Berluti International Consolidation and Finance Projects Manager

About Berluti

Founded in Paris in 1895 by Alessandro Berluti, Berluti is a storied maison renowned for bespoke shoemaking, exceptional leather goods, and a distinctive art of patina. As an employer, the House offers a rare environment where heritage craftsmanship meets contemporary masculine elegance, encouraging artisans, retail talents, designers, and corporate teams to uphold exacting standards while contributing to creative evolution. Part of LVMH, Berluti combines the intimacy of a specialist luxury atelier with the opportunities of a global group, valuing savoir-faire, client excellence, cultural curiosity, and long-term career development in service of objects made with soul, precision, and character.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead consolidation and financial reporting for an international scope of approximately 15 subsidiaries, ensuring data reliability, deadlines, and compliance with IFRS and Group standards.
• Organize data collection and functionally administer the reporting tool.
• Perform quarterly balance sheet and cash flow consolidation, as well as May and November interim closings; check data and consolidation entries, including IFRS 16 and intercompany transactions.
• Calculate transfer pricing adjustments, communicate them to subsidiaries, and update Berluti SA’s annual documentation.
• Lead actual and budget tax reporting, review subsidiaries’ tax proofs, and prepare the consolidated tax proof.
• Ensure application of IFRS standards and Group analytical frameworks; analyze audit reports and liaise with local statutory auditors where necessary.
• Oversee specific reporting on treasury, boutiques, credit cards, audit fees, real estate, and net debt; prepare consolidated analyses for Berluti’s and LVMH Group’s finance departments.
• Maintain banking authorities and information in dedicated systems, including TRAX, in coordination with LVMH teams and Internal Control.
• Improve consolidation and reporting processes, controls, methods, tools, and governance.
• Lead or support Finance transformation projects to improve processes, tools, and financial information quality.
• Gather and challenge business requirements in scoping workshops, then translate them into functional and, where necessary, technical specifications aligned with the Maison’s roadmap.
• Coordinate projects from scoping through deployment and post-launch support, covering schedules, budgets, internal and external resources, governance, and management reporting.
• Engage Finance, IT, Internal Control, and relevant operational departments, including Operations and Merchandising.
• Optimize existing ERP, EPM, BI, and digitization solutions; contribute to the selection, design, acceptance testing, and data migration of new solutions.
• Support change through communication, training, and process documentation.

Qualifications

• Higher education in Finance, Accounting, Audit, or Business.
• At least 5 years of experience in consolidation, audit, or financial reporting in an international environment.
• Knowledge of IFRS and a good understanding of tax and treasury matters.
• Recognized experience in Finance transformation projects and good command of ERP, EPM, and BI tools.
• Curiosity, rigor, strong attention to detail, and commitment to ensuring information reliability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to work in a team and interact effectively with different departments and subsidiaries.
• Responsiveness and a proactive approach to managing files and resolving issues.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools.
• Fluent French and English, spoken and written, to work in an international environment.

Skills

Experience

At least 5 years in consolidation, audit, or financial reporting in an international environment.

Education

Higher education in Finance, Accounting, Audit, or Business.

Benefits

Specific support measures are available at Berluti for employees with RQTH recognition.

Culture

Berluti fosters a workplace culture rooted in exceptional craftsmanship, Parisian elegance, and a deep respect for artisanal know-how, where employees contribute to a house renowned for bespoke shoes, patinas, and refined menswear. As an employer, Berluti values precision, creativity, and client-centric excellence, offering an environment where tradition and innovation meet in the pursuit of timeless luxury.

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