Offre d'emploi CDI - Financial Controller Global TR & Golf - H/F

At the crossroads of fashion and sport, Lacoste creates and liberates movement. Both universal and timeless, the brand transcends cultures and generations, elevating the crocodile as a rallying sign.

An iconic French brand present in nearly 100 countries, Lacoste stands out for its unique know-how in each of its areas of expertise, from garment factory to omnichannel distribution.

At Lacoste, elegance goes beyond style. This elegance guides all of its actions and its social and environmental commitments.

Working at Lacoste is belonging to a community of 8,500 employees on the move to build the future. Committed to making equal opportunities a reality and to revealing potential, the company brings together talents from all walks of life, embracing their differences.

Lacoste is one of the inspiring brands driven by passionate people within the MF Brands Group, alongside Aigle, Gant, Tecnifibre and The Kooples (https://mf-brands.com/).

As part of the finance team of EMEA, you will be a key component of both financial and business communication. The ideal candidate should not only provide trustworthy information but also be able to articulate his/her own vision. We are expecting the candidate to be able to evolve internally to capture country realities.

Given the complexity of the scope (Subsidiaries, Joint-Ventures and Partners), the candidate will be the point of reference on finance matters in the various multi-disciplinary projects (closings, forecast, planning, product, margin, inventory) and we expect a strong sense of diligence and adapting communication skills in his/her previous experiences.

You'll Have the Chance To:

Work in a multicultural team and be exposed to different business model and key functions such as finance, supply, merchandising-planning and commercial which will give you the full understanding of the group.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Sales planning:

- Coordinate the sales forecast of Global Travel Retail & Golf for all product categories with business leaders to deliver results aligned with strategic objectives & ensure completion of shared deliverables.

- Collect, review, and submit volumes in Hyperion for actual/budgets/forecasts of EMEA Travel Retail & Golf in coordination with business, planning and operations teams.

- Monitor schedule, deadlines and check monthly allocations.

- Engage and work with business leaders, drive discussions to build consensus around analysis and projections.

2. Finance & monitoring:

- Be responsible for the full P&L of Global Travel Retail & Golf and take decision to secure and grow the business with the business teams.

- Lead periodic closing process. Organize, coordinate, and challenge. Analyse performance and key drivers of variances vs budget/last forecast.

- In charge of CAR (capital Authorization request) process in terms of deadlines and consistency while ensuring right level of communication to Investment committee for Global Travel retail & Golf projects.

3. Be a business partner

- Develop expertise for strategic review to build a clear vision for Global Travel Retail & Golf with business teams

- Be part of the business: support commercial team in running their day-to-day operations

- Provide ad-hoc analysis and reporting to management notably business and financial modelling to help decision making on projects.

- From data and financial analysis, be able to point out the existing problems in daily business operations and recommend the solutions to improve performance.

- Take part of key Travel Retail and Golf events (Fair Trade, TR College)

4. Support day-to-day activities

- Coordinate and consolidate the monthly financial closing for the EMEA region

- Consolidate the EMEA region budget and forecast

- Support EMEA monthly business reviews preparation for management

- Ah-hoc support when identified

The candidate shall have an interest in the fashion industry, product, figures and have a strong sense of analysis. You are recognized for your rigor, your team spirit, and your ability to thrive in a fast-paced industry.

We are looking for a dynamic profile with great growth potential. This position offers significant prospects for evolution and development over time within the region, country, or the group.

Education: Bac+5 (Master 2) University/Business School specializing in Finance

- 6+ years experience in a similar role in a multi-cultural environment

- Strong analytical skills and experience with financial modelling

- Strong organization skills with attention to detail

- Autonomous and love taking initiatives.

- Able to grasp and retain new concepts quickly.

- Excellent communication skills and are a team player with a can-do attitude.

- Flexible and adaptable to fast-paced business

- Be able to evolve in a matrix organization with operators around the world

- Strong Computer skills, experience with Excel, PowerPoint and Hyperion tools is a plus

- Fluent in English & French, any 3rd languages is a plus