Senior Executive, Finance Business Partner

At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful.

Sephora SEA’s omni channel business spans over 8 countries (Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) with 100+ stores and boasts some global flagships such as ION and Raffles City in Singapore, F88 in Kuala Lumpur and Pitt Street in Sydney. Sephora SEA is experiencing rapid growth in the region with new store openings and business channels (i.e., Click and collect and marketplace).

Senior Executive, Finance Business Partner

As a Senior Executive, Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing support to key stakeholders across identified functions in the business, such as IT and Logistics, delivering key financial insights, and controls to help operational leaders manage cost and support performance. This role requires close collaboration with country operational and finance teams and shared service centre to provide senior management a regional view of IT and Logistics.

You will be responsible for ensuring timely and accurate financial information is provided for strong control and sound decisions on business activities at the regional level.

You will shine here if you enjoy…
Monthly Reporting and Analysis

• Supporting and executing the preparation and review of monthly P&Ls for various cost centres
• Performing variance analysis versus budget and forecast, providing clear explanations and insights into cost lines
• Assisting our Shared Service Centre and Local Finance Teams with month-end close activities, including accruals, prepayments, and cost allocations
• Ensuring accurate tracking of OpEx and CapEx spend for IT and Logistics projects

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Assisting in the budgeting and forecasting cycles, specifically for identified cost lines within the region and contributing to the consolidation of profit performance
• Working with stakeholders and functional teams to understand key cost drivers

Cost Control and Efficiency

• Monitoring and contributing to the challenge of spending across various business areas
• Supporting the implementation of cost-saving initiatives and efficiency improvements

Business Partnering and Stakeholder Management

• Building effective working relationships with functional stakeholders
• Acting as a finance point-of-contact for day-to-day queries
• Translating financial data into clear, practical insights for non-finance teams
• Supporting initiatives to improve cost awareness and financial discipline within the functions

Ad Hoc Analysis and Project Support

• Preparing simple financial input into business cases and investment proposals, ensuring spend remains within budget, with clear understanding of how to monitor benefits post-implementation
• Providing ad hoc analytical support to the Regional Finance Business Partner and regional leaders on cost P&L lines for the region
• Translating findings into meaningful insights and actionable outputs for senior leadership
• Contributing to regional business reviews and presentations with clear, data-driven inputs

We would love to hear from you if you are/have…

• A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field
• At least 3 years of experience in business analysis, commercial finance, FP&A, or a related role, ideally within a regional environment
• Good understanding of P&L structure, IT capitalization and depreciation rules with their P&L and balance sheet impacts
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with BI tools (e.g. Power BI) or SQL a plus
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Finance and Operational teams, ideally across multiple countries
• Good ommunication and presentation skills, capable of explaining data clearly
• Detail-oriented, hands-on and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, matrix organization

Here, you will find:

• Community, in which authenticity is embraced, and the strength of our differences fuels our collective spirit
• Culture of empowerment, learning & growth, that offers you the tools, space and opportunity to learn, innovate and lead
• Work that brings fulfilment, from delighting clients every day, to inspiring our industry at large, every action makes a difference

It is in the Sephora DNA to champion a world of inspiration and inclusion where everyone can celebrate their beauty. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. Join us and belong to something beautiful.

Sephora is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, or other employment practices. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.