Richemont owns some of the world’s leading luxury goods Maisons, with particular strengths in jewellery, fine watches and premium accessories. Each Maison represents a proud tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont seeks to preserve the heritage and identity of each of its Maisons. At the same time, we are committed to innovation and designing new products which are in keeping with our Maisons’ values, through a process of continuous creativity.

Working closely with regional and local cost planning team, finance controllers and HR business partners to analyze headcounts & associated people costs. The HR Controller takes responsibility for all monthly HR reporting, personnel and forecast planning, and monthly variance analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work in conjunction with Maison HR teams to ensure a good quality of FTE management and associated costs analysis, assumption and planning.

  
  
  

• Point of contact for management team concerning all personnel expenses and personnel budget related matters.

  
  
  

• Manage overall budget and forecast process, planning schedule, and regular monthly variance analysis.

  
  
  

• Provide critical assessment of all headcount budgets and people cost projections

  
  
  

• Remain acutely aware of organizational trends that could impact resource costs

  
  
  

• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the interdependency of cost drivers

  
  
  

• Develop and recommend potential cost-efficiency ideas/suggestions to HR teams

  
  
  

• Partner with Finance teams to improve and streamline HR costing planning processes and tools

  
  
  

• Define monthly and/or quarterly controlling KPI’s and ensure close monitoring through a dashboard to identify risks and opportunities and actively contribute to the corresponding action plans to drive performance.

  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Degree holder in Accounting / Finance or equivalent

  
  
  

• 5+ years of experience in cost control & planning at sizeable companies

  
  
  

• Good understanding of HR functions can be an advantage

  
  
  

• Strong presentation skills, able to explain concepts concisely and accurately.

  
  
  

• Strong collaboration and communication skills

  
  
  

• Exceptionally well-organized with an aptitude for data; strong data analytical skills, including advanced knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word

  
  
  

• Self-motivated with a strong growth mindset and learning agility

  
  
  

• Ability to prioritize work, solve problems independently and proactively; ensure all targets are met under pressurized environment

  
  
  

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