А well-known European fashion company is seeking a Chief Finance Officer.
Requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
· MBA preferred | CPA a plus
· 10 +years of experience
· Minimum of 5 years of management experience
· Fashion retail experience a plus
· Strong business acumen and analytical skill
· Organization and ability to facilitate multi-tasking in a fast-paced work environment
· Strong leadership, professional, oral and written communication skills
· Must have an ability to plan and manage both the strategic and operational functions of the business
· Has to be flexible, used to dealing with multiple deadlines
· Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and staff to create a result driven, team oriented environment
· Results driven; Team builder
· Must be able to prioritize workload
· Detail orientated; Self-motivated; Fast learner
· Proficient in all Microsoft office programs (Specifically Excel)
· SAP experience a plus
· Fluent in spoken and written English
Responsibilities:
· Manage overall accounting function; financial control, accounting, budgetary, cash management, audit, and taxation activities
· Monitor the month-end closing process, reviewing monthly close of financial statements in providing recommendations/highlights to senior finance management
· Ensure general financial governance, compliance and adherence to local tax regulations
· Oversees financial reporting and year-end audits to ensure accuracy and compliance with IFRS and local GAAP
· Develop, implement and maintain an effective planning and analysis process to allow Management to measure business performance and take necessary actions
· Develop and execute processes to allow for routine analytical reviews of company financial and operational performance
· Regularly communicate business unit and company consolidated financial and operational performance trends, historical and forecasted, using appropriate metrics. Suggest trends, resulting implications, key actions, and strategic implications
· Work closely with retail operations team on sales and profitability improvement measures
· Re-engineer and improve operational/internal controls on the accounting process such as financial delegation procedures and desktop procedures, etc.
· Produce financial plan and analyze new business opportunities from both financial and commercial point of view
· Review and monitor the approved store investment plan and analyze the sales and profitability
· Lead the annual budgeting and interim forecast process
· Monitor and control budgetary costs
· Conduct ad hoc financial analysis to support operations decisions
· Understanding, managing and supervising all aspects of cash flow
· Work in partnership with headquarter on new projects and management reports
The company offers:
· Monthly salary + annual bonus + medical insurance + mobile compensation.
