Reporting to the WFJ Business Finance Manager, the Regional Financial Controller plays a key role in supporting business performance, pricing governance and cross-functional transformation initiatives within the Watches & Fine Jewelry Division.
This position combines strong analytical capabilities with business partnering skills, contributing to strategic decision-making while ensuring the reliability and continuous improvement of key financial processes.
Key Responsibilities :
Pricing Management :
- Lead and coordinate the pricing review and repricing processes for European markets
- Monitor foreign exchange rate fluctuations and proactively assess pricing impacts to support timely repricing decisions, ensure consistency, governance and accuracy across all systems
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to simplify and enhance pricing processes and tools
Financial Planning & Analysis :
- Support the monitoring and analysis of inventory valuation and gross margin performance
- Contribute to monthly and year-end closing activities related to stock and margin
- Perform ad hoc analyses to identify profitability levers and support business recommendations
- Lead and run closing allocation cycles across the W&FJ Europe scope
Projects & Transformation :
- Monthly monitor the After-Sales Service P&L, identifying opportunities for efficiency and profitability improvements
- Follow Distribution evolutions in close collaboration with the Distribution & Performance team and ensure constant alignment with RELTIO
- Act as AI Champion within the Finance team, promoting innovation, adoption of new technologies and best practices in data-driven decision making
- Contribute to the continuous enhancement of the WIN tool
- Support key transformation projects such as ORION and HERO
Inventories governance :
- Coordinate and supervise inventory processes for Europe central warehouses in partnership with Operations team, being proactive on process optimization
- Support Watches & Fine Jewelry boutiques across Europe during inventory periods
- Analyze inventory results, identify recurring issues and propose corrective action plan and process improvements
- Ensure compliance with inventory control requirements and internal procedures
Processes & Internal Control :
- Maintain and continuously update Finance procedures to reflect business evolution and organizational changes. Collaborate closely with the Fashion Division to drive synergies and share best practices
- Ensure documentation remains accurate, accessible and aligned with governance standards
- Contribute to strengthening internal controls and promoting best practices across the organization and European markets
Profile :
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, or related field
- 2-3 years of experience in Finance, Business Analysis, FP&A or Audit
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to transform data into actionable insights
- Excellent Pack Office skills, knowledge of PowerBI and other reporting tools is a plus
- Autonomous, proactive, and solution-oriented
- Excellent communication and written skills in English
- Interest in digital transformation, innovation, and AI-driven business solutions
JOIN US!
At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to Chanel.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
- 2-3 years of experience in Finance, Business Analysis, FP&A, or Audit
- Strong analytical mindset and ability to transform data into actionable insights
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Knowledge of Power BI and other reporting tools
- Autonomous, proactive, and solution-oriented approach
- Excellent English communication and writing skills
- Interest in digital transformation, innovation, and AI-driven business solutions
What We Do
CHANEL is a private company and a world leader in creating, developing, manufacturing and distributing luxury products. Founded by Gabrielle Chanel at the beginning of the last century, CHANEL offers a broad range of high-end creations, including Ready-to-Wear, Leather Goods, Fashion Accessories, Eyewear, Fragrances, Makeup, Skincare, Jewelry and Watches. CHANEL is also renowned for its Haute Couture collections, presented twice yearly in Paris, and for having acquired a large number of specialized suppliers, collectively known as the Métiers d’Art. CHANEL is dedicated to ultimate luxury and to the highest level of craftsmanship. It is a brand whose core values remain historically grounded on exceptional creation. As such, CHANEL promotes culture, art, creativity and “savoir-faire” throughout the world, and invests significantly in people, R&D and innovation. At the end of 2019, CHANEL employed more than 28,000 people across the world.
