Financial Controller
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About the Role
Sephora is seeking a Financial Controller to support the management team in achieving business and financial measures in Dubai. The role involves leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, partnering with business functions in the Middle East and Europe.
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Responsibilities
- Lead financial annual budgeting and reforecasting processes for key P&L lines
- Support with timely submission of forecasts in the LVMH systems
- Lead month end variance analysis, providing insights into financial performance and key underlying drivers
- Translate complex data into compelling narratives, clearly communicating trends, insights, and actionable impacts
- Close partnership with business to monitor and analyze key investment areas & recommend actions for improvement
- Participation in month end close process & delivery of financial and management reports per company’s schedule
- Ad hoc analyses to support the business
Requirements
- 5 8 years of experience in FP&A, business partnering or controlling roles
- BIG 4 experience is a plus
- Business partnering skills ability to build trusting relationships with different stakeholders
- Analytical thinking, always looking for opportunities for improvement
- Advanced Excel and Reporting systems understanding skills
- High level of accuracy, with an eye for details while keeping the big picture in sight
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Position Purpose
- The Financial Controller will be responsible for supporting the Management Team in achieving the company’s business and financial measures.
- This role will partner with the business functions in Middle East and in Europe and deliver high level financial information on time.
Financial Planning
- Lead financial annual budgeting and reforecasting processes for key P&L lines, including the development, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of forecasting models to ensure accurate financial plans.
- Support with timely submission of forecasts in the LVMH systems
- Monthly Outlook /Estimates (on a request / ad hoc basis)
Reporting & Analysis
- Lead month end variance analysis, providing insights into financial performance and key underlying drivers, changes against the plan, and upcoming risk and opportunities
- Translate complex data into compelling narratives, clearly communicating trends, insights, and actionable impacts to guide strategic decision making.
- Close partnership with business to monitor and analyze key investment areas & recommend actions for improvement.
- Participation in month end close process & delivery of financial and management reports per company’s schedule
- Ad hoc analyses to support the business
Qualifications
- 5 8 years of experience in FP&A, business partnering or controlling roles; BIG 4 experience is a plus.
- Business partnering skills ability to build trusting relationships with different stakeholders in France and Middle East.
- Analytical thinking, always looking for opportunities for improvement.
- Advanced Excel and Reporting systems understanding skills.
- High level of accuracy, with an eye for details while keeping the big picture in sight.
What You Will Find
- Community, in which authenticity is embraced, and the strength of our differences fuels our collective spirit.
- Culture of empowerment, learning & growth, that offers you the tools, space and opportunity to learn, innovate and lead
- Work that brings fulfillment. From delighting clients every day, to inspiring our industry at large, every action makes a difference
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