Finance Business Partner - Retail Stores
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Singapore
In Person
Finance & BankingCorporate Finance & FP&A
About the job
Requirements
- Have a deep understanding of retail business activity, including online and offline operations, constraints, rhythms, and risks.
- Ensure the reliability of financial reports, including profit and loss statements and balance sheets.
- Know key indicators of retail operations and assist in developing relevant, quantified SMART action plans with store or operations leaders.
- Participate regularly in operational meetings and contribute relevant insights to the store team.
- Work closely with finance partners in supply and logistics to share insights and drive value-chain synergies.
- Help the store team ensure reliable forecasts for sales, margins, hours, stock, expenses, and investment planning.
- Monitor key performance indicators with store leaders to track retail activity and drive performance.
- Review 12-month rolling plans regularly to facilitate budgeting and evaluate current performance.
- Alert relevant teams to stock and flow indicators, including stock levels and stock rotations.
- Ensure profit and loss accounts accurately reflect monthly income and expenses and comply with company and local standards.
- Identify business activity risks and reflect them in the financial books.
- Ensure the completeness, existence, and accuracy of assets, including inventory and fixed assets, with operations managers.
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Commerce, with a specialization in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business.
- Have 3 to 5 years of experience in a finance-related job, such as external auditing or financial planning and analysis.
- Have a vital and dynamic personality and be able to take the lead on varied topics with a high level of initiative.
Responsibilities
- Optimize management duties and assist in making decisions that contribute to lasting profitability.
- Act as a counter-power by alerting as needed and proposing corrective actions.
- Ensure accounting records accurately reflect business reality and comply with company standards and local tax and accounting regulations.
- Communicate accounting figures simply and effectively to operational contacts.
- Challenge current practices and propose new approaches when needed.
- Serve as a reference for business and analysis.
Desired Qualifications
- CFA, CPA, or ACCA certification.
- Two to four years of finance business partnering and/or financial planning and analysis experience.
- Previous managerial experience.
About the company
Decathlon Singapore sells sports equipment, clothing and footwear through stores and an online shop for beginners and experienced athletes. Its range covers activities from cycling and hiking to swimming and team sports, drawing on the Decathlon group's family of sport brands. Experience stores include areas where customers try equipment, while smaller collection stores connect online orders with local pickup. The business earns revenue from product sales to individuals and bulk purchases by schools, companies and other organisations. Singapore operations began online in 2014; they belong to the Decathlon group, founded in 1976 and headquartered in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
N/A
Founded
1976
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Part-time retail benefits include gear savings: Singapore Central Cluster specialists receive a 20% discount on all Decathlon products.
- Freelance restringers avoid equipment costs: Singapore supplies the professional stringing machine, tools and materials onsite.
- E-commerce interns get store immersion: Singapore's six-month placement includes one week of retail induction.
What critics are saying
- Inventory shifts disrupt regular hours: Singapore SGLab Flow of Goods specialists must accept early mornings or overnight work.
- Year-end pay depends on local results: Singapore West Cluster Sport Leaders' profit sharing tracks country performance.
- Internship eligibility is narrow: Singapore e-commerce applicants must be current bachelor students available full-time for six months.
What makes Decathlon Singapore unique
- The group controls more than shelves: Decathlon integrates product design, production and distribution.
- Singapore has regional reach: its supply team serves more than seven Southeast Asian countries.
- Resale has a national commercial structure: Singapore combines buyback, upcycling and second-hand sales across stores and online.
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