Director of Internal Control, Audit, Ethics & Compliance

LVMH Beauty's activities benefit from exceptional dynamism that relies on both the longevity and development of key lines, and on the boldness of new creations.

All are driven by the same values: a quest for excellence, creativity, innovation, and perfect mastery of their image. 

The brands cultivate what makes them unique and are guaranteed to make them stand out in a highly competitive global market. The success of the LVMH Beauty Division depends on finding the right balance between major historic Houses, such as Parfums Christian Dior, Parfums Givenchy, Acqua di Parma, Guerlain, and newer brands with strong potential like Kenzo Parfums, Fresh, and Make Up For Ever. 

LVMH Beauty invites you today to join its North America teams. 

LVMH Beauty is part of the LVMH Group.

In a dynamic and demanding context, the main job objectives are the followings:

• Lead the Internal Control system of LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics North America, aiming to prevent and control the risks of not achieving the objectives set by the entity (without providing an absolute guarantee). These systems aim to guarantee:
  • a reasonable level of control of operations, which should operationally contribute to reducing the risks of dysfunction or loss of company assets,
  • compliance with the standards in force and with the principles and guidelines from the LVMH group.
• Lead all Audit, Risk, and Ethic & Compliance topics.
  • Ensure compliance with LVMH Internal Controls guidelines and standards:
  • Proposing and conducting an annual Internal Control plan (which includes setup of efficient controls, development of internal policies and standard operating procedures, training program on relevant topics, store audit for brands having a retail activity, specific internal control review missions, etc...),
  • Providing relevant recommendations to the business for improving / securing their daily operations,
  • Conducting the quarterly rolling testing and the annual self-assessment of the level of internal control (ERICA campaign).
  • Follow-up implementation of Internal and External Audit action plans.
  • Frame the Major Risk mapping and challenge the self-assessment done.
  • Partner with Legal to animate the LVMH Ethics & Compliance Program.
  • Be a strong member of the LVMH Group Internal control & Audit community: contribute to various Group and/or Beauty division projects/initiatives; meet regularly with your counterparts in other Maisons to share best practices and hot/ongoing topics.

Direct reporting line to: COO of LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics North America

Location: New York City (with occasional travel to our Cranbury, NJ office and warehouse)

Position supervised: 1 Associate Manager, Internal Control & Audit

Minimum of 10 years of experience in Internal Control, Internal Audit or External Audit, within an international group, ideally in a same or similar business sector (such as luxury, selective distribution, retail, cosmetics, etc.), or within an external audit firm operating in such business sectors.

Soft skills

• High level of integrity and ethics.
• Rigor, reliability, a high level of autonomy.
• Curious, open-minded, convincing, committed.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills, in person and in writing.
• Ability to work under pressure (delay, context) and in sometimes tense environments.

Technical skills

• Excellent knowledge and practice of standard internal control frameworks and systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel. Data Analytics skills would be a plus.
• Knowledge of core IT systems (ERP, WMS, POS system) would be a plus.

LVMH Inc. uses the published salary range as a guideline to provide our employees with market competitive pay while allowing for flexibility to recognize and reward various levels of expertise, performance and tenure.

While the published salary range is a good faith reflection of the targeted salary level for the position, LVMH Inc. reserves the right to pay outside of the published salary range of  $160,000.00 - $195,000.00.

This job description is intended to cover the core accountabilities of the position and is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.