Discover your colorful talents in exciting and responsible tasks. Become part of our HARIBO team with more than 8,5000 employees in 26 countries. As the number one fruit gum brand, we have a common goal: to bring joy to the world. With enthusiasm for our brand, your future colleagues are already looking forward to sharing their knowledge with you - in a corporate environment that creates long-term and secure prospects through independence.

HARIBO is a global market leader in the fruit gums and licorice segments, renowned for bringing moments of joy to consumers worldwide. With strong ambitions for continued growth across Asia-Pacific, HARIBO has established the regional entities in Singapore, South Korea, Japan, China and Australia.

With great passion for our brand and our people, HARIBO Asia Pacific is committed to fulfilling our mission and becoming one of the key growth drivers of the HARIBO Group — all while staying true to our purpose: “Kids and grown-ups love it so — the happy world of HARIBO!”

With plans to invest in the APAC region and accelerate growth, join our team and help us build a successful, strong and sustainable business. As a Business Controller, you will report to the Business Controlling Director and play a key role in driving our growth strategy.

We offer opportunities to develop and grow, a competitive package, attractive benefits, and an inspiring, multicultural environment where your expertise will make a real impact across the APAC region.

Description and reporting line

The Business Controller is to support our South Korea and Japan markets. This role acts as a finance business partner to the business, working closely with the Country Managers and cross-functional teams to improve business performance and sustainable growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Country Finance Controller for Korea & Japan
• Serves as a Commercial Finance Business Partner to co-pilot with Country Manager of South Korea and Japan
• Be responsible for the full P&L on commercial controlling, including Monthly actuals commentaries, Forecast, identification of Risk and Opportunities
• Develop and execute distributor/ direct account P&L model with distributors to ensure full accountability on in-market A&P spends.
• Business cases and new transaction model lead
• Lead in one of the key excellence areas (eg., Pricing, New Product Developement, Cost of Goods Sold, etc)
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with business stakeholders such as sales, Supply Chain, Trade Marketing and Marketing to drive business performance/ P&L actions

Key Qualifications

• At least a bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 -10 years of relevant working experience, ideally in FMCG or Retail Industry.
• Experience with Finance Business Partner with trade spend management and commercial finance is essential
• Effective team player, with a positive working attitude, pro-active, hardworking, organized, and willing to learn
• Good problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to handle tight deadlines and work under pressure
• Knowledge of SAP or other ERP will be an advantage
• Work location: Singapore
• Travel required: up to 20% to Japan and Korea
• Fluent written and spoken English. Korean/ Japanese language skill will be a plus

Our extra bag of benefits:

Work-life Harmony:

Flexible working hours and a hybrid work model, balancing focused remote work with collaborative time on site. We support your personal needs while preserving our joyful team culture.

Fair Remuneration:

Competitive base salary, performance-based bonuses, and a comprehensive Total Rewards package 

Well-being:

Comprehensive health coverage and lifestyle benefits designed to support your overall well-being

Learning and Development:

Needs-based internal development programs, soft skills training, functional learning opportunities, and global mobility experiences through HARIBO’s international network.

Sounds exciting? These are the next steps:

Become part of the HARIBO-family. Hazel Aung is looking forward to your application. 

You can find more information about working at HARIBO at Working with HARIBO.