Mika Tanaka
Profile/Summary
Finance leader with eleven years in FP&A across food manufacturing and consumer goods, currently responsible for a ¥14bn operating plan and a team of six. Rebuilt the group forecasting cycle from a 15-day close to 6 days, and led the Tokyo rollout of a new consolidation platform across four subsidiaries.
Career History
Jul 2019 – Present
Sagara Foods K.K.
Listed food manufacturer, ¥180bn revenue, 4,200 staff.
Apr 2022 – Present
FP&A Manager
- Own the ¥14bn annual operating plan across four business units, presenting variance and reforecast monthly to the executive committee.
- Cut the group close from 15 days to 6 by rebuilding the consolidation model and automating three manual reconciliations.
- Lead a team of six analysts; introduced a rotation across business units that halved onboarding time for new hires.
Jul 2019 – Mar 2022
Senior Financial Analyst
- Built the capital allocation model used for the ¥6.2bn Iwata plant expansion.
- Partnered with supply chain to introduce landed-cost reporting, surfacing ¥340m of annual margin leakage.
Apr 2015 – Jun 2019
Marubeni Foods Trading
Trading arm of a general trading house.
Financial Analyst
- Managed monthly reporting for a ¥22bn import portfolio across 14 countries.
- Introduced FX hedging analysis that reduced translation exposure by 28%.
Education
Languages
Japanese (native) · English (business, TOEIC 905)
Skills
Budgeting and forecasting, Group consolidation (IFRS, J-GAAP), SAP S/4HANA, Tableau, Capital allocation modelling
Qualification
- Nissho Bookkeeping, Level 2 (2013)
- TOEIC 905 (2018)