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Target Profile:

Sports-Lover
> 2 years of experience as a finance analyst / accountant / auditor
Passionate about data and using data (accounting / operational) to gain new insights

Job Description:

As a Finance Business Partner, to optimize the management duties and assist in making decisions which contribute to lasting profitability;
Act as a counter-power, alerting as needed and proposing corrective actions;
Prepares and ensure that all accounting records reflect precisely the business reality and adhere to both company standards and local tax and accounting regulations;
Communicate accounting figures simply and effectively to operational contacts;
Challenge current practices, if needed and propose new approaches;
Be a reference in terms of business & analysis

Requirements

Business partner: Contribute to the Store(s) decision making

Have a deep understanding of the retail business activity, its constraints, rhythm and risks related to its business activity
Generate an overall Profit and Loss report each month that triggers speedy decisions
Know the key indicators of the retail scope of operations and create action plans, together with the store leaders / operations leader, to improve them.
Participate regularly in operational meetings; the quality and relevance of your meeting contributions make them sought after by the store team
Work closely with the finance partners in supply and logistics team to share insights and drive actions for value-chain synergy

Management Accounting: Ensure financial forecasts are reliable and optimize management processes within your scope of responsibility.

Help the store team to ensure the reliability of forecasts (Sales, Margins, Stock, Expenses, Investment planning)
Together with Store leaders, monitor KPIs to keep track of the retail activity and drive performance
Regularly go over the 12-months rolling piloting and 5 year trajectory planned in order to facilitate the budgeting process and evaluate current performance.
Alert if needed on stock and flow indicators (Stock levels, rotations of stock, etc.)

Financial Accounting: Ensure reliable financial information

Ensure that the Profit and Loss accounts accurately reflect monthly income and expenses, and comply with company's standards (EA) and local standards (AA);
Gather and identify business activity risks and reflect them in the financial books;
Ensure the completeness, existence and accuracy of assets (Inventory, Fixed assets) with the help of operations managers.
Booking of invoices, fixed asset management, journals as part of the tasks of an accountant.

Benefits

Finance Business Partner (Retail)