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A global leading skincare and make-up company, Clarins group is the embodiment of a committed family history, with a fierce passion for innovation and spirit of independence. Its raison d’être is "making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet".

Operating in more than 150 countries, we are now the number one skincare company in Europe and are accelerating our development on all other continents, particularly in Asia and the Americas.

Because our 8,000 talents are unique, we are committed to promoting diversity in all its forms.

Do you want to help write the next chapter of our story? We are looking for an Business Controller, Asia Pacific - based in Singapore.

About the Job

The Business Controller, Asia Pacific is a key business partner, whose daily mission is to deliver added value to the regional organization as part of the APAC Regional FP&A team, through rigorous controlling expertise and through a palette of studies. These studies are conducted to develop the business sustainably, give a clear vision of actual performance, identify the potential axes of improvements and accompany the decision makers with meaningful insights.

Mission 1: Finance Business Partner - Direct-to-customer (DTC) Channels

In this capacity, the role supports both Ecommerce and Retail channels across the APAC region and is responsible for the following:

• Serve as Finance Business Partner to the 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 new boutique openings and renovation projects by reviewing business plans for robustness and conducting ongoing performance follow-up.
• Prepare and deliver dedicated quarterly Retail and Ecommerce performance reports for the APAC region, providing clear insights into operational and financial results.
• Consolidate monthly APAC Ecommerce and Retail P&L statements, analyzing significant variances against budget and reforecasts, and highlighting key discrepancies and risks.
• Act as the primary point of contact for Headquarters Controlling on all Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) matters, ensuring alignment and timely communication.
• Communicate and implement Group DTC guidelines and requirements across APAC markets, ensuring consistent and rigorous application.

Mission 2: Controller of the Intercompany P&L – Singapore Hub

Assume full ownership of the intercompany Profit & Loss related to sales transactions between the Hub and APAC markets, with responsibilities including:

• Monitor and oversee intercompany transactions between the France-based factory and APAC markets (Hub activity), in close collaboration with the Regional Supply Chain team.
• Lead the preparation of the Hub’s Budget and reforecasts, including related reporting to Group, covering intercompany P&L, inventories, and purchases. Ensure alignment with Regional Supply Chain assumptions and reconciliation with consolidated forecasts submitted by APAC subsidiaries (sales and purchase projections).
• Partner with Supply Chain to prepare and monitor inventory provisions for Singapore Hub in accordance with Group policies and accounting standards.
• Actively contribute to the monthly closing process by ensuring all required journal entries are properly prepared, documented, and communicated to Accounting, particularly regarding provisions, inventory variances, and destructions.
• Perform monthly monitoring of intercompany P&L, purchases, and inventory landing versus budget and reforecasts; investigate and analyze deviations, and report findings to the RFPAD.
• Allocate and communicate the APAC markets’ share of IAS 38 allocation related to POP at the Singapore Hub.

Mission 3: Finance Business Partner – Regional Supply Chain

Within this scope, the Business Controller, APAC oversees nine markets and is responsible for the following:

• Act as Finance Business Partner to the Regional Supply Chain function and serve as the key point of contact for Headquarters Logistics Controlling, in coordination with the RFPAD.
• Oversee and review market reporting submissions relating to Inventories and Purchases, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete submissions for both actuals and budget cycles. Serve as the primary contact for APAC markets on related reporting matters.
• Prepare consolidated APAC inventory reporting for regional management, covering resale and POP inventories, including provisions and destructions, and provide detailed variance analysis.
• Develop and monitor the monthly APAC year-end stock landing forecast, investigating and documenting any deviations versus budget to ensure inventory levels remain aligned with plan.
• Analyze stock equations for the Regional Hub and each APAC subsidiary during budget and reforecast cycles, challenging underlying assumptions to ensure completeness and accuracy of purchase projections and cost of goods sold forecasts.
• Prepare and review monthly HFM/DMP reporting analyses, identifying significant variances and obtaining appropriate explanations from markets.
• Support APAC markets in meeting Supply Chain data and reporting requirements, and deliver training and guidance to markets as required to strengthen reporting accuracy, consistency, and compliance.

Mission 4: Manage Singapore Hub Intercompany Pricing Topics

Within this scope, the Business Controller, APAC is responsible for Hub price maintenance within the Group Supply Chain ERP (M3) for Intercompany Sales, including:

• Oversee and maintain the pricing structure within the system, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with Group policies.
• Implement and update price lists and billing prices within the commercial system, ensuring correct and timely application.
• Act as the primary point of contact for subsidiaries on intercompany pricing matters, including follow-up on missing prices required for forecast valuation.
• Serve as Key User for the “REBOOT” system implementation project with respect to the pricing workstream, contributing to system design, testing, and deployment to ensure robust pricing governance and functionality.

Other responsibilities may be added to the above, which are consistent with the title Business Controller, Asia Pacific, including involvement in additional projects to lead the change in our Clarins organization.

About you:

Education/Degree or equivalent:

• Minimum degree level in finance related qualification, technically skilled and mathematically inclined with an-all rounded business understanding and acumen.

Background including total years of experience:

• Minimum 5 - 7 years of FP&A or similar experience with sizable companies preferably in the beauty, retail or FMCG industry, ideally in the APAC region.

Technical Skills:  

• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Advanced Powerpoint, Workday, HFM, BIA (IBM Cognos), M3 software competencies, Power BI

About the benefits:

• 72 years of expertise in beauty and spa, with the Clarins and myBlend brands
• Unique products and innovative services
• A commitment to Social & Environmental Responsibility embedded in our raison d'être
• A caring and inclusive corporate culture
• Development and training opportunities
• Attractive compensation and benefits
• A flexible work environment, with up to 1 day of remote working per week

If you have a curious mind, a thirst to go further and the drive to boldly take on new challenges, join us.

About Clarins Group

A B-Corp certified global leading skincare and make-up company, Clarins group is the embodiment of a committed family history, with a fierce passion for innovation and spirit of independence. Our purpose "making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet," is a core commitment outlined in our by-laws.

Operating in more than 150 countries thanks to our 8,000 employees worldwide, we are now the number one skincare company in Europe and are accelerating our development on all other continents, particularly in Asia and the Americas.

In line with our dual CSR mission of ‘Caring for people, caring for the planet’ we take pride in offering a rewarding yet challenging work environment where everyone can thrive.

This culture allowed us to achieve the certification of Forbes' World’s Best Employers 2024, Forbes' World’s Best Employers 2024 for Women.

To learn more about our group and our commitments to people, visit www.groupeclarins.com.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe in making life more beautiful for our employees and our customers.

Inclusion and diversity are firmly grounded in our core values. We strive to achieve inclusiveness, and we foster an equal-opportunity culture where everyone can reach their full potential and do their best

work.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are a member of the ILO (International Labor Organization) and the Employers Network for Equity and Inclusion (ENEI).