Retail Finance Back-Office Controller (6-Month FTC)

Job description

Richemont, one of the world leaders in the luxury sector, has various Houses specializing in jewelry, watches and high-end accessories. Each Maison proudly embodies a tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont strives to preserve the heritage and identity specific to each of them. At the same time, we are committed to innovating and designing new products in line with the values ​​of our Houses, through a process of permanent creativity.

If you are:

• Reliable, dynamic, proactive and curious
• A team player who loves to juggle between operational and accounting tasks 
• Able to work on different topics with a high sense of ownership while continuously improving the way of working in a fast-paced environment
• Passionate about a career in business back-end support while developing the operational mindset in finance department
• Keen to hone your business acumen through understanding of processes, hence creating value to our business

Then you must be the right person to join us as a “Retail Back Office Controller” for the Benelux & Nordics market!

You will be successful in this role by accomplishing the following challenges:

• Be in charge of accounting tasks for the department (payments reconciliation and clearing, operational support for the e-com activity such as payment methods and refunds)
• Perform and monitor operational controls over sales and financial transactions of the maisons or business areas you are in-charge of
• Be the contact point of the boutiques for operational processes and controls 
• Taking initiatives to improve operational efficiency related to boutique’s back of house
• Monitor inventories through inventory cycle counts and controlling of stock movements
• Lead or participate in market/ regional projects and testing of financial flows

Your invaluable skills we are looking for:

• You hold a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Finance, Management or Business related disciplines
• Professional experience (internship incl.) in a finance position (controlling, accounting, internal control) or in retail industry 
• Committed, enthusiastic, agile, organized and a positive thinker
• Good communication with strong interpersonal skill
• Fluent in English (written and oral)

Who will you be working with?

• You will report to the RBO, ICS & Compliance Manager and will interact with colleagues across different Richemont functions & Maisons in the market and the EU region
• The position is based in Amsterdam with some visits within the Benelux & Nordics region to support the boutiques 

 Wait, there is more…

• This position will allow you to interact with a lot of stakeholders across the organization and will enable you to develop yourself in many different areas of expertise 
• We are particularly passionate about growing and supporting our people in their personal development
• We offer an international and diverse environment which will support your growth and network

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