Business Controller

LUXASIA is the leading beauty omnichannel distribution platform of Asia Pacific that has successfully enabled brand growth for more than 100 luxury beauty brands. Our integrated brand-building capabilities include luxury retail, online commerce, consumer marketing, and supply chain management. Since 1986, the company has partnered the world’s finest brands, such as Aveda, Bvlgari, Calvin Klein, Diptyque, Hermes, La Prairie, Montblanc, and SK-II. We have also established Joint Ventures with the likes of LVMH Group, Elizabeth Arden, Puig, Yves Rocher, and By Terry. At the core of our business is a diverse and dynamic #OneTeam of 2000 talents that shape the face of luxury beauty, and delights consumers daily across our growing footprint of 15 markets.
Why Join Us?
At LUXASIA, we believe there is beauty within every talent - that is you.
We grow you by building your competencies and unleashing your potential. We have curated a vast portfolio of over 100 luxury brands across Asia Pacific, and growing. Your work will enrich the lives of millions of consumers across the region. With us, you get to be an entrepreneur, running the business like it is your very own. We give you the autonomy but not without guidance and genuine care. We are a diverse and inclusive team that is courageously innovative. Together as #OneTeam, we celebrate differences, embrace change, explore new ideas, take risks, fail fast, and drive results. While challenges at work are inevitable, the journey promises to be fulfilling.
With LUXASIA, an exciting career filled with robust professional growth awaits you. Isn’t that beautiful?
**Key Responsibilities**:
BUSINESS CONTROLLING/PARTNERING
- Serves as the primary finance business partner, support business operations by partnering business teams to meet corporate objectives and decision support
- Manage and lead the development on analyses, simulation models/business cases to support planning and decision making
- Monitor monthly actual results against budget, highlighting variances & make recommendation to meet the business objectives
- Prepare monthly management reports & review results with management
- Ensure adequate internal controls are in placed

BUDGETING/FORECASTING & VARIANCE ANALYSIS
- Analyze revenue, profitability by brand / customer / channel / market with quality commentary
- Provide analytical support to cross-functional initiatives and ad hoc projects
- Build budget figures with brand managers
- Systematic variance analysis with quality commentary/business insight to support business objectives

FINANCIAL REPORTING
- Tracking, reporting and analysis of key financial performance indicators
- Ensure closing activities are complete, accurate & timely in a SSC environment
- Prepare monthly management reports and review audit schedules.
- Controller for stocks and capex management

COMPLIANCE
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and statutory requirements including audit, tax, corporate secretarial preparation/enquiries etc.
- Manage internal audit exercise; and liaise with the relevant parties

IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
- Support ad hoc improvement projects
- Improve processing efficiency and capabilities

**Requirements**:
5 - 10 years of experience in Financial & Business Controlling.
- Degree in Accounting/professional accounting
- Self-starter, excellent financial analysis and communication skills
- Preferably with retail industry experience (especially in fragrances and cosmetics is added advantage)
- Ability to work under pressure and tight reporting timeline

Do you have what it takes to succeed in a fast-paced and intense environment? Do you thrive on challenges? Do you want to bring innovative ideas to life? Are you keen to abandon the status quo, try new things, embrace failures as lessons, recover fast, yet always pursue excellence?
If so, you are the one we are looking for. JOIN US and let’s grow together.
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