Sr. Finance Manager SEA

Paula's Choice Skincare; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading skincare company based in Singapore is seeking a dynamic Senior Finance Manager to oversee finance operations across Southeast Asia. This role involves managing financial planning, commercial finance, and governance while ensuring compliance with local regulations. Candidates should have an extensive background in finance, preferably in the FMCG or Beauty sector, and a track record of driving financial success in a regional context.

Benefits

Values-driven culture

Opportunity for career growth

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of progressive finance experience with FP&A and commercial finance.
• Experience in FMCG, Beauty, or Consumer Health sectors preferred.
• Regional experience in Southeast Asia understanding local tax and regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecasts for the SEA region.
• Deliver financial reporting and analysis to stakeholders.
• Track profitability and drive margin improvements.

Skills

Financial planning & analysis

Commercial finance

Accounting oversight

Risk management

Strategic decision support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

CPA or MBA preferred

Tools

Netsuite

C-level PowerPoint

Job description

About Us

Paula’s Choice Skincare is a global leader in science-backed, cruelty-free skincare. As part of the Unilever Prestige portfolio, we combine innovation, integrity, and transparency to deliver powerful, effective products loved by millions around the world. In Southeast Asia, we are growing rapidly across direct-to-consumer (DTC), marketplaces, and retail channels — and we’re looking for an experienced finance leader to help shape our next chapter.

About the Region

Our Southeast Asian headquarters is located in Singapore, and currently manages Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and India. Our channels include not only our own DTC platform, but also marketplaces such as Lazada, Shopee, Amazon, Zalora, TiktokShop as well as an offline presence in Unity Pharmacies and Sephora Stores.

About Our Culture

We’re a rapidly growing entrepreneurial team that thrives on change, prioritizing a culture of feedback and inclusivity. Our E-commerce Campaigns team is the driving force behind every online campaign – the perfect opportunity for you to collaborate with multiple internal and external channel partners, optimizing results.

Paula’s Choice is also committed to diversity! Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We hope you agree. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for empowering people to achieve their own definition of beautiful, Paula’s Choice could be a wonderful fit for you.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Senior Finance Manager to lead the Finance function for Paula’s Choice Southeast Asia, based in Singapore. As member of the Management Committee, you help shape and drive Paula’s Choice’s growth agenda for Southeast Asia.

Acting as a mini-CFO for the region, this role has end-to-end responsibility for all aspects of financial planning & analysis (FP&A), commercial finance, accounting oversight, governance, risk management, and strategic decision support across SEA markets.

Key responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and monthly performance reviews for the SEA region.
• Deliver insightful financial reporting and business performance analysis to the Regional and US global stakeholders (at Paula’s Choice and/or at Unilever).
• Track channel and market profitability, identify growth levers, and drive margin improvement initiatives.
• Partner with the General Manager SEA- to help deliver the KPI’s for the SEA P&L

Commercial Finance

• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial teams (DTC, Wholesale and Marketplace), Marketing, Supply Chain to evaluate promotions, pricing, and trade & Marketing investments on an ongoing basis
• Work with the General Manager SEA and build business cases for new market/channel entries, partnerships, and investments.
• Track customer-level profitability and recommend optimizations.
• Manage cash position and related cash forecasting

Controllership & Governance

• Oversee local accounting, compliance, and statutory reporting in partnership with external accounting providers (where provided) and Unilever Group Finance.
• Complies with national and local tax and local requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing appropriate financial reports; advising management on needed actions.
• Ensure strong internal controls, compliance with Unilever policies, and tax/regulatory requirements in each SEA market.
• Lead audit readiness and risk mitigation processes for internal processes and also for Supply chain partners ( 3PL)
• Ensure compliance and reporting in Netsuite

Leadership & Business Partnership

• Act as a key advisor to the GM SEA, and contribute actively to regional strategy and operational decisions.
• Make recommendations to General Manager SEA on cost saving measures regarding company expenses and categorization of budgeted expenses.
• Partner with the General Manager SEA to negotiate Terms of Trade agreements with key 3rd party vendors/ Key accounts
• Manage and develop finance team members (if applicable), fostering a culture of excellence, integrity, and continuous improvement.

What you’ll bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA or MBA preferred.
• 8–10 years of progressive finance experience, ideally with a mix of FP&A, controlling and commercial finance exposure.
• Experience in FMCG, Beauty, or Consumer Health sectors preferred.
• Regional experience in Southeast Asia; understanding of local nuances, tax, and regulatory environments.
• Excellent commercial & Strategic awareness; able to synthesize complex problems and present findings clearly.
• Hands-on, agile, and solutions-driven — comfortable operating in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment.
• Experience in financial modelling (strategic planning, target setting, P&L sensitivity analysis etc.), and preparing C-level PowerPoint decks for senior stakeholders.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to lead finance in one of the most exciting growth regions for Paula’s Choice.
• A values-driven culture that encourages transparency, curiosity, and innovation

Our culture is the result of our behaviors, our personal commitments, our willingness to collaborate, listen and learn. If you recognize yourself in our values, you will feel at home at Paula’s Choice:

Each of us is powerful on our own, but together we are unstoppable.

Build Trust: We set the standard for skincare, transparency, and shared knowledge.

Be Bold: We lead through innovation and disrupting the status quo.

Act with Kindness: We operate out of respect and care for our customers, our colleagues, and the planet.

Create Community: We build a welcoming and inclusive community with a culture of growth and empowerment.

Do you recognize yourself in the description above and do you enjoy working in a dynamic and informal work environment? Then we’d love to get to know you and hopefully welcome you to join our enthusiastic team soon (yes we move fast, also in our recruitment!). We look forward to receiving your Curriculum Vitae. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you would like further information about this vacancy please contact Radhika Jain, HR Director SEA via [e-mail].