KERING - Financial Controller (Haywards Heath)

Your opportunity 

You will have a team of 1 Accountant who will also be based in Haywards Heath. Your main objectives pursuant to the Multibrand and Jewellery entities will include:

Successfully managing the adoption of SAP, Blackline, and other global finance transformation initiatives.

Providing added-value and reliable reporting, budgeting/forecasting, producing financial statements compliant with local requirements, developing processes and controls, and assisting in commercial finance.

How you will contribute 

• Work closely with worldwide/EMEA financial shared services teams to implement global finance transformation initiatives locally.
• Lead the move towards continuous accounting and fast closing, leveraging new tools and working in close collaboration with the brands and EMEA/worldwide finance shared services teams. The objective is to reduce the monthly closing timing by 50% and spread the work throughout the month.
• Monitor, communicate and define corrective actions with the brands and/or regional finance shared service team regarding the quality of monthly closings
• Organize the roles & responsibilities within your team focusing on process expertise to improve efficiency and quality of financial reporting
• Maintain SAP analytical structures relevant to the brands and in line with group model for UK entities
• Support brand management for the UK market by delivering reliable reporting and budgeting insights and providing finance expertise on local activities: boutique opening, lease accounting, fixed assets.
• Manage the month end reporting submission in HFM and additional disclosures ensuring accuracy and data quality.
• Respond to divisional queries and work with divisional finance teams to support on daily finance operations.
• Deliver and ensure compliant filing of local statutory financial statements.
• Responding to internal and external audit requests.
• Ensuring compliance with HMRC regulations.
• Coaching and completing performance reviews.
• Create a strong relationship with brand finance to ensure the shared service centre can provide the expected level of services.

Who you are

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified ideally with 10+ year’s experience in either an audit or retail background.
• Experience in shared services or complex matrix organization
• Strong background leading finance process improvement, standardization initiatives and finance system implementation
• Experience with SAP and HFM essential
• IT & process driven professional. Working knowledge of Power BI
• Good understanding of retail lease accounting (IFRS16) and retail business in genpportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background eral

Why work with us

Kering is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background