- Employment
- Temporary
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Department
- Finance, Accounting & Revenue Management
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
About Hermès
This prestigious fashion house, renowned for its timeless elegance and innovative designs, is a part of a leading global luxury conglomerate. The brand is committed to excellence and offers a dynamic environment where creativity and business acumen are equally valued.
Hermès is seeking a Finance Analyst for an 8-month, full-time, office-based maternity cover fixed-term contract at its Mayfair head office. The role supports financial planning and analysis for the UK and Ireland, with a focus on reporting, sales and stock analysis, budgeting and forecasting, financial controls, and business partnering.
Role & Responsibilities
- Partner with the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to analyse financial performance, identify trends, variances and key drivers, and provide insights to budget holders.
- Interpret complex data sets and translate findings into clear, actionable insights.
- Maintain and enhance analytical tools to monitor and evaluate business performance.
- Analyse product sales, margins, inventory levels and provisions; highlight risks and recommend corrective actions.
- Reconcile ending inventory across systems to ensure accuracy.
- Track and analyse stock movements, including returns.
- Improve financial reporting through reporting tools, system automation and process efficiencies.
- Support month-end and quarterly P&L closings, including preparing accruals and cost allocations and ensuring timely, accurate reporting.
- Report data and support preparation of the closing pack for Group reporting.
- Support forecasting and budgeting for stock equations and provisions in collaboration with the Demand & Supply team.
- Provide analytical support and develop tools to support Demand & Supply decision-making.
- Collaborate with Commercial, Operations, Demand & Supply and Stores teams to gather insights and align financial strategies with business objectives.
- Partner with budget holders, providing guidance on margins and inventory management.
- Communicate financial information effectively to non-financial stakeholders.
- Support and follow up on retail stocktakes.
- Respond to retail-related queries and provide relevant financial data.
- Support training for business partners.
- Identify and share best practices, and contribute to training and developing finance team members and business partners.
Qualifications
- Professional qualification, preferably CIMA, or ACA, ACCA, an international equivalent, or equivalent experience.
- Strong data analysis and data-mining skills, with hands-on experience using visualization tools and financial and reporting systems.
- Ability to collaborate across a large organization to influence and drive change.
- Experience managing stock equations and analysing sales margins.
- At least 3 years’ experience in a Finance Analyst position in retail or DTC.
- Experience providing reporting and forecasting in a retail or DTC business.
Skills
Experience
At least 3 years’ experience in a Finance Analyst position in retail or DTC; experience managing stock equations, analysing sales margins, and providing reporting and forecasting in a retail or DTC business.
Workplace
This position is based in London, England, UK.
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Culture
The company fosters a collaborative and innovative culture, encouraging employees to push the boundaries of creativity while maintaining a strong commitment to sustainability and ethical practices.
About Cerulean
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