McQUEEN & BOUCHERON - Financial Controller

Boucheron company; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury retail company in Haywards Heath, England is seeking a Financial Controller to lead a finance team and manage financial operations. This role involves overseeing financial reporting, budgeting, and compliance, while driving process improvements. Candidates must be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with over 10 years of experience, particularly in retail or audit. The position offers a full-time schedule with a start date of November 1, 2025.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with 10+ years experience in audit or retail.
• Experience in shared services or complex matrix organizations.
• Strong background in finance process improvement and systems implementation.

Responsibilities

• Manage finance transformation initiatives and ensure compliance.
• Lead financial reporting and budgeting insights for UK operations.
• Oversee monthly reporting submissions and local statutory filings.

Skills

Financial analysis

SAP expertise

Process improvement

Strong leadership

Budgeting and forecasting

Excel skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

SAP

HFM

Power BI

Job description

Overview

Boucheron Haywards Heath, England, United Kingdom

Boucheron is seeking a Financial Controller based in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. You will report to the Senior Financial Controller and lead a team of 1 Accountant based in Haywards Heath.

Responsibilities

• Successfully managing the adoption of SAP, Blackline, and other global finance transformation initiatives.
• Providing added-value and reliable reporting, budgeting/forecasting, producing financial statements compliant with local requirements, developing processes and controls, and assisting in commercial finance.
• Work closely with worldwide/EMEA financial shared services teams to implement global finance transformation initiatives locally.
• Lead the move towards continuous accounting and fast closing, leveraging new tools and working in close collaboration with the brands and EMEA/worldwide finance shared services teams. The objective is to reduce the monthly closing timing by 50% and spread the work throughout the month.
• Monitor, communicate and define corrective actions with the brands and/or regional finance shared service team regarding the quality of monthly closings
• Organize the roles & responsibilities within your team focusing on process expertise to improve efficiency and quality of financial reporting
• Maintain SAP analytical structures relevant to the brands and in line with group model for UK entities
• Support brand management for the UK market by delivering reliable reporting and budgeting insights and providing finance expertise on local activities: boutique opening, lease accounting, fixed assets.
• Manage the month end reporting submission in HFM and additional disclosures ensuring accuracy and data quality.
• Respond to divisional queries and work with divisional finance teams to support on daily finance operations.
• Deliver and ensure compliant filing of local statutory financial statements.
• Responding to internal and external audit requests.
• Ensuring compliance with HMRC regulations.
• Coaching and completing performance reviews.
• Create a strong relationship with brand finance to ensure the shared service centre can provide the expected level of services.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified ideally with 10+ year’s experience in either an audit or retail background.
• Experience in shared services or complex matrix organization
• Strong background leading finance process improvement, standardization initiatives and finance system implementation
• Experience with SAP and HFM essential
• IT & process driven professional. Working knowledge of Power BI
• Good understanding of retail lease accounting (IFRS16) and retail business in general

Why work with us

Kering is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.

Job Details

• Job Type: Regular
• Start Date: 2025-11-01
• Schedule: Full time
• Organization: Kering UK Services Ltd.