September 18, 2024

LVMH FRAGRANCES AND COSMETICS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD

Singapore

FULL TIME

Regional Finance Director

The Finance Director, with her/his team, is responsible for all finance-related topics concerning L Beauty entities, operating Perfumes & Cosmetics brands in the South East Asia Region:

Business controlling (Budget and forecast)
Compliance (Audit & Tax) and Internal Control
Accounting / Closing / Reporting
Cash & Credit Management
Improvement Projects (Harmonisation & Efficiency)

This person will manage a team of 6 Regional Business Controllers (1 per brand), 1 regional Finance Manager in charge of finance operation, 1 treasurer, and 1 reporting assistant based in Singapore. She/He will report to LFCS CFO.

MAIN ROLES & RESPONSABILITIES

COMPLIANCE
Ensure LBeauty legal & statutory frame is adequate and well managed locally by the teams, notably:

Making sure financial statements are prepared on time and do not imply audit adjustment
Support the Local teams in their relationship with auditors
Ensure that taxes are properly calculated and reported to authorities
Support local and regional team in the interco price list preparation as well as the yearly MCB implementation
Assist, if needed, the local manager in relation with Tax agent, Tax officers and LVMH Tax team
Support Internal Control deployment by monitoring and assessing the SOPs describing in detail the key financial processes of the company

ACCOUNTING / CLOSING / REPORTING
Organize and review Accounting & Financial reporting, notably:

Ensure that actuals are reported accurately, and on-time
Ensure that all schedules and key accounting documents are reviewed by the local
Support to resolve any ambiguity on financial elements with concerned teams
Monitor finance operations (GL, AR and AP) with regards to the SOPs and KPIs in place
Review, at least, quarterly local balance sheet to ensure accounting records are in accordance with the local and regional standards

TREASURY

Follow-up on working capital needs (manage payments / collect receivables)

IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
Lead projects to improve process efficiency, automation and reliability of the finance operation, notably:

Look and monitor the process harmonization/standardization across the location and brands
Continually seek to improve processing efficiency and capabilities
Hold regular meetings to streamline processes and seek improvements
Drive harmonization and efficiency projects with the local teams

PROFILE

Master's degree with 8-10 years of experience in related field or Bachelor's degree in Accounting/ACCA
Preferably with MNC experience
Preferably someone that has working experience from similar industry background

SOFT SKILLS