Principal, Financial Planning & Analysis

Position Principal, Financial Planning & Analysis Company Introduction About Rocket Now Rocket Now is a food delivery service with no delivery or service fees. Consumers can enjoy a wide variety of cuisines, from Japanese and Western food to healthy options, as well as desserts and drinks, quickly and affordably. The service is currently available mainly in Hokkaido, Tohoku (Sendai), Kanto (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba), Chubu (Aichi, Shizuoka), Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo), Hiroshima, and Kyushu (Fukuoka). Rocket Now won the Excellence Award in the Shopping Category at the Best App Awards 2025. Furthermore, it has achieved the No. 1 ranking in the Food Delivery App category for nine consecutive months on both the iOS and Android app stores (*1), and the app continues to grow, surpassing 5 million downloads in just 15 months since its launch (*2). *1 Based on integrated iOS and Android data from July 2025 to March 2026. *2 As of January 14, 2025, service release date (Source: Global Market Intelligence: Sensor Tower) About CP One Japan CP One Japan LLC is the Japanese subsidiary of Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG), a US-based company listed on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) and one of the Fortune 150 companies, known as a technology company. CP One Japan operates the "Rocket Now" brand food delivery service in Japan, leveraging Coupang's technological capabilities and innovative logistics solutions to provide fast, reliable, and customer-oriented food delivery services to Japanese consumers. Role Overview The position will be a highly strategic Rocket Now Finance role working in close partnership with Rocket Now business leaders. In this role you will be required to develop the operating and financial plan required to achieve strategic plans and goals, drive decisions and track performance on growth, margins, OP and cashflows. The role will also support modeling for new launches, supplier negotiations and customer analysis. What You Will Do Manage and own a fast-growing P&L. Exposure including: partner selection, delivery logistics, marketing schemes and more Partner with business, operations, and tech leaders of Rocket Now to achieve company-wide goals (with no trade-offs) Dive deep on end-to-end food delivery service and call out the variances, identify root causes and drive decision-making with business solutions Forecast, track and update analysis and modeling with millions of data points Define key KPIs and identify opportunities for improvement through predictive analysis to grasp target progress in real time and take timely actions Contribute to automatic report generation using business intelligence tools, to be utilized as part of a continuous efficiency improvement program. Improve and maintain the existing dashboards. Basic Qualifications Native level Japanese fluency Relevant experience in financial planning and analysis in a fast-paced organization. Team management High level of process orientation and attention to detail. Experience in leading and developing new financial processes, models and tools. Excellent communication skills and ability to partner with non-finance leaders. Ability to communicate complex financial topics clearly and tell the business stories. Strong Excel and data analysis skills. Expertise in financial modeling and data analysis Strong analytical thinking. Be able to start with problem statement, ask 5Ys and arrive at data backed solutions Establishing and managing KPIs. Preferred Qualifications CPA/CA MBA SQL (NoSQL) Recruitment Process and Others 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. Working Conditions Employment Type: Full time employee Probationary Per…