Finance Analyst

Job Description:

Situated in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District, Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd. is Rakuten's Asia Regional headquarters. Established in August 2012 as part of Rakuten's global expansion strategy, Rakuten Asia comprises various businesses that provide essential value-added services to Rakuten's global ecosystem. Through advertisement product development, product strategy, and data management, among others, Rakuten Asia is strengthening Rakuten Group's core competencies to take the lead in an increasingly digitalized world.

Rakuten Group, Inc. is a global leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities, businesses, and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content, and communications to approximately 1.7 billion members around the world. The Rakuten Group has nearly 32,000 employees and operations in 30 countries and regions. For more information visit

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.). The candidate will report to Rakuten Asia's Global Product Biz Division, Business Planning Section's manager.

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.
• Any other adhoc tasks under Business Planning Section.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 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.