Le Bon Marché Commercial Finance Controller
- Location
- Paris Île-de-France France
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Department
- Finance, Accounting & Revenue Management
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
About Le Bon Marché
Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, founded in Paris in 1852 and celebrated as the world’s first department store, embodies a singular blend of heritage, cultural curiosity and contemporary luxury. As part of LVMH, the Maison offers employees an environment where retail excellence, artistic sensibility and exceptional service meet on the Left Bank. Its teams contribute to a refined and constantly evolving client experience across fashion, beauty, design, gastronomy and culture, supported by a tradition of innovation first shaped by Aristide and Marguerite Boucicaut. Le Bon Marché cultivates talent with elegance, entrepreneurial spirit and a deep respect for craftsmanship, creativity and Parisian art de vivre.
Le Bon Marché seeks a Commercial Finance Controller to steer the performance of several retail departments, overseeing budgets, P&L, seasonal purchasing and commercial KPIs in close collaboration with department directors and buyers. The role is a full-time permanent contract with a hybrid working arrangement.
Role & Responsibilities
- Steer the assigned commercial departments and monitor and improve their economic performance.
- Support commercial department directors through budget cycles, including defining the market strategy, challenging assumptions on revenue, margin and expenses (including personnel costs), meeting Group deadlines, and presenting the budget to the Groupe Bon Marché Executive Committee.
- Monitor the budget and revise forecasts.
- Track expenses, particularly personnel costs, in coordination with sales teams.
- Challenge budget reforecasts.
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of tools to monitor activity and manage P&L delivery.
- Prepare and lead regular performance reviews with the directors of assigned commercial departments.
- Contribute to seasonal purchasing decisions and optimisation by developing department- and brand-level open-to-buy budgets (OTB) with buyers.
- Support buyers in preparing purchasing sessions and commercial negotiations.
- Challenge buyers’ proposed amounts using analyses of past sell-through.
- Monitor commitments against defined purchasing budgets.
- Track inventory and sell-through rates.
- Prepare end-of-season reviews.
- Continuously monitor key commercial KPIs, analyse variances against targets and recommend concrete actions to optimise performance.
- Contribute to projects involving changes to commercial floor space.
Qualifications
- Five years of experience in management control or performance management, preferably in a similar environment.
- Sensitivity to the retail environment and its operational aspects.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence presenting and leading meetings for non-financial audiences, including senior stakeholders.
- Curious and collaborative approach, with the ability to work with a range of operational stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and synthesis skills, rigour, and the ability to work in a demanding, fast-changing environment.
- Organised, able to anticipate, prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Autonomous in managing the assigned scope, with the initiative to develop solutions and improvements.
- Able to constructively challenge senior stakeholders and present value-creating arguments.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; SAP knowledge is an advantage.
- Management experience is an advantage.
Skills
Experience
At least 5 years in management control or performance management; at least 3 years also stated.
Education
Master’s degree (Bac +5) from a business school or equivalent university qualification, specialising in management or finance.
Workplace
This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
Le Bon Marché fosters a refined, service-driven culture where teams are encouraged to combine Parisian elegance, creativity, and exceptional client care. As part of a historic and innovative retail house, employees work in a collaborative environment that values craftsmanship, cultural curiosity, and a deep sense of hospitality.
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