Senior OPEX Controller & Finance Partner (Paris)

Polène Paris; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site in Paris

25 days leave + RTT

ClassPass membership

Private sales access

Daycare networks

Alan health insurance

Mobility allowance

Meal vouchers

Job summary

Polène Paris is seeking a Senior Business Controller to oversee OPEX across 12 entities, shaping the cost management policy and ensuring reliable data for decision-making. You will partner with department heads to budget, track costs, and drive KPIs.

Based in Paris, this on-site role demands 7+ years in financial controlling, SAP expertise, and fluency in English. You will collaborate with accounting, finance, and operations to transform processes and optimize expenses.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of post-graduate experience in a similar role within audit or financial controlling.
• Thorough command of budget management principles and analytical accounting.
• Proficiency in Excel and an ERP (ideally SAP). Knowledge of BI or EPM reporting tools is a plus.
• Professional fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive annual budget and revisions with department heads (Image, Branding, PR, Design, Collection, Finance, Legal, HR, General Services).
• Analyze variances between budget, commitments and actuals; prepare monthly cost-tracking reports for management and department heads.
• Coordinate monthly OPEX closing steps with accounting; validate allocations and roll out expense guidelines.
• Act as a Business Partner to analyze profitability of new projects; identify cost levers and KPI needs.
• Serve as OPEX Controlling SME within the SAP S/4HANA transformation; configure reports and support teams on SAP and ESKER.
• Provide daily support to improve data reliability and secure OPEX flows.

Skills

Budget management

Analytical accounting

Excel

ERP systems (SAP)

Stakeholder communication

Cost control

Tools

SAP

ESKER

Job description

Polène Paris is seeking a Senior Business Controller to oversee OPEX across 12 entities, shaping the cost management policy and ensuring reliable data for decision-making. You will partner with department heads to budget, track costs, and drive KPIs.

Based in Paris, this on-site role demands 7+ years in financial controlling, SAP expertise, and fluency in English. You will collaborate with accounting, finance, and operations to transform processes and optimize expenses.