GUCCI Finance Controller - Retail

Role Mission

The Gucci Finance Controller – Retail oversees the day-to-day activities of the retail finance team in order to ensure that company financial statements are accurate, organized and efficiently produced.

Key Accountabilities

• Oversee the accounting and finance functions of the retail finance team
• Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and financial plans to support retail business objectives
• Prepare and review monthly P&L, balance sheets and cash flow
• Ensure that appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained
• Establish, monitor, and enforce policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Manage all external and internal audits
• Communicate with Worldwide (WW) headquarters on financial situation of company
• Monitor and control all operational costs to ensure efficiency and profitability
• Achieve budget objectives by monitoring expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective action
• Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and implement financial strategies that align with business objectives

Key Requirements

• BA in Accounting, Finance, or related field; MBA and/or CPA a plus
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in financial management, preferably in retail
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Advance proficiency in excel and MS Office
• Experience with financial systems – SAP a plus
• Able to multitask in a fast paced, everchanging work environment
• Supervise and provide leadership to the internal team
• Effectively communicate with all levels of management within the region and with WW
• In-depth knowledge of financial regulations, accounting principles and retail industry trends
• Ability to breakdown complex accounting and finance issues to non-financial team members

Key Pillars for Ways of Working

• Execute the mission of the role with a Radically Client-Centric mindset
• Approach activities and relationships with a methodology that promotes Flat, Connected and Fast ways of collaborative working
• Be Relentlessly Creative and approach challenges with an innovative mindset
• Demonstrate that Everyone is an Owner through thoughts, actions, and behaviors

Key Behaviors to Amplify What We Do

Explore

Considerate Thinker

• Sees the big picture and understands how own actions and decisions impact others and the organization as a whole

Solutions Developer

• Actively scans the environment for new approaches, blending different ideas to come with creative yet effective solutions

Deliver

Accountable Achiever

• Actively gets things done, raising the bar for performance, and taking accountability for own actions

Agile Advocate

• Driven by the sense of urgency, promotes change and takes smart risks in pursuit of goals

Connect

Connection Builder

• Builds trust-based relationships across boundaries and encourages collaboration
• Adapts own style to communicate impactfully

People Enabler

• Empowers others by providing autonomy and encouraging self-expression, valuing, and amplifying each person’s uniqueness

Build

Continuous Learner

• Is self-aware, curious to learn and seeks feedback from others to continuously grow, always putting improvement over comfort

Talent Builder

• Provides constructive and on-going feedback, coaches and helps others to achieve their full potential

Work Authorization

• Qualified candidates must have the proper work authorization to work in the United States

Accessibility

Our Gucci community is committed to providing a culture of inclusivity and accessibility in all aspects of the employee life cycle – starting with the candidate experience.  If you are   interested in becoming a Gucci Dream-maker and applying for employment and require a reasonable accommodation to assist with any part of the application and/or interview process, please contact us by email at accessibility.americas@gucci.com.  When contacting us, please provide your contact information, the role you have applied to, and the nature of your accessibility issue. Please only send inquiries concerning requests for reasonable accommodations.

Salary Range – New York City

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in New York City, GUCCI includes a reasonable estimate of the salary or hourly rate range for this role. This considers the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions; including but not limited to business or organizational needs, skill sets, experience and training, licensure, and certifications. In addition, where a candidate falls within the disclosed range estimate may be dependent on the applicable geographic differential associated with the location in which the position may be filled. 

A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range is $115,000 - $130,000.

EOE M/D/F/V