V.I.E. PROGRAM - FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS V.I.E. (F/M/X)

Symbol of elegance and authentic luxury with its sophisticated and timeless Collections, CELINE is a French Leather-Goods and Couture House, driven by a strong artistic and holistic vision. CELINE’s ambition is to be one of the most iconic luxury brands worldwide. To make this vision a reality we are looking for agile, passionate and authentic personalities who are eager to evolve in a highly creative and challenging environment.

YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT

The VIE FP&A main missions will be to support the Finance team by contributing to the forecasting processes, month end close, cost control analysis and monitoring and ad hoc reports. The position requires to work closely with accounting team in order to ensure data reported are accurate and audit proof. The position will also require working with respective departments in order to build the budget together, provide visibility on actuals and identify risks and opportunities.

The position will also support LVMH audits and a few internal control topics for the North America business unit.

The position is based in New York City and reports to the Finance Manager.



Job Responsibilities

YOUR IMPACT

• Oversee all Logistic costs with the preparation of monthly accruals, cost monitoring analysis and preparation of forecast for transatlantic freight and duties, warehouse costs and domestic transportation. Prepare a monthly review of costs and monitor transfers of stocks between stores and countries
• Work closely with all departments to control and give them visibility on their logistic costs and identify risks and opportunities
• Help build and monitor ROI on different marketing spends such as clienteling events, paid media activations, etc.
• Oversee store’s selling costs such as utilities, security guards, cleaning and other costs by preparing month end accruals, reporting analysis on these costs to monitor spends vs budget and prior year, as well as ensuring the proper coding of retail operation invoices with accounting
• Participate in the monthly closing for the US and CANADA by working very closely with accounting to ensure accuracy of owned P&Ls lines and provide insightful comments regarding the monthly trend vs budget and prior year. Prepare accruals, monitor accounting’s deadlines and anticipate any analysis based on the month trends
• Assist in the budget revision process by coordinating with Logistic, Marketing and Retail departments the submission of their budget, improving and developing budget sheets, inputting forecast in our consolidation system, preparing bridges between budget phases and participate in the budget presentation to HQ
• Serve as the Finance point of contact for these departments and prepare MTD and YTD reporting to compare actual with budget and suggest action plans if needed
• Perform monthly audits on PO submission, stock adjustments and discounted sales to support some Internal control functions.
• Contribute to the launch of the new FP&A budget tool by testing the tool during UAT, developing new budget sheets and processes for the budget revision.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis on other P&Ls lines or retail requests as needed.
  
  

Profile

KEYS FOR SUCCESS Experience: Required Education: - Bachelor’s Degree in Finance required Languages: - Required fluency in both spoken and written English. Professional experience & know how: - At least 2 years acquired in financial planning or accounting, preferably in fashion. Preference for experience in international company Competencies: Advanced Excel skills and other MS software, including strong PowerPoint for presentation preparation required Preferred experience with ERP systems Dynamics and PowerBi Must work well within deadlines. Good organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills are a must Good verbal and written communication skills. Self-motivated to learn new concepts and oriented towards achieving results Must work well independently and in a team environment, and in a fast-paced organization Languages: Require fluency in both spoken and written English. Knowledge of French is a plus. Contract type: 18 months starting ASAP // V.I.E. Program - age and citizenship restrictions required by the French government. More information at https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/ Workplace: 598 Madison Ave New York, NY 10022

Additional Information

OUR COMMITMENT

CELINE is an equal opportunity employer. We want to offer an inclusive environment of mutual respect where we welcome diversity and all our employees feel included, developed, and heard.

We are committed to the prevention of all discrimination, providing equal opportunities to all applicants irrespective of gender, gender expression, disability, origin, background, religious beliefs or sexual orientation or any other basis protected by law.

CELINE recruits and recognizes all types of talent and singularities.