Channel Commercial Finance Control Partner - Modern Trade (MT) & Export

Location: Vincom Center Office, Ho Chi Minh City
JOB DESCRIPTION
Role Purpose
Ensure accurate revenue and trade spend management, profitability tracking, financial compliance, and reporting for the Modern Trade (MT) and Export channels. Act as a finance business partner to Sales and cross-functional teams while driving strong controls and data-driven decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
1. P&L & Trade Spend Management
Monitor channel P&L, net revenue, pricing, promotions, rebates, and profitability drivers.
Validate and track trade spend, sales incentives, freight costs, CDA, TOT, and promotional investments.
Evaluate promotion ROI and investment effectiveness, recommending actions to improve profitability.
2. Financial Control & Compliance
Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards (IFRS/US GAAP/VAS), and tax regulations.
Review trade activities, conduct audits, validate FOC requests, and approve promotion/pricing setups in SAP.
Support internal/external audits, GCS reviews, and risk-control activities.
3. Business Partnering
Partner with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and other functions to support commercial decisions.
Provide financial analysis, pricing evaluations, business case assessments, and scenario planning.
Present insights and recommendations to management and senior leadership.
4. Reporting & Analysis
Prepare monthly P&L, revenue, profitability, variance, and cost analysis reports.
Analyze performance by region, channel, customer, and brand.
Support forecasting, budgeting, and ad-hoc commercial analyses.
5. Data & Automation
Manage sales data integrity and reporting tools.
Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and models using Excel, SAP, Power Query, and Power BI.
Support automation initiatives and system transformation projects (e.g., SAP S/4HANA).
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Auditing; professional qualifications (ACCA, CPA, CFA, CMA, CIMA) are a plus.
3-5 years of experience in FMCG Commercial Finance, FP&A, Financial Control, or Management Accounting.
Strong knowledge of P&L management, financial analysis, forecasting, variance analysis, and trade spend control.
Good understanding of IFRS, US GAAP, VAS, and Vietnam tax/regulatory requirements.
Advanced Excel and SAP skills; Power Query and Power BI experience preferred.
Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
Able to work independently, manage deadlines, and maintain high accuracy.