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AVP FP&A - Cartier South America
full-timeMiami

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About this role

Richemont, one of the world leaders in the luxury sector, has various Houses specializing in jewelry, watches and high-end accessories. Each Maison proudly embodies a tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont strives to preserve the heritage and identity specific to each of them. At the same time, we are committed to innovating and designing new products in line with the values ​​of our Houses, through a process of permanent creativity.

At Richemont Americas, we aspire to reflect the ever-changing world around us. We are proud to employ talent from many different backgrounds, experiences, and identities to build a continually evolving, inclusive community where the diversity of our colleagues and clients is rich and celebrated. We believe when inclusion is fully embraced and empowered, creativity and knowledge emerge to deliver excellence, advancing the community that is uniquely Richemont Americas. AVP, Financial Planning & Analysis Cartier South America | Coral Gables, FL Reports to: VP, Financial Planning & Analysis Role Overview Lead all finance activities for Cartier South America (SA), including the Latin American countries, Caribbean, Mexico and Brazil. The role is responsible for supporting business development and driving financial performance while ensuring compliance, a strong internal control environment and alignment with Cartier and Group directives and local regulations. The role will be a strategic business partner to the Cartier SA President and CEO and to the South America business through collaborative relationships with the brand teams locally and centrally and the Americas region functional teams. These partnerships and comprehensive financial support will enable strategic decision-making to optimize Cartier SA’s fixed cost leverage, profit and cash flow. This position is based in Miami to create proximity to the Cartier SA President and CEO, allowing for the business partnership, more agility and faster decision-making. The role reports to the VP of FP&A for Richemont. Key Responsibilities Financial Planning & Analysis • Drive the monthly close process through collaboration with business partners, managing deadlines, ensuring accurate financial results, monitoring phasing, and analyzing trends. • Create sales analysis to monitor evolution and trends as well as understand key drivers. • Conduct balance sheet reviews, and budgeting & forecasting, particularly regarding customer deposits, current liabilities, accounts receivable, inventory, stock provisions, sales return provisions, and compliance. • Provide timely variance analysis to business partners, highlighting potential risks and opportunities. • Prepare and distribute month-end reporting to brand management, including insightful commentary. Work with FP&A team members to continually evolve relevant reporting to meet brand needs. • Work closely with brand personnel to drive the rolling forecast, latest estimate and annual budget processes to ensure timely and accurate submissions, including detailed workpapers and commentary. Support the brand during annual strategic plan presentations. • Monitor headcount and work with the HR team to drive personnel cost controlling and accurate reporting, budgeting and forecasting. • Manage the Latin America financial statements and consolidate the financials for Latin America, Mexico and Brazil. • Support business development activities and control fixed costs to optimize the region’s profit and cash flow. • In collaboration with Marcom Directors, monitor A&P and drive cost controlling and accurate reporting, budgeting and forecasting. Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Management • Prepare capital approval requests (CAR), including detailed P&Ls, supporting commentary, and relevant comparatives to brand KPIs. Provide guidance on appropriate policies and forms, as well as insight on P&L specifics based on brand and/or regional CAPEX, sales, personnel and profitability metrics. Collaborate with all key stakeholders, including local and central brand teams, commercial, finance, store planning, construction, real estate and accounting. • Track CAPEX spending by project vs. budget and related CAR; collaborate with brand teams for transparency and reconciliation. Identify and communicate potential issues. Regional Strategic Planning • Ensures successful implementation of key strategies defined by ExCo for Cartier South America region. • Accountable for leading the Cartier South America annual Market Action Plan process from concept to implementation. • Responsible for ensuring Cartier South America’s strategic priorities are met; ensures objectives and KPI’s are clearly defined. • 360 Activation Plans & Regional Meetings Support (on content). • Monitor accuracy of daily results, designs new reports according to brand’s needs and follow-up performances. • Regional Project management orchestration. Operational Support & Internal Controls • Primary point of contact for brand/Richemont regarding invoice coding, approval matrix, non-stock purchase orders, and other operational concerns. • Drive a strong internal control environment, with appropriate risk mitigation, including communication to brand, monthly reviews, and follow-up to ensure compliance, as well as meaningful feedback on control documentation. • Ensure compliance aspects are respected in all financial activities. • Complete ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support the broader finance team as needed. • Align with the North America team on financial strategies and reporting to drive best practices benefitting the South America business. Qualifications & Experience • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or other relevant field. • 10 to 15 years of FP&A experience, preferably in a large, multinational, publicly-traded company environment. • Luxury and/or retail company experience a plus. • Fluent in English, with French, Spanish and/or Portuguese a plus. Technical / Personal Skills • Deeb background in finance and accounting principles. • Strong business acumen and ability to exercise sound judgment in all situations. • Technology proficiency with knowledge of and ability to leverage technology and digital tools to support and drive continuous improvement and optimize financial processes for efficiency. • Experience with SAP and Anaplan a plus. • Extensive knowledge of MS-Excel, Analysis, and PowerPoint. Power BI, Looker and/or SAP Analytics Cloud helpful. • Exceptional analytical skills and ability to interpret qualitative as well as quantitative information. • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. • Ability to work with all levels and functions within the organization, adapting communications and deliverables to diverse audiences in a matrixed organization. • Entrepreneurial spirit, results oriented, ability to deal with ambiguity and manage multiple priorities in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. • Curious nature with the ability to be proactive and problem-solve, as well as flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances. • Detail-oriented with keen time management skills; able to dive deep into specifics while keeping an eye on the bigger picture. • Ability to work both independently and as a team player; hands-on approach and comfortable taking on big and small tasks alike. We Offer Employee wellbeing is a top priority at Richemont. We offer a comprehensive benefits program to support employees and their loved ones. Our core benefits include medical, dental, and vision programs. Health savings and flexible spending accounts are also available. The company offers income protection solutions including life insurance, disability benefits, and 401(k) with employer match. Understanding the importance of work-life balance, our total rewards include paid time off, a wellness reimbursement benefit, and access to the employee assistance program. Employees are encouraged to make a difference in their local communities with volunteer days off, supporting initiatives that drive change. At Richemont, We Craft the Future! Salary will be determined based on relevant skills and experience.

