KARL LAGERFELD zoekt een Finance Manager in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands | LinkedIn (2024)

About The BrandAt Karl Lagerfeld, we are driven by Karl’s mantra: “Embrace the present and invent the future.”

Always contemporary and forward-looking, the House of KARL LAGERFELD shares the creative vision and design aesthetic of its iconic founder, Karl Lagerfeld.

We are the only fashion house that carries Karl’s name on its door and we strive to live up to this responsibility in everything we do, every day, with the utmost joy and passion.

Our headquarters in Paris and in Amsterdam are home to a highly diverse and driven team of KARL family members that hail from over 50 countries. Together, we aim to create meaningful stories and product concepts that connect to Karl’s world and iconic attributes.

Women’s ready-to-wear, bags, small leather goods and underwear are managed directly from our Amsterdam headquarters, while other categories, including menswear, footwear, fragrances, eyewear and more, are developed with best-in-class licensing partners.

We connect with our consumers on multiple levels, ensuring that our online and offline approach goes hand in hand. We thrive to maximize consumer engagement via more than 200 KL stores worldwide, our premium wholesale partners, and our strong digital footprint, spearheaded by our KARL.COM flagship store, which reaches 96 countries. Our digital channels currently represent more than 30% of our overall full-price business.

We are a dynamic, fast-growing and inclusive company built on professionalism and strong values. At KARL LAGERFELD we’re committed to working toward the highest standards of sustainability and integrity across all areas of our business. In 2019, KARL LAGERFELD joined as a founding member of the Fashion Pact, a global sustainability initiative seeking to transform the fashion industry through objectives in three areas: climate, biodiversity and ocean protection.

THE ROLE

• We are looking for a Finance Manager, responsible for controlling overheads and who can set priorities in a fast-paced environment. We expect the Finance Manager to work independently and to be fluent in English.
• In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager Group Financial Controller.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for Month-end and Year-end closings of assigned entities (including contact with auditors);
• Review journal entries ensuring compliance with appropriate accounting methods and internal controls including prepayments and accruals.
• Review monthly Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss of a set of legal entities and follow up of variances and discrepancies,
• Analysis of the P&L accounts and liaising with internal stakeholders to provide insight and alignment on reporting,
• Is a key reviewer of Internal Controls, ensuring compliance with SOX requirements.
• Maintains the reporting calendar to ensure timely and accurate reporting for VAT, WHT, CIT and liaise with key stakeholders.
• Manages a team of accountants and provides them with guidance.
• Enables fact-based decision-making by creating transparency.
• Develops and implements applicable analytical tools and improvements.

THE PROFILE:

• 6 to 8 years of experience in related fields; experience in the retail sector is a plus.
• A university degree in business administration, finance, control, or other related fields; accounting qualification is a plus.
• Proven knowledge of setting up analysis and monitoring processes and internal controls.
• Strong analytical skills, managing large data quantities from multiple sources
• and an innovative mindset for improvement opportunities.
• Strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills for effective interfacing with key stakeholders in English.
• High degree of customer orientation, result-oriented and critical attitude.
• Comfortable working under pressure and meeting strict deadlines.
• Ability to adapt and work in a consistently changing environment and among different management levels of the organization.
• Good understanding of IT systems, excellent MS Office skills (especially Excel), and business intelligence tools.