Financial analyst, financial manager in AROMA BURO

About us:

We (Aroma Bureau) are a Ukrainian business that has been providing customers with incredible home fragrances and care cosmetics of the highest quality for over 7 years. We are developing a retail network, working with national retailers, actively building e-commerce and launching new brands. Our environment is a team of like-minded people, transparent structure, strategic partnership with owners and respect for expertise.

Mission of this role:

Ensure the financial stability and transparency of the company, acting as a key partner for the CEO in strategic decisions. Build an effective system of budgeting, management accounting and control, which allows you to monitor the profitability of channels, avoid cash gaps and make informed management decisions.

Key qualities of the candidate:

·       Financial strategist: sees the connection between numbers and real business, forms development scenarios, and not only report.

·       Analyst and process architect: creates from scratch a simple and working financial management system.

·       Honesty and responsibility: shows real numbers, explains risks and is not afraid to say “it won’t work”.

·     Communicator: easily explains the complex to the team, CEO, owners.

What you will get in a professional context:

·       Partnership with CEO and founders - a short chain of decisions and real impact.

·      Implementation of a financial management system "from a clean sheet".

·      The first project: building a P&L for each channel taking into account marketing bonuses, delivery and discount.

·      Technical freedom - Power BI, Google Sheets, consulting, accounting team.

·       Respect for expertise and an environment that is not afraid of the truth. 

·       Opportunities for training and growth at the expense of the company.

·       A well-established system of processes. Gentle entry into the position with a mentor.

·       Pleasant team and corporate culture.

·     Salary - UAH 30,000 - 40,000.

Key areas of responsibility:

·     Monthly P&L by sales channels (retail, online, B2B) + plan-fact.

·       Management accounting in Power BI, Google Sheets or another convenient tool.

·       Weekly cash-flow and prevention of cash gaps.

·       Analysis of inventory turnover, receivables, payables.

·       Quarterly optimization proposals expenses.

These skills will be an advantage:

·       Financial modeling (Cash Flow, unit-economics, SKU / channel profitability).

·       Building / transformation of budgeting and management accounting.

·      Excel/Google Sheets (required); Power BI (preferred).

·       Understanding of key financial indicators (DSO, CCC, DuPont).

Values ​​we are looking for:

·       Responsibility: does not translate, but decides.

·       Principles: does not fit numbers.

·       Systematic: sees structure in chaos.

·       Ease of communication: explains numbers in a way that understands marketing and composition.