Corporate Financial Controller, France

Paris, France

As a key member of the Western Europe Finance team, reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will play a pivotal role in partnering with our management team to drive financial integrity and transparency for corporate functions. Your responsibilities will encompass ensuring compliance across all financial reporting processes, including month-end and annual closing activities, as well as recurring control functions. Working collaboratively within a dynamic team of eight professionals based in Spain and Paris, you will contribute to maintaining high standards of financial accuracy and accountability that support Pandora’s success in the region.

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

• Grant that financial information for France is aligned to business reality, by working with a shared service centre and finance business partners
• Cooperate and coordinate across different functions across the country, as well as with our global team in Denmark
• Ensure rating requirements for Internal controls for France are delivered on time in full.
• Lead the month end close process, calculating accruals and supervising that information is correctly recorded and reported.
• Ensure an efficient operational setup within Financial Controlling in Spain and Portugal and develop/optimise processes to increase the value of support given to the business
• Work hand-in-hand with commercial finance manager to ensure full transparency in reporting and that we are providing accurate numbers in our performance tracking
• Support local organization on financial and business controlling tasks (management of trade payables, invoices, accruals etc) – utilising shared services to the extent possible
• Ensure we are compliant on all group requirements and local statutory requirements
• Ensure a smooth cooperation with external partners, ie PWC on external accounts-
• Lead the yearly statutory audit process and contribute to interim global audits impacting France.
• Look after Balance Sheet, identifying risks and improving quality of information reported.

Did we get your attention?  

We hope that you feel confident applying, however if you have more questions regarding the role, please contact:  

Ksenia Thompson

Talent Acquisition Manager

kstho@pandora.net

If you see yourself in the position and would like to become a part of Pandora’s future, please do not hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!  

We process applications on a continuous basis, which is why we encourage you to send your application as soon as possible. You can also read more about Pandora on our corporate site www.pandoragroup.com.  

Profile description:

• 2-5 years’ experience working in Financial Controlling or similar positions.
• Experience in a global or international organisation
• Experience from retail, fashion or FMCG industry is an advantage
• Experience with French statutory accounts
• Fluent in French and in English
• Experience on EPM tools (Microsoft Dynamics is a plus), Hyperion Financial Management.
• Strong skills on Microsoft Office
• People oriented