Overview

Position Title: Business Controller

Company:  Hermès

Location:  March, United Kingdom

Job Description

The Business Controller is also in charge of managing the P&L integrity and reporting at all levels across the business (towards the group, central team and local managers) and plays a key part in the forecasting processes.
Reporting to the UK Managing Director (operationally) and to the European Finance Manager (functionally), the Business Controller is responsible for the P&L monitoring for the UK subsidiary.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Measure and analyse gaps between YTD results and budget / Prepare YTGo analysis ->
  • Rolling forecast & Landing.
  • Monitor the analytical allocation of all expenses with a particular focus on cost centres and internal orders.
  • Monitor all expenses & commitment: prepare and justify accruals, follow up the ordering, invoicing, and approval process.
  • Guarantee the integrity of the gross to net sales for the whole region from a budget and financial perspective (margin & back margin, discounts…)
  • Produce a consolidated regional P&L and analysis by customers.
  • Monitor and follow up with the credit control team, and customer litigations.

 

Requirements:

  • Support the UK subsidiary set up by taking an active part in IT and financial projects: tests, reconciliations, procedures.
  • Prepare all investments requests and follow up the approval and accounting process.
  • Support with the implementation of internal control rules & processes.
  • Prepare the staffing reinvoicing for external companies.
  • Set up tools and processes to support all accounting and finance topics.
  • Key user for My Easy Order (Purchase Order tool) and Traveldoo (expenses).
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About Hermès

A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs more than 16,600 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial presence that respects people and nature, a source of exceptional materials. Sixteen artisanal métiers nurture the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in over 300 stores around the world.