Overview
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About The Job: By joining Louis Vuitton, you will be working with talented and inspirational leaders within the luxury market. We offer renowned training programs and unparalleled career opportunities within Louis Vuitton and the broader LVMH Group. Louis Vuitton is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Responsibilities
* Regional Steering Committee: Define and implement the region's overall strategy with your financial expertise. Work closely with other Steering Committee members to ensure consistency in actions and decisions.
* Financial Management: Optimize Finance team tasks and processes (accounting, controlling, consolidation, financial closings, cash management, banking, and tax relations). Ensure accuracy and reliability of all financial activities.
* Budget Process: Define and manage the annual budget process with regional stakeholders. Drive optimization, ensure compliance, review throughout the year, and set all financial data related to the budget process (prices, etc.).
* Financial Analysis and Control: Analyze financial results (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual) and prepare detailed reports for management. Identify discrepancies and propose corrective actions. Proactively alert the management committee to financial challenges.
* Investment Management: Manage regional investments (CAPEX), ensuring optimal use of financial resources and project profitability. Monitor project progress with central teams, ensuring respect for budgets and deadlines. Drive priority management in the short, medium, and long term.
* Retail Projects: Drive financial performance with department heads as a business partner. Guide decisions and development projects related to stores, activities, or products. Provide financial expertise with a P&L and ROI per project approach.
* Internal Audit: Instill a culture of internal audit; plan internal and external audits to ensure compliance of financial and operational processes. Identify risks and propose solutions. Present detailed audit reports with recommendations to the steering committee.
* Interactions with Central Financial Teams: Maintain strong interactions with EMEA and Corporate Finance on strategic subjects. Ensure smooth communication to share information and align financial and strategic objectives; participate in the House's financial community to share best practices and deploy synergies.
* Business Monitoring: Analyze business trends to anticipate market developments and adjust financial strategies. Implement actions to ensure regional financial sustainability, identifying opportunities and risks.
* Facilities, Security, and IT: Manage facilities team and real estate asset maintenance. Oversee investments related to infrastructure. Be responsible for safety and security policies, regulations, and programs. Manage the IT department, overseeing IT assets, policies, and practices.
* Management: Supervise and direct management control, accounting, facilities, and IT teams (about a dozen team members). Create a motivating work environment by setting ambitious goals, evaluating performance, and implementing development plans.
Profile / Qualifications
* A degree in finance, accounting and/or controlling management with at least 15 years of progressive experience in finance roles.
* First successful experience as a Financial Director, ideally in retail, FMCG, or hospitality; knowledge of issues related to financial, fiscal and banking relations between Europe and the United Kingdom is appreciated.
* Mastery of financial tools and usual reporting systems.
* Excellent project management and organizational skills; strong sense of anticipation and priority management.
* Strong analytical and information synthesis skills.
* Pragmatic and caring leadership with assertive and courageous communication; a driving force for change.
* Ability to interact with multiple stakeholders to advance your cases.
* Ability to evolve and adapt in a dynamic environment requiring agility and initiative.
Details
* Seniority level: Director
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Finance and Sales
* Industries: Retail Apparel and Fashion, Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry, and Retail
Note: This description retains the essential responsibilities and qualifications for the Finance Director role at Louis Vuitton.
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