UK Region Finance Business Partner

UK Region Finance Business Partner

Location: Barlow Place, UK, with occasional travel to other Local, Regional & Global Offices

Reports to: Head of Financial Control

Contract: 12-month Fixed Term Contract, Full-Time

Your role at Chanel:

Your role will be to provide analysis and insights into the UK region to support strategic decision making, support the preparation of key presentations.

Within your role you will have responsibility of the UK Region G&A Corporate part (HR, Finance, IT costs, Legal, etc.), with managing one person in charge the G&A corporate monthly reporting and forecasting.

Within Finance you will promote continuous improvements through system implementation stabilisation, streamlining reporting and constantly improving processes within your area.

What impact you can create at Chanel:

• Responsible for the preparation and review on the monthly management accounts and forecasts for UK Export P&L’s and Non-Chanel Entities.
• Monthly forecasting of UK Region consolidation and submissions to global corporate teams; liaise with divisional finance teams to understand and challenge forecasts in addition to consolidating numbers.
• Responsible for the preparation of UK Region presentation decks, such as monthly business update and budget review meeting.
• Responsible for the communication within the UK Region markets to ensure all activities are coordinated to meet requirements and deadlines.
• Monthly Sales submission to Global Corporate team.
• Transfer Pricing reviews, analysis, and new price implementations as needed.
• Work closely with the systems lead on regional projects including regional consolidation tool.
• Work closely with the systems, business finance, and financial accounts teams to improve processes and reporting as well as find efficiencies within the business.
• Responsible for the overall UK Region G&A corporate for monthly reporting and forecasting, including additional reporting and processes related to this part of the business.

What you will bring to the role:

• Completed financial qualification (ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent with 5+ years of working experience
• Team player with positive, growth mindset
• Flexible with good time management and professional confident demeanour when communicating with business teams
• Ability to trouble shoot, use own initiative and work autonomously when needed
• Strong excel skills with an understanding of financial systems (D365, BI, CRAFT experience a plus)

You are energised by:

• Working collaboratively within a team to solve finance problems and drive process improvements.
• Attention to detail and take pride in accuracy of work.
• Learning from others and stretching yourself to step out of your comfort zone while maintaining a high level of output.

What you would gain from this experience:

• The opportunity to work with a dynamic Finance and business team and drive process, system, and financial improvements.
• The UK Region plays a pivotal role in delivering on CHANEL’s House Sustainability Ambitions. Transforming our business and leaving a lasting positive impact on people and planet will require the collaborative efforts of everyone across our House. As an employee of CHANEL, you will be an important part of this journey.

Benefits at CHANEL  

Our employee benefits have been created to support you across your professional and personal life by offering you:  

• Physical Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance covering pre-existing medical conditions and ability to add family members, Online GP App with 24/7 appointments available within 24 hours and Cycle Scheme participation for a tax-exempt bike and/or accessories.  
• Financial Wellbeing: Pension, Life Assurance and Retail Discounts across multiple retailers including Supermarkets, Gyms, Days Out and 100’s more.  
• Mental Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programmes and Other Support Lines  
• Platforms: Multiple Platforms to support across Wellbeing   
• Lifestyle: Arts & Culture Ticket Discounts across major London attractions, CHANEL Product Discounts and Employee Only Sales  
• Employee Recognition: Service Awards Programme offering CHANEL Products, Retail Vouchers and Additional Holidays across milestones.  

 *Benefits are eligibility dependent and subject to change at any time   

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.