- Location
- Bayan Lepas Penang Malaysia
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Department
- Finance, Accounting & Revenue Management
- Industry
- High Jewelry
- Posted
- Nov 3, 2026
About Swarovski
Swarovski began cutting crystal in Wattens, Austria, in 1895. Today its work spans crystal production, jewelry design and retail. The house also supplies crystals to designers working in fashion and couture.
Swarovski is seeking a Group Controller in Bayan Lepas, Malaysia, as an individual contributor supporting financial planning, performance analysis, and business partnering across global markets. The role oversees group P&L performance, financial reporting, cost targets, and supply chain controlling while providing decision-ready insights to senior management. Full-time; hybrid and flexible work options are available.
Role & Responsibilities
- Partner with the headquarters team in Switzerland on financial planning, performance analysis, and constructive challenge of cost structures to support strategic decision-making.
- Set business priorities with functional leaders and proactively support delivery of agreed cost targets.
- Review and challenge financial reporting, focusing on business performance, cost management, and compliance with accounting standards.
- Conduct ad hoc analyses for senior management by extracting data from financial systems and producing clear, structured reports with actionable insights.
- Oversee central controlling of P&L across geographical markets with the Commercial Division, ensuring transparency, accountability, and active management of risks and opportunities.
- Support supply chain controlling by monitoring logistics costs and operational KPIs to identify efficiency opportunities and improve cost transparency.
Qualifications
- University degree or equivalent higher education, preferably in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of professional experience in a multinational environment, ideally in business controlling, commercial finance, or financial planning and analysis within FMCG, luxury, retail, or consulting.
- Strong business partnering capabilities and a proactive, performance-driven, consulting-oriented mindset, with confidence to constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
- Solid experience in financial planning, performance analysis, cost management, and translating data into actionable recommendations for decision-making.
- Good understanding of operational and supply chain drivers, including logistics costs, inventory, service levels, and working capital, with the ability to connect operational performance to financial outcomes.
- Advanced analytical and financial modelling skills, a structured problem-solving approach, and strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to summarize complex topics in clear messages, insightful reports, and practical recommendations.
- Experience working in matrix organizations and collaborating effectively across finance, commercial, and operations or supply chain teams.
- Strong systems knowledge, ideally including SAP, advanced Excel skills for modelling and scenario analysis, Power BI experience, and confident use of PowerPoint.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
Skills
Experience
At least 5 years of professional experience in a multinational environment, ideally in business controlling, commercial finance, or financial planning and analysis within FMCG, luxury, retail, or consulting.
Education
University degree or equivalent higher education, preferably in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or a related field.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia, with easy access to George Town.
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Benefits
Learning and career development programs; a global employee assistance program covering mental, physical, and emotional health, managerial support, and financial and legal matters; hybrid and flexible work options; paid volunteering leave; exclusive employee discounts on Swarovski products.
Culture
Product knowledge is part of the sales role. Advisors explain how cut and color affect a crystal and help clients distinguish the crystal collections from Swarovski Created Diamonds.
About Cerulean
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