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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 a Business Analyst, APAC - based in Singapore.
 

The Business Analyst, Asia-Pacific is part of the APAC FP&A team supporting Singapore Regional Hub and our subsidiaries within APAC region (Australia & New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan). This position is located in Singapore and will report to our APAC Financial Planning & Analysis Director (RFPAD).

The Business Analyst, Asia Pacific is a key business partner, whose daily mission is to deliver added value to the regional organization through a rigorous controlling expertise angle and through a palette of strategic studies. These studies are conducted to develop the business sustainably, give a clear vision of actual performance, identify the potential axis of improvements and accompany the decision makers with meaningful insights.

Acting as the interface between finance functions and business stakeholders, the Regional FP&A Team has four distinct roles as per below:

Reporting & Analysis: ability to explain the numbers, tell the business story in numbers, variance analysis, management report
Business Partnering: focus on value creation, act as business advisor and integrator, provide input into decision making process
Performance Management: track KPIs and provide insights to improve profitability and efficiency
Co-ordination and alignment : act as a bridge between global corporate FP&A and local country finance teams, ensuring regional plans align with global objectives

Regional Office (Singapore) Finance Business Partner 

On this part of the role, the Business Analyst will be responsible for the FP&A activities of the APAC regional office itself (cost centre control):

• Acting as a key finance partner to Regional functional leads (e.g., marketing, supply chain, HR), as well as the Brand functional leads based in Singapore in the preparation and monitoring of their budgets
• Responsible to co-ordinate the regional office budget, forecast, and business plan processes
• Prepare the Budget/Re-estimate/BP P&L of the regional departments and take responsibility for relevant submissions in the Group consolidation tool (HFM)
• Participate actively in the month-end closing, in close collaboration with Corporate Finance team, ensuring the necessary accruals are documented and appropriately reported in the correct cost centres
• Perform variance analysis on a monthly basis vs budget/expectation and investigate with each department head the reasons for the variance
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior management
• Liaise with Finance counterparts at central office (Paris) in relation to intercompany recharges to/from regional and brand departments

Balance Sheet & Working Capital Analysis

On this part of the role, the perimeter extends to 9 markets for which the Business Analyst, Asia-Pacific will prepare analysis and reporting as well as make recommendations relating to Working Capital Management, including:

• Prepare monthly consolidated reporting on Balance Sheet & Working Capital for APAC region
• Monitor actual vs budget/re-estimate balance sheet and working capital submissions, analyzing actual against expectation and investigating any deviations or challenging any assumptions which are inconsistent
• Collaborating with Treasury team to publish monthly APAC Balance Sheet deck for Senior Management
• Consolidate CAPEX submissions across all APAC markets on a monthly basis (and for budget/re-estimate process), including analysis of actual vs expectation and obtaining explanations for any deviations

Strategic Market Analysis

On this part of the role, the Business Analyst, Asia-Pacific will be responsible to:

• Collaborate with Travel Retail team as well as Domestic Market teams to analyze the consolidated business view of the different channels, with a specific focus on China.
• Prepare monthly reporting and presentation for senior management summarizing the key trends, internally and vs competitors.
• Develop and implement monitoring tools, as well as prepare analysis and recommendations across the APAC region – including but not limited to pricing, promotions, discounts etc.
• Gather and consolidate other relevant market information and  prepare analysis for regional management, to use in identifying risk and opportunities more proactively

Tools & Process Improvement

• Function as key user for any system related questions arising from the business users (mainly Workday) in relation to their cost centres booking (e.g., support on correct PO classification and monthly accruals etc.)
• Enhance FP&A processes and reporting tools for greater efficiency and accuracy, including supporting automation and digitization initiatives in finance reporting.

Other responsibilities may be added to the above, which are consistent with the title Business Analyst, Asia Pacific, including involvement in relevant financial projects.

You Have:

• Must have a degree in Finance/ Business Related qualification
• Must be technically skilled and mathematically inclined with an-all rounded business acumen.Minimum 2 – 3 years of experience with sizable companies preferably in the beauty, retail or FMCG industry ideally in the APAC region. Previous experience in Audit is a plus.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with ERP systems and BI tools (e.g. Workday, HFM, IBM Cognos, M3)
• Display a high degree of responsibility, integrity, attentiveness to details with an investigative nature
• Excellent communication skills, able to clearly explain financial concepts for non-financial collaborators
• Proactive, agile, committed with great time management
• Collaborative team member with strong interpersonal skills 

We Have:

• 71 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 2 days 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. 
At Clarins Group, we believe in making life more beautiful for our employees and our customers. Inclusion and diversity are firmly grounded in our core values, which are part of our DNA.  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. 
If you have additional needs that require an adaptation of the recruitment process, you can contact us at hr.sg@clarins.com

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