Finance Business Partner Manager (FMCG/Retail or Beauty)

Job Title: Finance Business Partner Manager

Join a Collaborative, Growth-Oriented Workplace at SKINTIFIC!

At SKINTIFIC, we are guided by science and driven by innovation – creating formulas designed to strengthen, restore, and protect the skin barrier for lasting results. We combine research, technology, and creativity to bring Barrier Science to life – crafting skincare that's safe, effective, and empowering. Backed by our own R&D lab and a culture that values synergy and innovation, SKINTIFIC continues to redefine beauty standards across Asia.

What You'll Do:

We are looking for a commercially driven and strategic Finance Business Partner Manager to support and influence business performance across multi-channel commercial operations. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong financial expertise with deep commercial understanding, particularly within FMCG or consumer goods environments. The successful candidate will play a critical role in translating financial data into actionable business insights, driving profitability, improving commercial decision-making, and supporting sustainable business growth.

As a key finance partner to Sales and Commercial leadership teams, this position will work

closely with General Trade (GT), Modern Trade (MT), distributors, key accounts, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure strong financial governance, investment effectiveness, and business performance optimization. The role requires someone who is strategic, hands-on, highly analytical, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnering

● Act as a strategic finance partner to Commercial and Sales leadership teams in

driving business growth and profitability

● Provide financial insights and recommendations to support commercial strategies,

expansion plans, and business prioritization

● Translate financial and operational data into meaningful business insights and

actionable recommendations

● Challenge business assumptions and support balanced decision-making between

growth ambitions and financial sustainability

● Support leadership teams with data-driven analysis to improve commercial

effectiveness and operational efficiency

Commercial Performance & Profitability Management

● Lead profitability analysis across channels, customers, distributors, products,

territories, and accounts

● Monitor key commercial drivers including sales growth, pricing, margins, trade

spend, and promotional effectiveness

● Identify profitability leakage, commercial risks, and optimization opportunities

across GT, MT, and other commercial channels

● Evaluate financial impact of pricing initiatives, trade promotions, listing investments,

distributor schemes, and route-to-market strategies

● Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance profitability and channel

performance

Trade Investment & Commercial Governance

• Manage financial governance and effectiveness evaluation for trade spend, distributor

incentives, and commercial investments

• Ensure commercial investment allocation aligns with business priorities and expected

returns

• Partner closely with Sales teams to optimize spending efficiency while maintaining market

competitiveness

• Strengthen financial controls, transparency, and accountability across commercial

activities and field execution

• Monitor and improve ROI on promotional and trade marketing investments

Financial Planning & Decision Support

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and commercial planning processes across business channels

• Develop financial models, scenario planning, and sensitivity analysis to support strategic

decisions

• Provide proactive financial insights based on market trends, channel dynamics, and

business performance

• Support long-term business planning and profitability improvement initiatives

• Deliver accurate and timely management reporting to support business decisions

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership

• Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, and other business

functions to drive alignment and business performance

• Influence stakeholders through strong communication, commercial acumen, and

data-driven recommendations

• Lead and develop finance team members with a strong business partnering mindset

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the

finance organization

Process Improvement & Transformation

• Drive finance process improvements, reporting enhancements, and transformation

initiatives

• Improve visibility, accuracy, and quality of commercial financial reporting and analytics

• Support development of scalable financial frameworks and tools to support business

growth

• Simplify reporting processes and strengthen financial decision-making capabilities across

the organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field

• Minimum 7 years of experience in Commercial Finance, Finance Business Partnering,

FP&A, or Revenue Growth Management, preferably within FMCG or consumer goods

industry

• Strong exposure to multi-channel commercial finance including General Trade (GT),

Modern Trade (MT), and key account business partnering

• Proven experience partnering directly with Commercial or Sales leadership teams

• Strong understanding of FMCG commercial dynamics, distributor management, trade

investment, modern trade negotiation structures, and route-to-market strategies

• Strong analytical thinking, financial modeling, and business acumen

• Proven ability to influence business decisions through financial analysis and strategic

recommendations

• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills

• Experience leading teams in fast-paced and high-growth environments

• Strong communication and presentation skills in both Bahasa Indonesia and English

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, financial analysis tools, and business reporting

systems

• Amenable to work onsite in BGC, Taguig City

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-growth FMCG, beauty, retail, or consumer goods companies

• Familiarity with commercial planning, pricing strategy, and revenue growth management

• Experience working with distributor-based business models and large-scale channel

operations

• Exposure to finance transformation or business process improvement initiatives

Why You'll Love Working With Us:

• Comprehensive Leave Benefits - Inclusive of paid vacation, sick, and government-mandated leaves to support your personal and family needs.
• Health & Wellness Coverage - Premium HMO plan to ensure your health is always a priority.
• Employee Perks & Rewards - Receive monthly SKINTIFIC products, competitive compensation, and 13th month pay as recognition for your contribution and excellence.