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Principal, Marketplace Financial Planning & Analysis

Coupang

Coupang

Accounting & Finance
Taipei City, Taiwan
Posted on Sep 17, 2024

Company Introduction

We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did I ever live without Coupang?” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we’re collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry. We are one of the fastest-growing retail companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a leading and reliable force in the commerce industry.

We are proud to have the best of both worlds — a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. At Coupang, every day is filled with the excitement of building, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day.

Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what’s possible to solve problems and challenge traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic impact in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world.

Taiwan Finance team is a finance business partner for Coupang Taiwan’s business teams. We own financial results by working with stakeholders to define & track business input/output metrics and improve them by performing root-cause analysis. We are hiring a Principal Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) focusing on Marketplace domain as our business grows exponentially. Also, the position will be a highly strategic Marketplace Finance role working in close partnership with marketplace business leaders. In this role you will be required to develop the operating and financial plan needed to achieve strategic plans and goals, drive decisions and track performance on growth, commissions, margins, cashflows and strategic initiatives. The role will also support modeling for new launches, supplier negotiations and customer analysis.

What you will do

  • Jointly own the financial plan along with business unit leaders

  • Forecast, track and update initiative analysis and modeling

  • Call out the variances, identify root causes and come up with business solutions

  • Define key KPIs and identify opportunities for improvement through predictive analysis to grasp target progress in real time and take timely actions

  • Build aggressive improvement measures based on the current status of business and provide targets for the business team to achieve

  • Analyze Data and Reporting

  • Establish business strategies by extracting and processing data and ultimately support each domain leader to solve urgent and crucial issues

  • Contribute to automatic report generation using business intelligence tools, to be utilized as part of a continuous efficiency improvement program

Basic qualifications

  • 7-10 years of financial planning and analysis experience in progressive roles

  • Marketplace FP&A experience (required)

  • Strong Excel and SQL skills (required)

  • Highly analytical, detail-oriented, strong business sense, and willingness to work within a fast-paced and growing environment

  • Experience in leading and developing new financial processes, models and tools

  • Excellent communication skills and ability to partner with non-finance leaders

  • Fluent in English and traditional Mandarin (written and verbal)

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA or Master’s degree with specialization in Finance

  • Tableau, Power BI

Recruitment Process

  • Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer
  • The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.
  • Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.

Details to Consider

  • This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.
  • Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.
  • Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.

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