Kering HR Group Cost Controller
- Location
- ParisÎle-de-FranceFrance
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Department
- Finance, Accounting & Revenue Management
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Sep 17, 2026
About Kering
Kering is a global luxury group renowned for nurturing some of the world’s most influential Houses in fashion, leather goods, jewelry, and eyewear, including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, and Boucheron. As an employer, Kering offers a distinctive environment where creative excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, and long-term sustainability converge. The Group empowers its talents to shape the future of luxury through innovation, craftsmanship, and responsible business practices. With an international culture grounded in diversity, inclusion, and shared ambition, Kering provides meaningful career opportunities for professionals seeking to contribute to exceptional brands while advancing a more sustainable and imaginative luxury industry.
HR Group Cost Controller at Kering, Paris. Join the Group HR Controlling team to transform cost controlling and workforce analytics.
Role & Responsibilities
- Contribute to the review and implementation of the HR Cost Controlling Target Operating Model, including documentation of current processes, identification of gaps and design of simplified and standardized target processes
- Define roles and responsibilities, governance principles, controls, service standards and process documentation across the Group
- Support harmonization of Actuals, Forecast and Budget practices across the Group and its Houses
- Coordinate with HR, Finance, HR Shared Services and Technology stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable process improvements
- Support change management, communication, training and adoption within the HRCC community
- Create, enhance and maintain standard Group reporting on headcount, FTE and personnel costs
- Produce recurring dashboards, variance analyses, bridges and executive-ready commentary for Group stakeholders
- Consolidate Brand submissions and ensure consistency of definitions, indicators and reporting outputs
- Develop analytical views that explain workforce and personnel-cost trends to support management decision-making
- Coordinate the monthly HR Controlling closing process and monitor completeness and quality of workforce and personnel-cost data
- Support Forecast and Budget cycles, including guidelines, calendars, assumptions, consolidation and analysis
- Perform reconciliations between HR and Finance data and investigate material discrepancies
- Secure data quality and consistency across Workday, payroll data, SAP Analytics Cloud and related reporting solutions
- Contribute to HRCC tool and Data Platform evolutions by defining business requirements and coordinating functional testing
- Identify opportunities for automation and more efficient ways of working while maintaining appropriate control and auditability
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Management, Economics or a related field
- 3 to 5 years of experience in HR controlling, financial analysis, audit, finance transformation or a similar analytical role in an international and complex organization
- Strong understanding of controlling principles, data reconciliation, reporting and variance analysis
- Knowledge of HR cost controlling
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI, Workday or similar planning and reporting tools
- Fluent in English with ability to lead meetings and produce clear documentation and executive-ready analyses
- French language skills
- Comfortable working across HR, Finance and Technology teams in a multicultural environment
- Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail
- Proactive and collaborative mindset with improvement-oriented approach
Skills
Experience
3–5 years of professional experience in HR controlling, financial analysis, audit, finance transformation or a similar analytical role, ideally within an international and complex organization such as a multinational luxury goods conglomerate or large financial services firm.
Education
Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Management, Economics or a related field.
Workplace
This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
Kering fosters a dynamic, purpose-driven culture where creativity, entrepreneurship, and collaboration support the distinct identities of its luxury Houses. As an employer, the Group places strong emphasis on sustainability, diversity, and talent development, encouraging people to innovate responsibly while contributing to the future of modern luxury.
About Cerulean
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