Job Description

1. Financial Control & Compliance

Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in line with Shiseido Group policies, local regulations, and IFRS/GAAP

Lead monthly/LE/year-end closing processes, ensuring P&L accuracy, balance sheet integrity, and CAPEX/inventory control

Maintain and enhance internal controls, including OPEX/CAPEX tracking

2. Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

Drive the annual budgeting process and LEM forecasts for the Premium business across all functions (Marketing, Sales)

Ensure accurate sales, margin, and expense forecasts, grounded in realistic assumptions and aligned with commercial strategies

Analyze forecast accuracy in sales/expenses/OP2 vs LE and identify Risk & Opportunity

Manage cost more diligently, specially focusing on discount %, E&O, People cost, BC productivity

Actively participate in monthly/regular business review meeting and help on preparing meeting decks, lead monthly LE cycles, meeting minutes and follow-ups

3. Business Partnering & Strategic Decision Support to BGM / Brand Commercial Finance

Act as the trusted advisor to BGM (Brand General Manager) and Functional Leaders (Marketing, Offline/Online)

Provide financial insights and scenario modeling for: new product launches, channel expansion (retail, EC, KA etc), pricing strategies, promotional activities (38, 618, D11) , marketing investments (ROI analysis)

Conduct post-investment reviews for marketing campaigns, retail new store openings, and big promotions (38, 618, D11)

Identify growth opportunities and cost-saving initiatives to optimize OP2

Challenge business assumptions with fact-based analysis and offer proactive solutions to improve top-line and bottom-line performance, analyzing sales by franchise, sales by channel, sales by door

4. Cross-Functional Projects & Process Improvement

Lead or participate in cross-functional initiatives, such as: Finance team project, DX project, ad-hoc project

Digital transformation, process improvement and automation initiatives to increase efficiency and data quality (sellout, sellin)

Calculate KA shared cost allocation and inform with different brand stakeholders

5. Team Leadership

Lead and develop the Premium team (3 financial controllers), ensuring they support the brand’s & finance’s needs

Foster a business-partnering mindset, training the team to act as brand business partner

Qualifications

1. Self-motivated, flexible, positive thinking, creative, effective and efficient;

2. Professional finance background and strong business acumen, good communicator and team coordinator;

3. Bachelor degree is a must or master will be a plus;

4. 8 years finance working experience with At least 4 years FP&A relevant experience, FMCG industry background is better

5. Excellent command in written and spoken English and Mandarin, with ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear/concise manner;

6. Advanced organizational skills, track record of autonomy, integrity, initiative, and synthesis and analysis capacities;

7. Strong analytical skills, able to deal with multi-task and requirement;

8. Able to work independently and flexibly to accommodate changing business needs.