Presentation of the Role: 

In close cooperation with the Finance Manager APAC, you will act as a finance business partner with the commercial team and the regional support team (marketing, digital, merch). This role will cover full scope of FP&A function, with the objective to monitor the financial performance and the profitability of the business unit. 

Job responsibilities: 

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 

Primary responsibilities will include the Apac expenses control, full P&L management, financial performance reporting, and CAPEX investment ROI analysis and validation. 

Supporting the commercial team and the Regional team to closely follow their expenses versus budget, control and propose adjustments in order to optimize their financial resources.

Be responsible of the Regional Month end closing: 

Accruals management (IFRS, Opex).

Daily control / validation of team expenses in the internal tool. 

Communication of specific entries to the accounting team.

Variance analysis between target, last year, YTD / YTG.

Monthly analysis of the consolidated APAC P&L. Ensure all entries are mapped, with consistent allocation in the P&L, and finally analyze deviations between actual and target. Report to the Apac Finance Manager and the Controlling team in the Headquarter.

Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports, with a key focus on the turnover monthly performance. Dashboards report to the General Manager. Adopt risk and opportunity approach to support the decision-making process (from reports to business actions). 

Support the Finance Manager in the Budgeting process (2 times a year), from the turnover forecast to the profitability projection.

Lead the CAPEX process from budgeting to regular tracking. Accompany, and challenge, the commercials on the ROI analysis and relay the financial investment request to the Headquarter. 

Manage high volume of work and information in a fast-paced environment. Be able to prioritize tasks and make daily recommendations to the commercial and regional team on diverse financial topics.

Regional Pricing process 

While the process is leaded by the Finance Manager, this role will be a key support on the regional pricing deployment. It will mainly consist of market analysis, update clients price lists, and support local team on ad-hoc requests and changes. 

Strategic review of current business models. 

Internal control and Stock management 

As key finance contact in the region, the scope includes the deployment of local controlling procedures (in cooperation with headquarter internal control team, accounting, Hermes subsidies team). In mostly includes: 

Control of the office stock (validation, inventory check, regular counting)

Office orders control

Deploy new financial tools 

T&E control

Qualifications & Experience:

University degree in business related or equivalent. 

Minimum 5-7 years relevant experience in similar finance position. 

Experience in Auditing and Retail industry is preferred (but not mandatory)

Fluent in English, French is a plus (not mandatory).

Advanced Excel. Experience with reporting systems and ERP. 

Power BI / Python skills are appreciated

Rigorous, organized, critical thinking.

Business oriented and open mindedness.

Ability to demonstrate initiative and proactively identify improvements in processes.Capability to convince and justify decisions / opinions.Ability to manage high volume of work and information in a fast-paced environment. Be able to prioritize tasks and make daily recommendations to the commercial and regional team on diverse financial topics.