Retail Financial Controller

ABOUT THE BRAND

At Karl Lagerfeld, we are driven by Karl’s mantra: “Embrace the present and invent the future.

Always contemporary and forward-looking, the House of KARL LAGERFELD shares the creative vision and design aesthetic of its iconic founder, Karl Lagerfeld.

We are the only fashion house that carries Karl’s name on its door and we strive to live up to this responsibility in everything we do, every day, with the utmost joy and passion.

Our headquarters in Paris and in Amsterdam are home to a highly diverse and driven team of KARL family members that hail from over 50 countries. Together, we aim to create meaningful stories and product concepts that connect to Karl’s world and iconic attributes.

Women’s & Men's ready-to-wear, bags, small leather goods, swimwear and underwear are managed directly from our Amsterdam headquarters, while other categories, including footwear, fragrances, eyewear and more, are developed with best-in-class licensing partners.

We connect with our consumers on multiple levels, ensuring that our online and offline approach goes hand in hand. We thrive to maximize consumer engagement via more than 200 KL stores worldwide, our premium wholesale partners, and our strong digital footprint, spearheaded by our KARL.COMflagship store, which reaches 96 countries. Our digital channels currently represent more than 30% of our overall full-price business.

We are a dynamic, fast-growing and inclusive company built on professionalism and strong values. At KARL LAGERFELD we’re committed to working toward the highest standards of sustainability and integrity across all areas of our business,. In 2019, KARL LAGERFELD joined as a founding member of the Fashion Pact, a global sustainability initiative seeking to transform the fashion industry through objectives in three areas: climate, biodiversity and ocean protection.

THE ROLE

• Interested in working for a fast growing international retail company?
• We are looking for a Retail Financial Controller who is able to set priorities in a fast-paced environment, work independently, has a background in Retail and is fluent in English.
• In this role you will report to the Senior Manager Group Financial Controller.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and prepare month end-closings and Year-End-closing of Retail legal entities (5-7) (including contact with auditors);
• Cost control, analysis and reporting of the P&L accounts: analysis of actuals vs last year and communicate with stakeholders;
• Be 1st point of contact for the retail team on monthly reports;
• Review journal entries ensuring compliance with appropriate accounting methods including prepayments and accruals;
• Maintain the reporting calendar to ensure timely and accurate reporting and liaise with key stakeholders;
• Is a key reviewer of Internal Controls, ensuring compliance with SOX requirements;
• Maintains the reporting calendar to ensure timely and accurate reporting for VAT, WHT, CIT and liaise with key stakeholders;
• Review inventory reconciliations and analyze discrepancies;
• Support the stock takes in all stores and ensure these are correctly processed in the financial administration;
• Take an active part in project of opening and closing stores ensuring correctly recognition/de-recognition of fixed assets and update and maintain a complete fixed asset register;
• Manages a team of accountants and provides them guidance;
• Other improvements of processes and flows;

The Profile

• 5+ years of experience in related fields; experience in the retail sector is highly desirable;
• University degree in Business Administration/Finance/Controlling or other related fields;
• Proven knowledge of setting up analysis and monitoring processes and internal controls;
• Business partner mindset;
• Strong analytical skills, managing large data quantities from multiple sources and an innovative mindset for improvement opportunities;
• Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills for effective interfacing with key stakeholders in English and another European language;
• High degree of customer orientation, result-oriented and critical attitude;
• Comfortable working under pressure and meeting strict deadlines;
• Ability to adapt and work in a consistently changing environment and among different management levels of the organization;
• Good understanding of IT systems, excellent MS office skills (especially Excel) and business intelligence tools;
• Please note that if your application is successful, we will contact you within 3 weeks.