Assistant Manager – Finance Operation

Job description

Your role @ CHANEL

 

This position will play an important role to support Finance Manager – Operation and the incumbent will be responsible to support a team and deliver exceptional Accounts Receivables/Accounts Payable services for specific markets in CHANEL.

 

The impact you can create at CHANEL

After finance transformation journey, we are successfully evolving from pure transactional handling to be more focusing on exceptional handling & value creation model. It is foreseeable Chanel business continues to growth in APAC in upcoming years, we need to prepare ourselves to create a right model to serve our business need.

In order to give more deeper support to market CFOs and business team, we see there is strong need to consolidate both Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable function together under one team and separate the project management activities. This could create more resources synergy, reduce siloed thinking, and enable better career development within the team. This new consolidated team could focus on daily operation activities and maximize the efficiency.

 

You are energized by…

·  Transaction Processing Excellence:  Effectively performing and monitoring daily Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) processing tasks, following established RACI frameworks. This includes accurate invoice posting, payment processing, settlement activities, and preparing necessary offsetting entries. You understand the workflows between individuals, systems, and interfaces to ensure seamless operations.
·  Continuous Process Improvement:  Regularly reviewing and analyzing current processes to identify areas for improvement. You are proactive in addressing potential risks and implementing controls to enhance process efficiency and data integrity.
·  Performance Optimization:  Driving operational performance through the establishment and analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). You leverage automated and self-service reporting tools to promote continuous improvement and regularly assess team productivity.
·  Cross-Functional Collaboration:  Managing end-to-end intercompany workflows while fostering strong relationships with global teams, supply chain partners, business units, and tax counterparts. Your collaborative approach ensures timely execution of cross-company recharges.
·  Subject Matter Expertise:  Serving as a subject matter expert in AP and AR functions, providing advanced training and support to team members. Your proficiency in financial and operational systems empowers the team to excel in their daily operations.
·  Risk Management and Internal Controls:  Maintaining a strong focus on risk management and internal controls necessary for day-to-day operations, ensuring that the team adheres to best practices and compliance standards.

 

What you can bring to the team…

·  Embrace challenges to develop new skills and take on new responsibilities
·  Conduct assessments to address problems . Identify suspicious patterns in financial data and raises relevant issues and concerns with higher level management
·  Address obstacles that hinder collaboration between team members / business functions
·  Seek new methods of working that could result in higher productivity even if the outcome is not guaranteed
·  Experiment and redefine complex business issues through constant clarification of audience needs and questioning
·  Drive self and team members to work outside of their comfort zones
·  Use failure as an opportunity for immediate learning , feedback and new thinking for personal and team development
·  Maximise team performance by creating support structures and mutual relationships that motivate and empower team members
·  Form strategic partnerships across business functions to leverage a holistic and dynamic working environment with a multitude of perspectives and skills
·  Build cross-cultural relationships and partnerships by fostering idea exchange and shaping perspectives. Align local, regional, and global strengths across the organisation
·  Encourage open communication among different teams
·  Apply, translate, and interpret findings from evaluations toward creating effective solutions within CHANEL
·  Introduce agile manifesto and experimentation into the team culture, and empower the team to become a dynamic problem solver
·  Make calculated decisions by offering a strategic perspective that balances potential negative and positive consequences
·  Create a culture of learning that encourage individuals and teams to take risks for the sake of skills and knowledge improvement

 

What you will learn / What CHANEL can offer you…

·  In-depth exposure into the dynamic business of CHANEL
·  Support in continuous learning and professional growth

 

 

At Chanel, we are you focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to Chanel.