Kering Financial Planning & Analysis Assistant Manager
Kering — Paris: Financial Planning & Analysis Assistant Manager to lead FP&A delivery, IFRS consolidation and a team of analysts.
Overview
Kering is a global luxury group that houses a portfolio of distinguished Maisons across couture, leather goods, jewellery, eyewear and beauty. The Group is recognised for combining creative excellence with strong commitments to sustainability and craftsmanship, operating through a decentralized network of maisons while maintaining a shared corporate finance and governance structure.
Role & Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day FP&A operations for a defined multi-entity perimeter, ensuring timely and qualitative financial data flows into the consolidation tool in accordance with IFRS.
- Organize, prioritise and supervise the FP&A team's daily tasks and ensure smooth execution of monthly closes for entities within the scope.
- Review monthly reporting, financial analyses and budget deliverables to guarantee consistency, accuracy and compliance with IFRS and internal standards.
- Provide technical expertise and second-line support on complex accounting, consolidation and reporting issues for maison controllers and finance teams.
- Coach, train and develop analysts through regular feedback, workshops and targeted upskilling plans to strengthen team capabilities.
- Lead cross-functional FP&A or finance-platform projects: define objectives, structure timelines, coordinate stakeholders and monitor progress.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to harmonise practices, increase automation and implement KPIs to measure team and process performance.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree (Bac+5) in finance, accounting or management control (e.g. DSCG, CCA, specialised Master).
- Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in audit, accounting firm practice or financial control in an international environment.
- Proven FP&A experience with exposure to multi-entity management and IFRS consolidation.
- Prior people management or team leadership experience.
- Fluent in French and English (written and spoken); additional European languages are a plus.
- Comfort working to tight deadlines in a high-expectation, matrixed luxury environment.
Skills
Experience
At least five years of relevant professional experience, with a background in audit, accounting or financial control and demonstrable FP&A responsibility for multi-entity, IFRS-consolidated scopes; prior supervisory or managerial responsibilities expected.
Education
Master’s degree (Bac+5) in finance, accounting or management control (examples: DSCG, CCA, specialised Master).
Workplace
The role is situated in Paris, Île-de-France, France. There are currently 3.316 open positions in Paris on Cerulean, with 67 added recently. Within Île-de-France, Cerulean currently features 3.727 open roles, including 101 recent additions. Across France, Cerulean lists 4.275 open roles — 127 of them newly added.
Culture
The employer offers a high-performance, creative and international environment typical of leading luxury groups, where autonomy and cross‑Maison collaboration are valued. The workplace emphasises professional excellence, sustainability-minded practices and continuous development of finance talent within a matrixed corporate structure.
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.