corp/

This role will be responsible for Rakuten Asia Global Product Biz Division's Financial Planning & Analysis as well as the liaison with Rakuten group companies (e.g. Japan HQ, India, US, etc.).

Responsibilities:

  • Manage Rakuten Asia Global Product Biz Division's PL Budget, Forecast and Actual by identifying key variances.

  • Conduct financial analysis and prepare detailed financial reporting (weekly, monthly, annually).

  • Extract, gather, compile and organize large amounts of data in required templates/formats.

  • Oversee Expense management including Invoice verification, Revenue share tracking.

  • Support / conduct Rakuten Asia Global Product Biz Division's financial presentations.

  • Manage Rakuten Asia Global Product Biz Division's Budget process.

  • Process improvement including automation of the current manual operational process.

  • Liaison with Finance, Tax, Business team to support the financial management.

  • Contract management (internal / external)

  • Financial management (explained above) and its documentation

Requirements:

  • Minimum 2 years of financial planning & analysis, budgeting & forecasting experience. Include reporting of variance analysis & commentary and expense management.

  • Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/accounting and MBA, CFA, and/or CPA is a plus.

  • Strong finance/accounting background with experience in company financial closing and general accounting methodologies.

  • Familiarity with Tech finance (Software capitalization, project cost accounting) and Advertisement products and services is a plus.

  • Strong Microsoft skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with financial systems/applications such as SAP, Cognos is a plus. Strong Excel skills in data compilation and aggregation (e.g. pivot tables, v-lookup, and macros).

  • Strong analytical skills. Ability to manage multiple activities, to work independently, to manage multiple workstreams, to produce high-quality work products, and to work with a strong sense of urgency and responsibility. The ability to be a creative problem solver, anticipate problems and opportunities, and deliver solutions. A Self-starter

  • Proven ability to interact and communicate effectively with clients at all levels including clients with no strong finance background.

  • Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to break down complex financial issues and explain them to clients at all levels in English.

  • Transfer Pricing experience would be a plus.

  • Ability to converse in Japanese would be a plus as we do have stakeholders that are based in Japan

Rakuten is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief, or age.