Chanel Senior Business Finance Analyst

Sydney • Australia

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Chanel, a prestigious leader in the luxury industry, is renowned for its exquisite creations in Ready-to-Wear, Accessories, Fragrances, Makeup, Skincare, Jewellery, and Watches. Established by Gabrielle Chanel in 1910, the brand is synonymous with quality craftsmanship and innovation. As a part of Chanel's global presence, the company employs over 32,000 individuals worldwide, fostering an environment that emphasizes personal growth, inclusivity, and collaboration. Chanel is committed to nurturing talent and providing opportunities for development, ensuring a diverse and dynamic workplace.

1. Lead and review financial analyses, modeling, and insights to drive performance and influence decisions across regional, divisional, and local levels.
2. Establish processes with business partners and budget owners to manage monthly performance, analyze budget variances, update expense forecasts, and enhance operating expense efficiency.
3. Support ANZ consolidation and coordination activities for all planning cycles, including Forecasts, Budget, and MTP, ensuring accurate and timely information delivery to management.
4. Utilize advanced analytics to derive business scenarios and predictive analysis to inform business decisions.
5. Advise business teams and budget owners on financial, performance management, planning, and budgeting matters.
6. Monitor external macro factors and competitors' movements, recommending strategic actions where applicable.
7. Provide feedback on planning systems and tools to integrate historical and predictive financial information, minimizing manual data manipulation.

1. CA or CPA Qualification, combined with a university degree in Business with a major in accounting or similar.

1. Advanced Excel skills, including complex spreadsheet creation with advanced formulas.
2. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
3. Agility and commercial curiosity with a strong sense of business acumen.
4. Interest in learning systems and becoming a 'power user'.
5. Comfortable with aggregating and manipulating large data sets from multiple systems to derive insightful analysis and create financial models.

A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience, including stakeholder management, data interpretation and manipulation, and process improvement.

University degree in Business with a major in accounting or similar.

$130,000 - $140,000

Chanel offers competitive rewards, wellbeing programs, learning and development opportunities, and parental leave for all parents globally.

Chanel fosters a unique working environment that prioritizes personal growth, inclusivity, and collaboration. The company values diversity as essential to its success and is committed to empowering employees to develop holistically, nurturing both personal and professional growth.