Analyst Senior Analyst Controlling
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented FP&A professional to support financial planning margin analysis category performance evaluation and revenue forecasting across our wholesale/ retail portfolio. The ideal candidate will partner closely with Category Merchandising Supply Chain and Business Finance teams to drive databacked decision-making optimize profitability and enhance business performance.
Job Responsibilities:
Prepare the monthly quarterly and annual budgeting and forecasting processes for sales
margins category performance and operating expenses.
Develop revenue and margin forecasting models using historical trends pricing strategies
market dynamics and promotional plans.
Provide variance analysis and insights against budget forecast and prior period
performance.
Analyze daily/weekly/monthly business performance including sales GMV ASP sell-through
conversion rates and customer behavior trends.
Track revenue drivers across channelsonline offline marketplace all multichannel sales
highlighting risks and opportunities.
Support pricing discounting and promotional effectiveness studies to improve top-line and
margin outcomes.
Conduct category-level profitability analysis including gross margin net margin contribution
margin and SKU-level economics.
Partner with Category & Merchandising teams to evaluate assortment mix price positioning
markdown strategy and product lifecycle profitability
Produce margin bridge analysis (price mix cost discounting shrinkage etc.) to identify
improvement levers.
Prepare weekly/monthly business review decks with key metrics KPIs and performance
commentary.
Build and maintain dashboards (Excel/BI tools) for real-time monitoring of sales margins
and category health.
Ensure data accuracy integrity and timely delivery of reports to stakeholders.
Business Partnering
Collaborate cross-functionally with Buying Merchandising Supply Chain Operations and
Marketing teams to support commercial decision-making.
Present financial insights to leadership highlighting actionable recommendations and
performance drivers.
Process Improvement & Automation
Identify opportunities to improve financial processes reduce manual work and enhance
reporting accuracy.
Drive automation using Excel macros Power BI or other tools to streamline financial
workflows.
Qualifications :
Bachelors/Masters degree in Finance Accounting Commerce Economics or related
fields. Qualified CMA/CCA CA Inter or similar
27 years of relevant FP&A / Business Finance experience in retail FMCG e-
commerce or consumer-focused industries.
Strong understanding of retail business driverspricing margins category
dynamics inventory management and promotions.
Advanced Excel skills; working knowledge of Power BI/Tableau preferred.
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate
insights into actions.
Strong communication presentation and stakeholder management capabilities.
Ability to work in fast-paced dynamic environments with tight deadlines.
Strong problem-solving skills attention to details and ability to work independently
Additional Information :
Preferred Skills
Experience in budgeting and forecasting tools (SAP 1BW/FI/C Tagetik Microstrategy
Datawarehouse Bigquery).
Experience working with large datasets and SQL plus.
Strong financial modeling expertise.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
METRO is a leading international wholesale company with food and non-food assortments that specialises in serving the needs of hotels, restaurants and caterers (HoReCa) as well as independent traders. Around the world, METRO has 15 million customers who can choose whether to shop in o ... View more