APAC Finance Controller & Business Partner

Clarins Group; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work up to 1 day per week

Development and training opportunities

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

Clarins Group is seeking a Business Controller, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. The role partners with Regional Ecommerce, Retail, and Supply Chain to deliver robust FP&A, KPI tracking, and detailed financial reporting across APAC.

You will manage intercompany P&L for the Singapore Hub, drive budget and forecast cycles, and contribute to process automation initiatives with a focus on data accuracy and compliance. A strong Finance background in APAC with FMCG/retail exposure is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years FP&A or related experience in a sizeable organisation, preferably within beauty, retail or FMCG and APAC region.
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Responsibilities

• Serve as Finance Business Partner to Regional Ecommerce and Retail teams, supporting KPI tracking through the preparation, consolidation, and analysis of performance reports.
• Maintain and oversee the regional Retail financial database, ensuring data integrity and accuracy; monitor boutique openings and renovations with robust business cases and ongoing performance follow-up.
• Prepare and deliver quarterly Retail and Ecommerce performance reports for APAC, providing clear insights into operational and financial results.
• Consolidate monthly APAC Ecommerce and Retail P&L statements, analyze variances against budget and reforecasts, and highlight key discrepancies and risks.
• Act as primary contact for Headquarters Controlling on Direct-to-Consumer financial matters; ensure alignment and timely communication.
• Communicate and implement Group DTC guidelines across APAC markets with consistent application.
• Act as Finance Business Partner to Regional Supply Chain; liaison with Headquarters Logistics Controlling.
• Review market reporting on Inventories and Purchases; provide timely submissions for actuals and budgets; primary contact for APAC markets on reporting.
• Prepare consolidated APAC inventory reporting, including provisions and destructions, with variance analysis.
• Develop and monitor monthly APAC year-end stock landing forecast and document deviations from budget.
• Analyze stock equations for Regional Hub and APAC subsidiaries during budget/reforecast cycles; challenge assumptions.
• Prepare and review monthly HFM/DMP reporting analyses; obtain explanations from markets.
• Support APAC markets in meeting Supply Chain data/reporting requirements; train and guide markets to improve accuracy and compliance.
• Own intercompany P&L for Singapore Hub; monitor intercompany transactions with France factory; collaborate with Regional Supply Chain.
• Lead Hub budget/reforecasts, intercompany P&L, inventories, and purchases; align with Regional assumptions and group forecasts.
• Partner with Supply Chain to manage inventory provisions for Singapore Hub per policy and standards.
• Contribute to monthly closing by ensuring journals are prepared and communicated, including provisions and variances.
• Monitor intercompany P&L, purchases, and inventory landing versus budget; report deviations to RFPAD.
• Allocate APAC markets’ IAS 38 share related to POP at Singapore Hub; manage pricing in M3 and updates in pricing lists.
• Interact with subsidiaries on intercompany pricing; follow up on missing prices for forecast valuation.
• Identify and drive process automation to reduce manual work and improve data quality; partner with Finance, Data, and Tech teams to implement improvements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Workday

HFM

IBM Cognos (BIA)

M3

Power BI

Job description

Clarins Group is seeking a Business Controller, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. The role partners with Regional Ecommerce, Retail, and Supply Chain to deliver robust FP&A, KPI tracking, and detailed financial reporting across APAC.

You will manage intercompany P&L for the Singapore Hub, drive budget and forecast cycles, and contribute to process automation initiatives with a focus on data accuracy and compliance. A strong Finance background in APAC with FMCG/retail exposure is preferred.