Reporting to Head of Financial Accounting & Reporting, the incumbent will be responsible for managing the overall month end closing for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam markets in APAC. He/she is expected to:
- Be the gate keeper to ensure the overall service delivery (i.e. accuracy and quality) of financial and accounting function in the cluster based on the agreed service level agreements (SLAs) & defined closing mechanism. Perform final review before publishing our financial numbers to local/regional/global and approval of overall end to end process & its quality
- Act as the owner of preparing financial statements & external reporting up to local statutory requirements after final review
- Look after the financial integrity, for market CFOs, of overall finance related processes, governance and meet with Chanel & local statutory requirements
- Provide sufficient training & coaching to all individual financial accounting & reporting managers & accountants in the team with advanced proficiency of financial and operational knowledge including system knowledge to perform daily operation
- Orchestrate strong collaboration between various teams in the finance community to achieve month end closing in good quality and timely manner
- Assist Head of Financial Accounting and Reporting to plan out the right level of resources to meet with future business growth and reporting statutory demand
- Monitor operational performance via KPIs and other automated / self-serviced reports to look for continuous improvement.
- Interpret the defined Key Risk Indicator (KRIs) to provide insight to market CFOs and execute the relevant mitigation plans to address the identified risks
- Monitor updates in accounting standards / legislation on reporting and create awareness among the team
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- University degree
- CPA/CA/ICAA or equivalent
Work Experience
- Minimum 8 years of working experience, inclusive of 4 years of managerial experience
- Big 4 audit experience is an advantage
- Experience working in Shared Service Center is an advantage
- Solid expertise / operational know-how of all finance processes (AP, AR, GL, inventory accounting, etc) and understanding of market specificities
- Fluency in English is a must
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.
