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Head of Business Finance, Fashion, SEAA

Apply locations Singapore time type Full time posted on Posted Today job requisition id JOBREQ00097013

About the Role

The SEAA region includes Australia and New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and the export markets of Indonesia and the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The SEAA region will comprise the markets that demonstrate tremendous potential for growth, focusing on deepening our footprint, brand growth through enhanced clienteling, and strengthened capabilities and infrastructure.

To bring to life the strategic intent of SEAA, the Business Finance function needs to be agile and dynamic, founded on insights from advanced analytics and tools, proactive business partnering with the aim to influence strategic decisions where possible.

With the ever-changing business environment and technologies, there have been significant changes in the role of the Business Finance function, as it pivots towards a more predictive and analytical future as opposed to descriptive analysis.

Being the Head of Business Finance for Fashion, SEAA, you will act as the Divisional CFO in working with the regional Fashion division by acting as their sounding board, advocate, and challenger and building a strong understanding of their business strategies. You will also work in strong partnership with the market Business Finance team in delivering their mission.

Impact You Can Create In The Role

1. Partner with market business finance to ensure the global guidelines are cascaded to the markets by taking into consideration local relevancy.
2. Lead the effort around Medium-Term Planning (MTP) and be responsible for the heavy lifting.
3. Explain the Budget and MTP guidelines, why certain decisions are being made, share best practices, etc.
4. Be the sounding board and challenger to the markets and offer coaching to them in delivering their mission.
5. Partner with the regional Fashion division to develop and maintain financial modeling, perform ROI analysis, provide forecasts, and budgets to support operational and strategic planning.
6. Provide dedicated support on Property & Portfolio through the lens of business finance.
7. Stay abreast with industry trends and intelligence, and best practices such as macro factors and recommend appropriate courses of strategic actions.
8. Break down Global guidelines into more simple regional guidelines and targets.
9. Consolidate and submit all the different reports to the global teams of good quality and accuracy in a timely manner.
10. Challenge the sales forecasts and OP to drive regional targets.
11. Work in strong collaboration with the Sustainability Performance team for North Asia and SEAA to enable CSRD for SEAA.
12. Assess and improve financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
13. Prepare presentations for regional/global leadership teams and stakeholders communicating financial performance and strategic recommendations.
14. Establish and monitor key performance indicators and financial metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.

You are Energised by

1. Working in strong collaboration with the market business finance teams to establish a systematic approach in performing financial modeling, to maintain consistency in tracking data and translating insights for decision making.
2. Being the advocate to the regional Fashion division and acting as the key enabler to their business strategies.
3. Fostering a strong business finance community with the market business finance teams for Fashion and acting as the sounding board and challenger to them.
4. Supporting market business finance to elevate their capabilities, from executional to being a truly strategic partner to the business.

What You Will Bring

1. Concrete experience with proven track record in the capacity of Business Finance gained from sizeable companies.
2. Demonstrate strategic financial planning and leadership skills in coaching and fostering professional growth of the team.
3. Proven ability to perform effectively in a team-oriented environment along with strong stakeholder management skills.
4. Self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable to changing priorities and new challenges.
5. Outstanding analytical skills and strong attention to detail.
6. Ability to think critically and creatively, and exercise good judgment.
7. Ability to quickly grasp new concepts and work in a high-performing culture with time-sensitive deadlines.
8. Well-developed oral and written communication skills in English, including an ability to communicate complex subjects to a less technical audience.
9. Good commercial awareness and business acumen.
10. Well versed with data and to ride on data to inform decision making.
11. Visionary, holistic thinking and able to connect the dots.
12. Be innovative in looking for new ways of doing things with out-of-the-box thinking.

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.

Chanel is a world leader in creating, manufacturing and distributing luxury products, including Ready-to-Wear, Accessories, Fragrances, Makeup, Skincare, Jewellery and Watches. Founded by Gabrielle Chanel in 1910, the House remains dedicated to quality craftsmanship and offering high-end creations. At present, Chanel employs more than 32,000 people worldwide.

As an independent company, its core values are grounded in:

Exceptional creation and client experience.

As part of this, the House promotes arts, culture and creativity, while investing significantly in key areas including research & development, sustainability, and innovation.

Chanel is dedicated to creating the conditions for people to perform at their best, building on their strengths and enabling them to benefit from new opportunities. It offers a unique working environment where people are given time to understand the brand, the business, and develop their personal motivations. This means everyone can grow, continue to be inspired and feel included, now and in the future. The company fosters true collaboration and respect for all, grounded in the belief that diversity is essential to the success of the organization and its people.

Chanel remains committed to rewarding people competitively, as well as offering initiatives such as wellbeing programmes, learning and development opportunities, and parental leave for all parents globally.