Job Purpose: - Deploy, continuously monitor & update, report & analyze the financial performance / operational efficiency of the Chains to provide effective advice/recommendations that ensure optimization of Financial and Business indicators. Ensure achievement of business targets and allocated revenue goals. - Take overall responsibility for establishing and controlling the budget within the assigned scope to ensure it is always optimized and most effective. Responsibilties: 1. Build, control cost norms, limits, budgets and financial authorization - Coordinate in building cost norms and limits to support Business Plan preparation - Forecast and prepare budget within assigned scope. Monitor and control budget preparation and execution to ensure cash flow for operations - Propose solutions to control financial risks, develop action plans and coordinate implementation of solutions to reduce financial risks 2. Business performance analysis reporting - Organize implementation of management reports according to the planned portfolio - Organize review of the implementation of action plans/recommendations stated in the reports (if any) - Analyze significant variances between actual and budget - Refer to market benchmarks, prepare periodic or ad-hoc financial risk assessment reports as required by Leadership at each time - Proactively trigger internal forecasts to help the business achieve defined targets - Prepare presentation materials for the Board of Directors on Finance, ensuring complete content and present if required 3. Evaluate business operation efficiency - Participate in building/appraising the Company’s salary and bonus policies - Deploy specific revenue targets for each Business Unit to ensure achievement of revenue growth plans for each Region/Area - Calculate KPI achievement rates as the basis for the HR Department to process KPI-based salary payments - Calculate KPI achievement rates as the basis for year-end performance evaluation of Divisions/Departments within the assigned scope 4. Cost optimization control - Organize control to ensure expenses are within the approved budget and appraise out-of-budget expenditures - Monitor, follow up, coordinate and support related parties to ensure solutions are implemented - Propose cost improvement and optimization solutions 5. Evaluate investment efficiency, new openings and key transactions - Evaluate and propose solutions to improve investment efficiency of upcoming projects; financial efficiency of new store locations based on pricing framework and investment rates; and financial efficiency of planned business programs/plans - Deploy projects to optimize the Company’s operational efficiency and system projects 6. Others - Provide professional appraisal opinions when requested by related departments - Support projects carried out by the Finance Department [Requirements] 1. Education: - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Auditing, Corporate Finance 2. Experience: - At least 02 years in an equivalent position, or more than 03 years of experience in related team management roles at Retail companies, FMCG, MNC groups, or multi-industry conglomerates 3. Certificates / Licenses - Related certificates (advantage): CPA / CFA / ACCA 4. Professional Competencies - Solid understanding of retail operations/business (Hypermarket, Supermarket, Minimart, Convenience Store…) - Understanding of Retail Merchandise Management - Sharp business acumen and ability to identify business opportunities - Excellent analytical ability and solid business judgment - Understanding of & passion for applying high technology into operational processes / systems