Group Controller

Founded in 2004, Baobab Collection has experienced strong and sustained growth over recent years. Having become a benchmark in the high-end candle and diffuser market thanks to its very distinctive identity, Baobab Collection products are true decorative objects.Today, the brand is present on all five continents and is distributed through its flagship stores in Brussels, Paris, Lille, Antwerp, London and New York, as well as in more than 500 exclusive points of sale such as Harrods and Le Bon Marché.To find out more, please visit our website: www.baobabcollection.comMain role: Day to day reporting & performance monitoring of Baobab Collection group activitiesBusiness partnering and driving value-creating initiatives across commercial and operating teamsDevelop and control of Inventory and Margins processes / reporting / accounting impactsDevelopment, maintenance and key user of group reporting tools (PBI, Emasphère, Odoo), Finance ITAssistance to the CFO and Chief Accountant during month and year end closing processesMain responsibilities and key activities: Reporting, analysis, partnering, closingPreparation of monthly financial reporting decks: financial reporting consolidation, variance analysis, bank covenants, coordination of explanations with the accounting teams, management reviews and questions.Deep understanding of P&L, B/S, Cash Flow statements, and monthly KPIsResponsible for the Forecasting, Budgeting processes (accounting teams to Emasphère) and forecastingHelp management further develop KPIs & reporting along business requests, including margins / profitability / cash flows / Balance Sheets analysisBusiness partnering on strategic projects across business lines including but not limited to supply chain optimization initiatives and pricing strategySupport company's international expansion and investments across the business and regionsFinancial reporting tools, key userBe the internal expert in Emasphère (Baobab Collection group consolidation and reporting tool) and Power BI (sales/margins reporting).Get trained on those 2 solutions, with the aim to maintain and further develop their capabilitiesDevelop and maintain, help improve reports / KPI's created in those systemsLiaise with IT and external consultants in order to keep data integrity into the systemsBe comfortable in using different sources of data for integer reporting, and in helping automating data interfaces to our key financial reporting toolsPosition himself over time as the group Key User for finance reporting toolsBecome an Odoo finance key user.Drive improvements in inventory valuation in OdooMonthly control of the standard cost process across systems (inventory, margins)Support in developing new group management report P&L along std cost / variable costs set upAssistance to the CFO and Chief Accounting OfficerParticipate in process improvements (systems or other) impacting group finance and accounting teamsSupport Chief Accounting Officer and accounting teams during month end processMonthly consolidation of accounts in EmasphèreProvide support during the annual audit of the group across legal entitiesSupport the CFO and Chief Accounting Officer in coordinating outside consultants, inThe yearly legal consolidation exerciseThe follow up of each affiliate's official annual accounts / tax declarations processesPBI, Emasphère initiativesSupport CFO in his other responsibilities, including Tax structuring, Legal, IT, Facility related mattersQualifications and Experience:MSc from Business schoolFinancial management (Financial Planning & Analysis), audit, controlling or M&A/ Corporate finance experience of 7+years, with a focus on data management, financial reporting and stakeholder supportCompetencies: Strong analytical and synthetic skillsProficiency in (including ability to maintain or act as internal expert in) digital finance tools such as Power BI, Emasphère, ERP Power BI,An Excel master, ideally Power BI and Emasphere intimate, Odoo knowledge a plusAbility to easily interact with local accounting teams, management, board members, external consultantsProficiency in French and EnglishAutonomy, sense of initiative, self-starter, hands-on, ability to work remotely from managementInternal & External contacts:Local internal and external accounting teams and ITOdoo implementation teams, internal and externalBusiness and operations teams across the companyBaobab Collection management team, including CEO, Executive Committee members, CFO, and Chief Accounting OfficerMay be exposed to Baobab Collection Group board membersOutside consultants, Emasphère, Power BI consultants, Odoo / other ERPs support teamsOPEN TO FREELANCE STATUS