Finance Operations Controller Full Time

The Finance Operations Controller in Richemont Dubai is part of the Richemont Finance Department, supporting the Richemont Brands in their internal retail and e-commerce operations, in a fast-growing environment.




Key Responsibilities

• True business partner for the Maisons:
• Work in close collaboration with the brand Retail and E-Commerce management – including Store Manager and Staff.
• Be the key partner for subjects related to retail excellence, compliance and control for daily operations activities and brands general operations
• Owner of the retail and e-commerce policies and procedure within UAE; assess the awareness level on processes and procedures, and plan together with Brands recurrent training to increase the quality of retail operations.
• Spread system and process knowledge on retail flows constantly by being a first level of local support to the Brands and their boutiques
• Coordinate new boutique openings/brand events/boutique closure with all the functions by managing the retro-planning and coordinate the different dept. sign-off before the opening
• Finance Operations & Internal Control
• Perform Boutique Audit
• Contribute to the development and improvement of the Boutique Audit methodology and ensure its correct execution within the UAE.
• Follow up on action plans, and provide support for the implementation
• Assist in maintaining the retail compliance and control over daily operations in the Boutiques
• Respect of Brand commercial policies
• Perform yearly stock-takes
• Control and Plan brand cycle-counts
• Perform the Retail and RCS stock adjustment
• Perform ICS monthly controls
• Discount and Gratuities
• Credit Transfer
• Consignments
• Stock In Transit
• Returns and Exchanges\
• Bulk Sales
• Promote control awareness among Finance and Retail staff and contribute to regional efforts towards a continuous improvement of processes, procedures and systems.
• Business Analysis & Reporting
• Prepare boutiques and brands sales analysis
• Prepare Retail and E-Commerce Key Performances indicators
• Develop BI ad hoc reports as per brands management requests
• Finance Projects Management
• Coordinate projects with each head of department involved, whether transversal or functional, for business development or operational efficiency in which there is a financial component/stream.
• Be the leader for all Finance Operations projects including but not limited to:
• Internalizations and new boutiques
• E-commerce and remote sales
• Gemini preparation
• New brand incorporation
• Internal/external Audit coordination support
• Process improvements
• Key business development projects