Brand Finance Controller - Singapore - Caliber8

Caliber8

Verified Company

Singapore

2 weeks ago

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Wei Jie

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Description

Location- Singapore- Discipline:

Accounting & Finance
Contact name:

Karthik Balakrishnan

Job ref:
2094Brand Finance Controller (Luxury Retail)

Our client is the largest luxury retail brand in the world in its category.

Based in Singapore, the Brand Controller, South Asia and Australia oversees the financial monitoring of South Asia business performance of two to three brands with key focus on the annual budget, rolling forecasts, latest estimates and actual reporting, strategic plans, financial KPIs, office & facilities investment requests, balance sheet and cashflow management.

This position reports to the Head of FP&A, South Asia.

The position is a member of the FP&A community of APAC and South Asia driving FP&A initiatives, promoting best practices, and elevating professional competency of the Finance function.

The position has no direct report.

Key Responsibilities

Safeguard the assets and resources of the Group by maintaining the independent view of Finance in business decisions
Owner of budget and forecast processes of the two brands for South Asia, key contact between headoffices and the 4 markets (SG, AU, TH and MY), to drive financial planning and monitoring of targets and KPIs
Monitor business and cost trends across markets, analyse financial impacts of budget/ forecast deviations, and recommend corrective measures
Drive insightful analysis and financial visibility to enable strategic and operational decisions.
Evaluate the feasibility and profitability of brands existing and future projects
Promote financial discipline within the brand teams, ensure quality of the financial forecasts and compliance of corporate finance policies
Lead APAC FP&A initiatives by bringing functional efficiency and elevating the quality of reporting and financial monitoring

Qualifications & Experience

University graduate of tertiary educational institute
Minimum 58 years' experience in Controlling/ FP&A in consumer, luxury retail or any other similar consumer centric industry
Experience in senior single contributor roles
Work experience in matrix organization is highly valued; experience in retail industry is an advantage
Experience with SAP and Business Object is a plus

Skills:

Strong technical skills in managing high volume data complexity
Highly processdriven and systematic in approach
Strong sense of anticipation to build and update work retroplanning
Excellent communication and business presentation skills
Possess a sharp intellect with curiosity; be proactive, make decisions, problemsolve, and adapt to change

Competence

Strong leadership and executive presence in driving the brands financial planning process
Solid stakeholder management capabilities to work successfully in a multimatrix organisation with conflicting priorities
Challenging partnership and collaborative mindset to drive effective financial monitoring
High learning agility, able to deliver under fast changing and dynamic market conditions
Adaptability and ability to work with different functions and levels of seniority
Positive and resilient mindset to thrive through uncertainties