Sephora Global IT Controller

About Sephora

Sephora is a global prestige beauty retailer and curator of nearly 500 brands, including its own Sephora Collection. Operating across numerous countries and part of the LVMH Group, Sephora combines retail innovation with a strong omnichannel presence and an emphasis on diversity, inclusion and customer experience. The role sits within Global Finance, supporting the company’s IT, digital and data activities.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead monthly IT month‑end closings for OPEX and CAPEX across the global scope: validate accounting allocations, resolve closing anomalies and produce consolidated closing summaries for regional and central controlling.
• Manage IT cost recharging to country entities: validate and issue monthly recharges, monitor and explain variances with operational teams, and resolve billing anomalies in coordination with local finance counterparts.
• Oversee CAPEX reclassification and tracking: analyse CAPEX recorded on generic internal orders, allocate to projects, ensure compliance with IAS 38 capitalization rules and maintain the reclassification tool (Budget Tools) with IT Architecture and project teams.
• Act as finance business partner to IT and Delivery teams: provide budgetary and financial support, assist project managers with financial monitoring and steer IT investment follow‑up.
• Build and consolidate IT OPEX and CAPEX budgets and forecasts; prepare variance analysis and syntheses for central EME controlling.
• Design and implement a new global IT controlling and recharge reporting model following the merger of regional and global controlling, and draft operating procedures for recharge flows, internal order creation and CAPEX governance.
• Supervise and mentor a permanent Global IT Controller and an intern, ensuring quality, timeliness and integrity of reporting and controls.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in financial controlling with a focus on cost and CAPEX controlling, monthly closings and financial reporting.
• Proven track record managing complex internal recharges and cross‑border billing processes.
• Deep understanding of accounting principles and capitalization rules, notably IAS 38.
• Advanced Excel skills; hands‑on experience in financial modelling and data consolidation. SAP knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to analyse large volumes of financial data, identify drivers of variance and present clear conclusions to non‑financial stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence across functions; autonomous, proactive and deadline‑oriented.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Skills

Experience

Minimum 7 years' experience in financial controlling with demonstrable expertise in cost and CAPEX controlling, monthly closings, internal recharges and international financial reporting.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline; advanced degree or professional qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, DSCG) preferred.

Workplace

Culture

Sephora cultivates a collaborative, inclusive workplace where diversity and creativity are valued. The environment emphasises empowerment, continuous learning and career development within a dynamic, retail‑and‑tech centric organisation.

About Cerulean

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