Head of Finance (Retail & Distribution) - Yangon

About the role

The Head of Finance leads financial strategy, operational accounting and commercial decision-making across multi-branch retail outlets, warehousing and distribution networks. The role balances cash flow discipline, inventory working capital optimization and internal controls with insights on pricing, store profitability and supply chain efficiency. It is a local position based in Yangon, Myanmar, open only to applicants who already hold unrestricted legal right to work in Myanmar and are fluent in Burmese; visa sponsorship and relocation packages are not available.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse gross margins, operating expenses and net profitability across branches, routes, product categories and sales channels.
• Partner with Merchandising, Sales and Operations on pricing, vendor rebates, promotional ROI and product mix.
• Manage daily and weekly cash flow forecasting and optimise the cash conversion cycle through inventory, receivables and payables control.
• Oversee stock costing, shrinkage accounting and inventory reconciliation, and oversee month-end and year-end close under local statutory standards and IFRS.
• Present MIS dashboards and variance analyses to executive leadership and the Board.
• Design and enforce internal controls for POS cash handling, warehouse dispatch, procurement and distributor credit limits.
• Ensure compliance with corporate tax, VAT, customs and statutory audit requirements, and act as liaison for auditors and regulators.
• Drive ERP and POS integration, and recruit, mentor and manage a finance team across headquarters and branches.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Commerce.
• Full professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA or CMA) strongly preferred; MBA is an advantage.
• 8-15 years of progressive finance experience, including at least 3-5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Direct background in Retail, FMCG, Wholesale or Distribution, with proven experience managing multi-branch operations and high-SKU inventory accounting.
• Fluent Burmese and strong communication skills with non-finance leaders.

Required skills

• Hands-on ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Odoo) and POS/WMS financial integration.
• Advanced financial modelling in Excel.