Chanel Financial Controller — Fragrance & Beauty
Chanel is hiring a Financial Controller, Fragrance & Beauty in Amsterdam to lead reporting, forecasting and finance business partnering for its beauty division.
Overview
Chanel is an independent, family-owned global luxury house renowned for haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, and beauty and fragrance. As an employer, Chanel combines exacting craftsmanship and creative ambition with rigorous commercial discipline, offering career paths across product, retail and corporate functions in a privately controlled organisation.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead month-end close and preparation of accurate local and management financial statements for the Fragrance & Beauty business; ensure timeliness and integrity of P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting.
- Own forecasting, budgeting and rolling reforecast processes; deliver insightful variance analysis and KPIs to support senior management decision-making.
- Manage statutory and management consolidation requirements in accordance with IFRS and local reporting standards; liaise with Group finance and external auditors.
- Provide proactive business partnering to commercial, marketing and supply chain stakeholders to translate commercial performance into financial actions and margin optimisation.
- Design, implement and monitor internal controls and SOX/Compliance requirements related to financial processes.
- Drive month-end efficiency and automation initiatives; maintain and optimise financial systems and reporting tools.
- Supervise, mentor and develop a small finance team; coordinate with shared service centres and regional finance colleagues.
- Support pricing, promotional analysis, inventory valuation and cost accounting specific to the fragrance and beauty category.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent; Master’s degree or advanced professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA) preferred.
- Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and local Dutch accounting principles; experience with consolidation and statutory reporting.
- Track record of effective stakeholder management and commercial partnering within consumer goods or luxury retail contexts.
- Proven ability to lead and develop a small finance team and to manage relationships with auditors and central finance functions.
Skills
Experience
Typically 5+ years of progressive finance experience in multinational corporates, ideally within FMCG, cosmetics or luxury retail, including hands-on month-end close, consolidation and business partnering responsibilities.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field; Master’s degree or professional accounting qualification (ACCA/CPA/CIMA) preferred.
Workplace
The role is situated in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. There are currently 63 open positions in Amsterdam on Cerulean. Within North Holland, Cerulean currently features 71 open roles. Across Netherlands, Cerulean lists 128 open roles — 2 of them newly added.
Culture
Chanel’s workplace culture blends artisanal creativity with disciplined commercial rigour. Employees operate in a high-expectation environment that values discretion, craftsmanship, cross-functional collaboration and a client-centered approach distinctive to luxury brands.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.