Business Planning and Analysis

• Analyze business performance, including licensing royalty revenue from various perspectives and dimensions such as brands and franchises, product categories, licensees, consumer demographics, distribution channels, adopted technologies, market / industry analysis, etc.
• Dive deeply into financial data, predict future financial trends, and proactively provide insights and financial advice to senior management.
• Formulate annual 5-Year Plan, annual budget and quarterly forecast, working closely with key members in GBC category, marketing, and product design team.
• Control division expenses in accordance with budgets. Combat revenue shortfall by reducing expenses when necessary.
• Develop presentation materials and supporting analysis required for business review meetings by management team, with emphasis on “story-telling” as well as quantitative / qualitative accuracies.
• Lead or actively participate in various cross-functional projects for organizational efficiency improvement, new business development, etc.
• Liaison with APAC finance team to smoothly proceed forecasting operation (financial modeling)
• Support for quarter-end closing regarding revenue recognition and accrual process
• Proactively identify and implement process improvement opportunities
• Lead a new finance system implementation project as a Japan representative

Financial Reporting

• Conduct periodical (monthly / quarterly / annually) financial reporting to APAC and US headquarters in a timely and accurate manner.
• Carry our other ad hoc reporting tasks for management team, headquarters, etc.