Offers “Chanel Fr”

29 days agoChanel Fr

Head of Business Finance, Fragrance & Beauty Products, South East Asia and Australia & New Zealand

  • SINGAPORE
  • Accounting / Management control

Job description

About the Role

Chanel is a global leader in luxury, fashion, and beauty, with a clear vision and aligned priorities centred around being a human and purposeful employer. We are focused on supporting the needs of Chanel creation, people, and business, whilst bringing positive impact in the world and preparing the organization for the future. 

The South East Asia and Australia & New Zealand (SEAA) region comprises markets that demonstrate tremendous potential for growth and will focus on deepening our footprint and brand growth through enhanced clienteling, and strengthened capabilities and infrastructure. 

 

To bring to life the strategic intent of SEAA, the Business Finance function will be agile and dynamic, founded on insights from advanced analytics and tools, proactive business partnering with the aim to influence strategic decision where possible. 

 

With the ever-changing business environment and technologies, there have been significant changes in the role of the Business Finance function, as it pivots towards a more predictive and analytical future as opposed to descriptive analysis. 

 

We shall no longer just report the news but help make the news - connecting internal and external insights and proactively driving and shaping the governance of the local, regional and global agendas to inform business decisions. 

 

Being the Head of Business Finance, Fragrance & Beauty Products (FBP), SEAA, you will be acting as the Divisional CFO in working with the respective regional business, by acting as their sounding board, advocate and challenger and building a strong understanding on their business strategies.  You will also be working in strong partnership with the market Business Finance team in delivering their mission of the function. 

 

Impact You Can Create in the Role

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Partner with market business finance to ensure the global guidelines are cascaded to the markets by taking into consideration local relevancy.   

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Lead the effort around Medium-Term Planning (MTP) and responsible for the heavy lifting. 

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Explain the Budget and MTP guidelines, why certain decisions are being made, share best practices etc. 

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Be the sounding board and challenger to the markets and offer coaching to them in delivering their mission. 

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Partner with the market / regional business divisions to develop and maintain financial modelling, perform ROI analysis, provide forecasts, and budgets to support operational and strategic planning. 

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Provide dedicated support on capital investment through the lens of business finance. 

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Stay abreast with industry trends and intelligence, and best practices such as macro factors and recommend appropriate course of strategic actions.

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Consolidate and submit all the different reports to the global teams of good quality and accuracy and in a timely manner. 

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Assess and improve financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.  

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Prepare presentations for regional / global leadership teams and stakeholders communicating financial performance and strategic recommendations. 

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Establish and monitor key performance indicators and financial metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.  

 

You are Energised by

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Work in strong collaboration with the market business finance teams to establish systematic approach in performing financial modelling, to maintain consistency in tracking data and translating insights for decision making. 

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Being the advocate to the regional FBP division and Travel Retail (TR) business and acting as the key enabler to their business strategies.

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Foster a strong business finance community with the market business finance teams for FBP and TR and acting as the sounding board and challenger to them. 

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Support market business finance to elevate their capabilities, from executional to being a true strategic partner to the business. 

 

What You Will Bring    

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Concrete experience with proven track record in the capacity of Business Finance gained from sizeable companies. 

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Demonstrate strategic financial planning & leadership skills in coaching and fostering the professional growth of the team. 

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Proven ability to perform effectively in a team-oriented environment along with strong stakeholder management skills. 

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Self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable to changing priorities and new challenges. 

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Outstanding analytical skills and strong attention to detail. 

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Ability to think critically and creatively, and exercise good judgment. 

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Ability to quickly grasp new concepts and work in a high-performing culture with time-sensitive deadlines. 

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Well-developed oral and written communication skills in English, including an ability to communicate complex subjects to a less technical audience. 

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Good commercial awareness and business acumen.

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Be innovative in looking for new ways of doing things with out-of-the-box thinking. 

What Chanel can Offer You

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Brand Legacy : In-depth exposure into the rich brand and cultural evolution of the House of Chanel. 

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Leadership : Collaborate closely with Market, Regional and Global leadership to develop strategic goals.

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Talent Development : Chanel is committed to developing and empowering our people.

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Collaborative Culture : Be part of a collaborative and inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives are valued, and partnerships are fostered across functions and regions.

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Support and Resources : As a leader at Chanel, you will have access to the resources, support and infrastructure needed to continue to grow successfully

 

  At Chanel, we are 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.

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