Christian Dior Accounts Payable Assistant (Apprenticeship)
Christian Dior Couture in Paris seeks an Accounts Payable Assistant (Apprenticeship). Join the CDC SA accounting team — start Sept 2026; SAP/Excel experience valued.
Overview
Christian Dior Couture is the couture and ready-to-wear Maison within the broader luxury fashion ecosystem. The Maison is recognised for its heritage craftsmanship, exacting standards and international presence, offering career opportunities across design, production and corporate functions within a highly creative, brand-driven environment.
Role & Responsibilities
- Process day-to-day accounts payable operations for multiple legal entities: receipt, validation and recording of supplier invoices.
- Prepare and support supplier payments according to internal procedures and schedules.
- Perform bank reconciliations, account matching and lettrage to ensure ledger accuracy.
- Participate in period-end closing activities and ancillary accounting tasks as required.
- Execute statutory and trade declarations relevant to supplier flows (DEB, DES, DAS2) under supervision.
- Use corporate systems (SAP and other ERPs) and office tools (Excel, Word) to record transactions and produce supporting documentation.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a DCG or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent and seeking an alternance/apprenticeship placement.
- Solid foundational knowledge of accounting principles and supplier accounting practices.
- Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with ERP systems (experience with SAP advantageous).
- High level of rigour, organisation and attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with internal teams, suppliers and other stakeholders.
- English language proficiency is a plus.
Skills
Experience
Entry-level: no prior professional experience required. Ideal candidate is a student in accounting studies with theoretical knowledge of accounting cycles and some practical exposure to ERP/Excel.
Education
Studying for a DCG (Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion) or a Master's degree in Accounting/Finance.
Workplace
The role is situated in Paris, Île-de-France, France. There are currently 3.350 open positions in Paris on Cerulean, with 109 added recently. Within Île-de-France, Cerulean currently features 3.764 open roles, including 121 recent additions. Across France, Cerulean lists 4.324 open roles — 149 of them newly added.
Culture
The Maison combines haute-couture heritage with rigorous operational standards, fostering a workplace that values creativity, excellence and craftsmanship. The environment emphasises collaboration and skills transmission and maintains a commitment to inclusion and diversity, including support for employment of people with disabilities.
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.