Senior Finance Business Partner - Marketing

Company Introduction

Suntory is a global leader in consumer-packaged goods, renowned for producing and distributing a uniquely diverse portfolio of beverages, premium spirits, beer, wine, and wellness products throughout the world. With a history dating back to 1899, we are driven by a profound purpose: to inspire the brilliance of life, by creating rich experiences for people, in harmony with nature.

Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage (SPVB) is a strategic alliance between PepsiCo Inc. and Suntory Holdings Ltd. since 2013.

At Suntory PepsiCo VietNam Beverage, we are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace for all employees. We strive to provide equal opportunities for employment, development, and advancement regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation and age. We are continuously working to cultivate an environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, and bias, and we welcome all individuals to apply for roles at Suntory PepsiCo.

Job Summary

Directly report to Head of Finance Planning - Commercial, providing Financial projection, analysis, and recommendation for Marketing to support for Management decision-making. This role requires working closely with cross-functions to achieve business targets.
This role requires deep business understanding, strategic thinking, functional analysis excellence, and interpersonal and communication skills. 

Job Responsibilities

1. Lead brand performance management through:
- Cooperate with CI, and Sales, in reviewing, validating, developing realistic forecasts, and reaching mutual agreements on targets, and data in the volume data table (VDT) for category/ brand/ location volume and share
- Project MTP brand profitability with action to drive brand performance improvement (eg: by adjusting pricing, costing, etc)

2. Acting as a business partner to provide consultancy for the Marketing leadership team in:
- Analyze new product launches for sustainable profitable products/ portfolio
- Chair monthly/ quarterly meetings to review brand financial performance and have the right intervention actions
- Provide guidance and be accountable for evaluating the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
- Provide guidance and be responsible for controlling the A&M budget within the plan 

3. Do financial benchmarking exercises to explore opportunities for SPVB Marketing (eg: Juicy milk products, …) 

4. Set up standardized processes and database for Marketing finance and drive process improvement (eg: database template, costing template, standardized brand performance review, ideas for MFAR system, etc) 

- Project: Marketing spending system/ process efficiency

5. Closely work with VP – Marketing to co-develop Board decks on brand performance with recommendations. 

6. Develop team capability and drive the Planning Employee Engagement agenda

Skills and Experience

- University Graduate; Master in Accounting/Finance, ACCA are preferred

- At least 4+ years experience in the Managerial role of Commercial Finance
- Familiar with SAP, E-business suite, Hyperion HFM and/or Hyperion Budgeting a significant plus

- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong customer oriented mindset
- Stakeholders engaging skills
- Very good analytical and conceptualization
- Good communication skills
- Fluent in English (both speaking & writing)
- Strong in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint