French speaking – Budgets&Reporting Manager Full Time Permanent

Our client, an Italian luxury brand, known word wide for its products, is now offering this position for a native French speaker.

The main activity of the Budget and Reporting Manager is to act as a Business partner for the Supply Chain Company Management and supporting Perfumes sales department and Travel Retail.

Responsibilities:

– Leading a team of 5 people

· Manage the month end close process, ensuring inputs from the finance team are submitted on time & to the standard expected

· Manage month end P&L/cash flow review by understanding and challenging variances

· Provide business-partnering support to the senior leadership team whilst establishing strong and effective relationships

· Coordinate the budget processes for all areas according to targets and deadlines

· Give strategical advices on cost saving and margin improvement

· Monitor the application of procedures in coordination with Corporate Finance

· Act as key user for Policies & Procedures implementation

· Ensure the monitoring of the stock to improve the efficiency and avoid any financial risk

· Oversight of key financial and planning processes including the annual budget, quarterly forecasts and period end.

· Delivery of key outputs including the Executive and Board reporting

· Maintain correct governance to review contractual and commercial aspects of supplier relationships

· Oversight the A&P procurement process to maintain control over cost competence and spending overview

· Manage the Headcount establishment with HR, ensuring robust budgetary controls are in place

· Leverage functionality of existing systems & tools and help implement new, fit-for-purpose systems & tools. Review & improve existing processes, develop appropriate ad-hoc reporting satisfying specific information needs (on Sales, Margin, Costs, AP, AR, Capex…)

Professional Capabilities

· Engineering or University degree in Finance or equivalent

· Qualification in Accountancy preferable

· At least 5 years professional hands on experience in controlling with experience managing a team

· IT SKILLS: ERP, SAP R/3, Ms Office

· Travel: 10% required

· Fluent in English, French an advantage

Personal Competencies

· Integrity

· Customer Orientation

· Analytical, business awareness

· Negotiation skills