Cristóbal Balenciaga founded the House in 1917 in his home of Spain. In 1937, he established the brand in Paris, designing its collections there until 1968. Cristóbal Balenciaga had a reputation as a couturier of uncompromising standards and was referred to as "the master of us all" by Christian Dior and as “The Couturier of the Couturiers” by Gabrielle Chanel. The ultra-modern shapes were trademarks of the house.

While the brand’s identity is firmly rooted in its highly conceptual prêt-à-porter collections, its leather goods, footwear, and accessories experience worldwide success as well. Among the archetypal products of the House are its handbag collections. A new focus on the development of Balenciaga ready-to-wear collections for men was quickly established as highly successful.

Since October 2015, Demna has designed both men’s and women’s collections as the artistic director.

The Balenciaga House, part of the Kering group since 2001, is one of the most influential names in fashion.

Your opportunity
The Northern Europe Financial controller will serve as a key member within the Balenciaga EMEA Finance team, reporting to the retail controlling manager.
The controller will be supporting the monthly closing and budget activities performed by European subsidiary local controllers, as well as supervising French local controller on the month
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How you will contribute ?
Responsible for the timely preparation and submission of financial report packages.
Monitor and analyze actual figures, in collaboration with subsidiary local controllers.
Ensure harmonization of entities’ reporting and compliance with Group’s requests.
Take part in the annual budget and forecast preparation to define and control the levels of OPEX and CAPEX of the EMEA region; analysis and validation of data reported by country controllers
Assist the retail controlling manager and Director in cost controlling and on ad-hoc analysis.
Supervising the local French controller on the month end activities ensuring timely submissions and reliability of Balance Sheet data.
Be the finance business partner of the local Retail managers, supporting them on ad-hoc requests.
Coordination of local management controllers.
Ensure that the internal controls related to the financial processes are well implemented and provide support for action plans if needed
Who you are
Graduated from a Business School, University graduate in Finance, Accountancy or related disciplines
Minimum 3-5 years working experience, preferably in luxury retail industry
Audit or Internal Control experience preferred but not a must
Proven good communication and interpersonal skills
Analytical mind and good business sense
Able to proactively take ownership and act with integrity to deliver required result
Advanced Excel skills
Knowledge of SAP, HFM and Power BI is a plus
Fluent in spoken and written in English
Why work with us?
This is a fabulous opportunity to join the Balenciaga adventure and to actively contribute to the development of the business by becoming part of a thriving Atelier in a global Luxury Group that offers endless possibilities to learn and grow.
Balenciaga is committed to thriving your professional development within the House or in the Kering group. We empower leaders to create, build and sustain high performing teams that excel in execution. We guide every employee to reach their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling workplace environment.
Diversity commitment
Balenciaga is committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity in all its forms - gender, age, nationality, culture, disability, sexual orientation… - enriches the workplace and our client experience. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome all applications and select our talents based on competencies and in alignment with our brand behaviors. Setting people for success is what we live for. It is part of our interview process to discuss with you how to excel in our company.
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