The Financial Controller Travel Retail will be in charge of the following responsibilities:
Manage the budget and reforecast process for travel retail channels in the respect of the deadlines:
- Net sales per client
- Margin calculation
- Operating expenses related to the businesses included in the scope (marketing expenses, CAPEX investments, etc.)
- Presentation to the top management
Manage the monthly closings in the respect of deadlines
- Overall review of Actual PnL vs. Budget/Reforecast/LY
- Accrual review and follow-up
- Ensure the relation and the good communication with the accounting department
- Gross margin and operating profit analysis
Perform and communicate to Management monthly analysis of results with variance explanations
Support the development of controlling procedures (in cooperation with the Accounting department and operational teams): purchase orders, capex expenditures, rebilling, etc.
Maintain the database of clients' information (commercial conditions, currency, etc.)
Provide the financial support to commercial and marketing team (expenses follow-up, margin analysis by sku, negotiation preparation, free products tracking, ad-hoc requests, etc)
Develop, implement, and follow new KPIs
Validate ROIs for new point of sales, validate and maintain database for new kits launching
4-month mission starting immediatelyInternational private company located in Geneva
The Financial Controller Travel Retail we are looking for will bring the following background and experience:
- Master Degree in Business, Finance or related discipline
- At least 5 years of experience in finance roles (financial/business controller)
- Experience in travel retail or by default in a wholesale business is mandatory
- Good level of autonomy and communication
- Strong analytical and organization skills, critical thinking
- Reliable, rigorous, and pragmatic (attention to detail but with a global picture mindset)
- French fluent with very good English knowledge
- MS office skills with Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Experience with SAP is an advantage
Our client is a global company located in Geneva.
The opportunity to join a dynamic organization.
Immediate availability (for a start beginning of April the latest) is mandatory.