Regional Business Planning Associate (SQL) (Shopee)

About the Role

The Operation teams cover the operational end-to-end process, from when the buyer searches for a product listed on the Shopee platform, to the moment the buyer receives the products. It comprises various functions: Customer Service, Return & Refunds, Listings, Fraud, Seller Ops, Payments, Logistics and Warehouse.

The FP&A team within Regional Operations owns reporting, monitoring, analysis, and optimization of key cost KPIs and headcount across:

• Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines)
• East Asia (Taiwan, China, Korea, Japan)
• Latin America (Brazil)

Responsibilities

• Analyse cost trends across various markets to develop actionable insights for management reporting to C-suite leaders for decision making on strategic goals
• Run monthly cost and headcount reporting cadences
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline business processes for cost optimisation, value creation and process efficiency enhancement
• Conduct comprehensive research and analysis of business trends, industry benchmarks and competitive landscape
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with stakeholders from both Regional and Local teams, including functional leaders, process owners and management teams
• Build lightweight Python/SQL pipelines (API connectors + queries) to extract and consolidate data from multiple independent systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Finance, Accountancy, Analytics, Data Science or related fields
• 0-2 years of experience in strategy, financial planning and analysis, accounting analytics, reporting, preferably in the e-commerce, logistics, consulting or related industries
• Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy and ability to meet tight deadlines
• Strong team player, with ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to present financial information to stakeholders
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint
• Basic application knowledge of SQL is required; basic Python would be an advantage