The Team:
The Finance team is responsible for protecting the Company’s financial assets, mitigating financial risks and reporting the financial position of the company to business stakeholders. The department is comprised of three main pillars: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, & Treasury
The Opportunity:
As the Financial Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting the team in delivering accurate and timely reporting of the quarterly and annual Group IFRS reporting and the production of periodic financial reports and memos. You will ensure financial goals and objectives are met and communicated while also monitoring the overall financial performance by measuring results, managing the annual planning and quarterly forecasting cycle, and evaluating budgets.
You will play a key role towards the overall goal of the Finance department, which is to protect the Company’s financial assets, mitigating financial risks and closely monitoring the financial stability of the company through robust reporting, compliance controls and cross-functional partnerships.
About the Role:
- Own all sales reporting processes including weekly, monthly, sell-through, and management reporting, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of all financial data.
- Support the consolidation, analysis, and reporting of the Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements during monthly close cycles, working closely with the Accounting and Treasury teams.
- Proactively monitor and evaluate overhead expenses throughout month end closing, budgeting, and forecasting cycles, providing meaningful insights and variance analysis to support management's understanding of business performance.
- Oversee monthly gross margin validation, identifying and correcting discrepancies to ensure reporting accuracy.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for inquiries related to retail and cost pricing from stores and warehouse teams, supporting day-to-day business operations.
- Analyze overhead expenses and provide detailed explanations of variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year results.
- Prepare and maintain supporting financial files for hard close processes, budgeting, and forecasting activities.
- Develop, maintain, and enhance financial reporting tools and processes across Cegid, SAP, TM1, and Excel to improve efficiency and reporting quality.
- Partner with department leaders to support P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, and financial decision-making.
- Perform ad hoc financial analysis and contribute to special projects to support strategic and operational initiatives.
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Budget Responsibility:
Decision Making Responsibility:
About You:
- 1-2 years’ experience in similar role and/or environment
- Strong ethics, integrity, and credibility
- Ability to build successful relationship and collaborate effectively across departments to meet mutual objectives
- Curious and problem-solving mindset
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, ensuring accuracy on all work-output
- Commitment to excellent performance
- Strong financial planning and analytical skills
- Knowledge of Cegid, Cognos, SAP, Magnitude and TM1 systems with strong Excel skills
- Regular in-person work at a Company-designated work location is an essential function of this position.
The salary range for this position is $70,000 to $80,000 annually. Actual rates are determined based on the job, location, and individual experience.
Hermès is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support the needs of our employees and their families, including:
- Commission and bonus incentives based on sales performance
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Paid time off (annual vacation of 15 days, 11 company holidays, 3 floating holidays, 2 wellbeing days, and sick & safe time)
- Paid Parental leave and transition time
- 401(k) and Roth Retirement plan with company matching and profit sharing
- Various voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts, fitness reimbursement, voluntary life insurance
- Product discount and EAP resources
- Access to Calm App, Health Advocate, Family Building Support and more!
We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations.
Company Overview Since 1837, Hermès has remained faithful to its artisan business model and humanist values. We place people at the heart of what we do and aspire to make a positive impact on the world. The freedom to create, the constant search for beautiful materials, the transmission of a savoir-faire of excellence and the aesthetic of functionality define the singularity of Hermès, a house dedicated to making highly-crafted, beautiful objects made to stand the test of time.
An independent, family-owned company, Hermès is dedicated to keeping production in France through its 42 workshops, The Hermès organization is also a truly global community with a network of 310 stores in 49 countries. Hermès employs more than 15,000 people worldwide with over 6,000 of the workforce being Hermès craftspeople engaged in making artisanal products, nurturing a 180+ year tradition of creativity and innovation.
At Hermès, our actions for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are founded in values passed down by generations of humble artisans who have shaped the story of our house and the integrity of our objects. The roots of Hermès’ success and longevity lie in a sense of responsibility; a quest for authenticity and respect for time and preservation of natural resources. All at Hermès wish to leave a positive footprint on the world, a mission that’s at the heart of our commitment to progress. This narrative can be experienced in a series of shorts films “Footsteps Across the World” available on our website. Link here.
Our Commitment Family is at the heart of Hermès. At Hermès of Paris, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Hermès of Paris we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Hermès of Paris family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves. Beyond the walls of our Maison, we advance our DIF values through the work that we do in partnership with our community and non-profit partners.
At Hermès of Paris, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Hermès of Paris, Inc. that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hermès of Paris, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws. We collect personal information (PI) from you in connection with your application for employment with Hermes, including the following categories of PI: identifiers, personal records, commercial information, professional or employment information, non-public education records, and inferences drawn from your PI. We collect your PI for our purposes, including performing services and operations related to your potential employment. For additional details or if you have questions, contact us at privacy.us@hermes.com. Please do not submit resumes or applications to this email address.
Hermès of Paris (HOP), the United States subsidiary, opened its first boutique in Beverly Hills in 1972. Today, the company operates 39 boutiques and an accessories pop-up shop, in addition to a Distribution & Service Center located in New Jersey. The Corporate Headquarters is situated in the heart of New York City, in close proximity to the Client Relations Center and Campus Hermès, the company’s training center. Hermès of Paris also maintains a regional Corporate Office in Beverly Hills. The organization employs more than 1,500 associates, and this number continues to grow. The subsidiary’s expansion is supported and guided by President & Chief Executive Officer Diane Mahady and the Senior Leadership Team.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of HOP, that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. HOP also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.
A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 25,185 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in over 300 stores around the world.
