Global Controlling Manager H/F

Lacoste; Paris; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Lacoste in Paris seeks a Senior Finance Partner to drive end-to-end product profitability, linking demand, buying, sourcing, and finance to optimize volumes, stock, margins, and sourcing performance.

You will partner with Merchandising, Planning, Sourcing and Global Supply Chain, lead monthly closing, forecasts and budgets, and provide actionable recommendations to executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Education: Finance, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics or equivalent.
• Minimum of 7 years in a Finance position, preferably within a multinational retail, fashion, distribution or consumer goods environment.
• Experience in audit, controlling, supply chain finance, inventory management or business partnering is a strong plus.
• Advanced knowledge of SAP, Essbase, Hyperion Planning, and Business Objects & Microsoft Office.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Stock & Inventory Performance: strengthen financial visibility and control over stock levels, valuation, depreciation, margin in stock and related risks.
• Global Volumes Governance: lead and challenge the global purchasing volume process, ensuring consistency between market demand, buying plans, sourcing assumptions, stock ambition and financial targets.
• Sourcing P&L Performance: monitor and analyze sourcing and industrial P&L performance, including margin evolution, cost drivers, FX impacts, forecasts, risks and opportunities.
• MBP & Global Supply chain Financial Partnership: act as a key finance partner translating buying decisions and product flow assumptions into financial impacts.
• Planning & Closing Excellence: support monthly closing, forecasts, budget and strategic planning cycles with reliable analysis.
• Governance & Decision Support: improve transparency, accountability and cross-functional alignment among Markets, Sourcing, Operations, MBP, Global Pricing and Group Finance.

Education

Education: Finance, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Essbase

Hyperion Planning

Business Objects

Microsoft Office

Job description

This role acts as a strategic finance partner across the end-to-end product flow, connecting market demand, buying decisions, sourcing execution and financial performance. It provides senior stakeholders with clear insights, constructive challenges and actionable recommendations to improve decisions on volumes, stock, margin and sourcing performance.

Core Responsibilities

SCOPE

MISSION

Stock & Inventory Performance

Strengthen financial visibility and control over stock levels, valuation, depreciation, margin in stock and related risks, ensuring clear insights, early warning signals and actionable recommendations for decision-making.

Global Volumes Governance

Lead and challenge the global purchasing volume process, ensuring consistency between market demand, buying plans, sourcing assumptions, stock ambition and financial targets.

Sourcing P&L Performance

Monitor and analyze sourcing and industrial P&L performance, including margin evolution, cost drivers, FX impacts, forecasts, risks and opportunities, with a clear view of impacts on gross margin and profitability.

MBP & Global Supply chain Financial Partnership

Act as a key finance partner to Merchandising Buying & Planning & Global Supply chain, translating buying decisions and product flow assumptions into financial impacts.

Planning & Closing Excellence

Support monthly closing, forecasts, budget and strategic planning cycles with reliable analysis, robust controls and clear executive recommendations.

Governance & Decision Support

Improve transparency, accountability and cross-functional alignment between Markets, Sourcing, Operations, MBP, Global Supply chain, Global Pricing and Group Finance.

Management

Manage 1 controller & 1 intern

Education: Finance, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics or equivalent.

Experience: Minimum of 7 years in a Finance position, preferably within a multinational retail, fashion, distribution or consumer goods environment. Experience in audit, controlling, supply chain finance, inventory management or business partnering is a strong plus.

Technical Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of SAP, Essbase, Hyperion Planning, and Business Objects & Microsoft Office.

Communication: Fluent in English.

Mindset: Result-oriented, proactive, analytical and collaborative, with the ability to challenge constructively, manage complexity and interact confidently with all management levels.

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

• Global & Markets Finance
• Merchandising Buying & Planning, Sourcing
• Operations / Supply Chain
• Global Pricing & Margin