Senior Financial Controller - CDI F/H

Business Finance Partner - performance evaluation and decision support for Commercial and/or Category leadersORGANISATIONManager: Brand Finance ManagerManagement: 1 direct reportJob Location: ParisContract type: PermanentRESPONSABILITESProvide financial perspective to the Commercial team to deliver business results and recommend ways to improve performance and effectiveness.Provide analysis on sales and profitability by line, subline, by country and by channel.Implement appropriate dashboards and KPIs to give visibility on brand performance.Identify risks and opportunities and propose corrective measures.Support the department in producing business cases, ROI for marketing investments and make recommendations for better allocation and efficiency.Participate in the monthly/quarterly forecasting process and gross margin evaluation.Be accountable for running financials for upcoming new launches and lead the GM overview discussion with Brand Lead teams.Ensure to provide all financials required by the fashion house and that the contractual obligations are met.Management of 1 direct report.BUDGET/FORECASTING/REPORTINGDefine with business teams the annual budget and periodic forecasts - challenge assumptions, variances, and influence efficiencies in line with Group finance guidelines.Support with the consolidation group for Budgeting & Forecasting, monthly closing (analysis and commentary) and also monthly/quarterly forecast process.Support the brand development/central cost controller in building budget and actual analysis.Own and drive finance reporting dashboards across business teams.PROFILEPrevious experience operating in a Finance Business Partnering role in FMCG or Beauty sector.Ability to challenge effectively on budgets and forecasts.Ability to communicate financial information and analysis to a very senior audience.Experience of driving the business decision-making process.Demonstrable ability to identify and analyse key business drivers.Strong influencing, networking and relationship building skills to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders both within Finance and across the business.Strong numeracy and experience with the Microsoft Office suite.Strong system skills (SAP).Strong drive to improve the status quo, self-starter and proactive.Progressive proven working experience of 5-8 years with people responsibility. #J-18808-Ljbffr