Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Analyst with expertise in Systems Thinking to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to review and document the entire workflow of a dual-country organisation for both processes and information flows using a systems approach.
Responsibilities:
Pricing:
Analyse pricing data from industry standards, previous sales trends and competitors and report data to decision-makers
Analyst data from multiple sources to test the robustness of our pricing strategy and make recommendations.
Forecast/model potential scenarios, including promotional / sales events.order values:
Improves financial status by analysing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending improvements to management.
Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data. Determine the value of orders against budget.
Maintain accurate records of inventory volumes, cost, turnover.
Tracking of actual spend and benefits against plan and forecast, identifying any risks/issues and opportunities to the financial forecast and plan
Financial Metrics / Management:
Track and report
Gross margins (including Revenue and direct costs), by product line, region, offering type, and any other relevant demographics that would be relevant and insightful to the business.
Operating expenses
Stock turnover rates (such as inventory days on hand), and other stock costing and metrics that would inform the business.
Cash flow and other financial records
Record all relevant financial transactions
Customer metrics:
Measure and report on cost of acquisition, customer churn, margins, upsells, geographics etc.
Develop measurement tools to identify changing market trends
Identify appropriate sales and clearance prices to increase customer traffic
Compare sales trends to previous periods and determine the cause for decreases or increases
Order values and spread, identify trends and predictors / correlations to predict card abandonment and checkout sizes
Key Skills:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, a scientific or field.
3-5+ years experience as an Analyst.
Solid understanding of process mapping techniques and process improvement methodologies.
Experience in developing and maintaining pricing strategy
Experience in dealing with price fluctuations due to shipping costs and exchange rates.
Commercially minded and strong understanding of business finance and analytics
Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data and draw meaningful insights.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse / cross-regional teams.
Demonstrates complex problem resolution proficiency and the ability to identify/implement process and system enhancements
Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and staying abreast of industry best practices.
E-Commerce industry background is a MUST.
