FINANCE & ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR

ABOUT VILEBREQUIN

Founded in Saint-Tropez in 1971, Vilebrequin is an iconic luxury swimwear and summer ready-to-wear House. For more than 50 years, the brand has cultivated a distinctive universe combining elegance, quality, creativity and the art of living in the sun, with an international presence and a strong commitment to the durability of its products.

Your day-to-day responsibilities:

1. Coordinate accounting operations and closing activities

• Act as the main point of contact for external accounting firms.
• Coordinate the preparation, review and transmission of accounting and financial data.
• Monitor deliverables, closing deadlines and data quality across the different entities.
• Review financial information prepared by external service providers before submission to the Group.
• Contribute to monthly closing reporting in the accounting and consolidation systems.
• Analyse variances against budget and reforecasts and prepare commentary explaining the differences.
• Follow up on local accounting, financial and tax requirements with the relevant stakeholders.
• Work with external service providers to reconcile accounts and resolve identified discrepancies.
• Support Finance teams with controls and data reliability.
• Contribute to the documentation and improvement of existing accounting procedures.

2. Analyse inventory, margins and variances

• Actively participate in monthly closing activities.
• Review data relating to inventory, cost of sales and margins.
• Check the consistency of inventory valuation and gross margin.
• Perform the necessary reconciliations to identify discrepancies and understand their root causes.
• Investigate anomalies and follow them through to resolution with the relevant teams.
• Develop a strong understanding of inventory, sales and purchasing flows and their accounting impacts.

3. Ensure the reliability of flows and systems

• Monitor the proper functioning of the interfaces feeding the accounting systems.
• Check the consistency, completeness and quality of data coming from the different systems.
• Identify the root cause of flow or interface anomalies.
• Coordinate their resolution with the Finance, Logistics, Production and IT teams.
• Perform controls and reconciliations between systems to ensure the reliability of financial information.
• Contribute to the improvement and documentation of existing controls.

4. Support the Swiss entity

• Contribute to the accounting follow-up and closing activities of a Swiss entity.
• Follow up on tax matters with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with auditors and other external service providers.

Your profile:

• You hold a degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
• You have 3 to 5 years of experience in accounting, finance or audit. Experience in an audit firm, Big Four or a multi-entity environment is a plus.
• You have strong accounting fundamentals and a good understanding of closing processes.
• You are comfortable with inventory, cost, margin and variance analysis.
• You understand accounting flows and system interfaces and are comfortable working with several tools in parallel. Knowledge of Talentia, Yooz, Orli or Y2 is a plus.
• You have excellent Excel skills.
• You are fluent in French and English, both written and spoken.
• Experience in Swiss accounting is an asset but is not essential.
• Exposure to cross-functional initiatives, Finance/systems projects or process improvement is appreciated.