Junior Management Controller

Posizione

POSITION

Under the supervision of Senior Controller, you are assisting in maintaining Financial reporting, controlling & planning functions as well as internal control for our fashion brands while working on ad hoc projects. You are in daily liaison with individual Finance Head Offices of the brands, Retail / Store Managers and internal accounting team.

Responsabilità del ruolo

FINANCIAL REPORTING, CONTROLLING & PLANNING

• Prepare and publish IFRS management accounts (P&L and Balance Sheet) on a monthly basis :

- Review of the monthly package for each brand including balance sheet reports and follow-up with accountants to adjust any issue

- Preparation of Stock, Purchases & margin reconciliation's and monthly accruals

- In charge of Syrus input for month end and budget – work in partnership with accounting team on journals to prepare each closing

• Coordinate and direct the preparation of initial and revised financial forecasts and report variances
• Controlling / Analysing:
• Explanation of variances between budget and actuals to Head Office on a monthly basis - Develop standardised reports including sales, discount analysis etc
• Provide financial analyses as needed, in particular for Capital investments, Sales, Stock, Margin, Communication and Selling Expenses
• Focus on gross margin evolution/profitability by store - Analysis of variances with stock controller and store manager
• P&L reviews and ad hoc analysis with Brands Retail Managers

 

INTERNAL CONTROL

• Review invoices & participate to payment process – ensuring correct delegation of tasks
• Cooperate with IC department to develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

 

OTHER TASKS

• Liaising with store managers regularly and assisting in any finance or operational issues or queries they may have
• Participation in stock takes (once year),
• Analysis of variances with stock controller and store manager
• Assist with process improvement projects

 

Profilo

Education and experience:

• Experience of 2+ years in a similar role. Familiarity with the Fashion industry & retail business is a plus
• Degree with major in Finance, Master in Finance 1 or 2, DESCF, CIMA or Newly qualified ACCA candidate
• Software: advanced knowledge Excel, good knowledge of Power Point, experience with corporate ERP (JDE) and reporting systems (Syrus) is a real plus.
• Fluency in English. French and/or Spanish is a plus

Ulteriori informazioni

Person specification:

• Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously
• High level of detail orientation as well as strong analytical and accounting skills
• Good communication, autonomous, rigorous, pro-active, committed to quality
• Precision, strong commitment and high energy
• Ability to work collaboratively and when under pressure
• Ability to deal with multiple deadlines, ad-hoc requests and capacity to prioritise workload.