Analyst, Retail Expansion & Property

About the role

Hunt St, which helps Australian companies hire remote talent, is recruiting an Analyst, Retail Expansion & Property for a client that supports international retail expansion and property development across Southeast Asia. The client works with retail businesses on store network planning, financial modelling, property negotiations and store development, and is also involved in property acquisition, development and renovation. The role is remote, full-time, Monday to Friday during local working hours, with daily overlap until 3 PM AEST, and is open to Singapore-based or Malaysia-based candidates.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial models for retail store networks, including sales forecasts, market P&L, CAPEX and ROI.
• Gather, clean, reconcile and validate sales, cost, labour, freight, property and other client data.
• Analyse store performance and financial assumptions to support store location and expansion decisions.
• Maintain the company's property platform, including deal trackers, store audit templates and work schedules, and upload and validate data and reports.
• Update forecasts with actual store performance once locations begin trading.
• Research shopping centres, landlords, rental terms, vacancies, franchise partners and competitors, and compare lease terms and landlord offers.
• Prepare meeting briefs, reports, presentations, minutes and action trackers.
• Support store development by collating drawings, specifications, contractor quotes, fit-out costs and construction schedules, and track milestones, budgets and procurement timelines.
• Support property acquisition, development and renovation feasibility models, budgets and cash flow forecasts when retail consulting is quieter.
• Keep templates and documentation consistent, follow up on outstanding inputs and flag risks early.

Required profile

• 3-6 years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, property analysis, retail analytics or a Big 4 or consulting analyst role.
• Understanding of retail or property economics such as sales per square metre, gross profit, rent, occupancy costs, lease terms and fit-out costs.
• Strong written and spoken English, with the ability to write clear, client-ready reports.
• Excellent organisation and problem-solving skills, able to manage several projects and deadlines and to work independently.
• Comfortable collaborating remotely with stakeholders across time zones.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel, including financial modelling, scenario and sensitivity analysis, formula auditing and error checking.
• Data cleaning, reconciliation and validation across multiple sources.
• Desirable: experience with multi-site retailers, franchises, shopping centres or retail consulting; familiarity with Southeast Asian markets; project scheduling, Gantt charts and procurement tracking; Power BI, Power Query or SQL; store fit-outs, construction costs, feasibility studies or an accounting qualification.