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Financial Planning,Analysis,Budgeting,Forecasting,Variance Analysis,SAP,Anaplan,MS-Excel,PowerPoint,Analytical Skills,Communication Skills,Business Acumen,Internal Controls,Project Management,Cost Controlling,Problem Solving

About Richemont

Buccellati is a historical high-jewelry and silversmithing Maison, renowned for our craftsmanship and the uniqueness of our creations. Distinctive is the use of rare stones with extraordinary colors and the use of white and yellow gold.

Buccellati creations stand out for their design and for the techniques used to create them, such as the hand-engraving techniques, dating back to the ancient goldsmithing traditions of the Italian “bottega” during the Renaissance times. The shapes of the collections are all inspired the historical archive drawings and by the very first creations of the founder, Mario Buccellati.

Today the Maison is owned by Richemont and the Buccellati family is still present in the company with top managerial functions, ready for our next 100 years of history.

Team size: 201-500 employees
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Industry: Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
Founding Year: 1919

What you'll do

  • Lead all finance activities for Cartier South America, supporting business development and driving financial performance while ensuring compliance and alignment with directives. Collaborate with brand teams and functional teams to enable strategic decision-making and optimize profit and cash flow.

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What does a AVP FP&A - Cartier South America do at Richemont?

As a AVP FP&A - Cartier South America at Richemont, you will: lead all finance activities for Cartier South America, supporting business development and driving financial performance while ensuring compliance and alignment with directives. Collaborate with brand teams and functional teams to enable strategic decision-making and optimize profit and cash flow..

Why join Richemont as a AVP FP&A - Cartier South America?

Richemont is a leading Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry company.

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The AVP FP&A - Cartier South America position at Richemont is based in Miami, Florida, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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