ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Consolidation & Reporting Analyst

At Alexander McQueen, we live and breathe a culture defined by our key Behaviours:

• Empowerment - We empower our team and peers, providing unwavering support to ensure everyone can thrive; this means giving support to your team and those you are working with to succeed.


• Teamwork - We put an emphasis on Teamwork; this means working together as a collective to achieve shared goals.


• Respect - We value respect, treating everyone with dignity and showing genuine appreciation for their efforts: this means treating everyone equally.


• Kindness - We believe kindness is integral to everything we do; this means demonstrating compassion and empathy towards others.


Reporting into the Consolidation and Reporting Manager, The Consolidation Analyst will assist in the consolidation process for all entities under the Alexander McQueen Division's worldwide perimeter and with all Group reporting. You will ensure that the financial statements are compliant with the Group accounting principles and IFRS. You will be deeply ingrained in all finance reporting from daily sales to monthly closings and budgeting. The successful person combines accounting, analytical, and presentation skills to contribute to the monthly close process effectively and efficiently.
How will you contribute?

• Assist with the production of consolidated and individual entity management accounts (P&L, B/S and Cash Flow) during the actual monthly closings and the planning processes (Budget and Forecasts, 3-year Plans)


• Analytical review and variances analysis on various reports (KPIs, CRM, Sales) sent to the Group


• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts as well as 3-year plans


• Build strong working relationships with divisional and local finance teams, Tax, Treasury and Legal.


• Posting and maintaining all journals at Division level


• Balance sheet reconciliations


• Inventory and margin analysis


• Managing Intercompany reporting ensuring the reconciliation of IC balances within the Division


• Assist in both internal and external audits


• Assist with the review of global lease network and IFRS16 application
  
  You will be able to demonstrate the desired Alexander McQueen behaviours.


• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting or similar field of study


• Part/newly qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)


• Previous of experience in Finance: Consolidation/Controlling/Internal Audit


• Strong technical (IFRS) and analytical skills


• Fashion Retail and Wholesale a plus


• Advanced Excel skills a must


• Hyperion HFM / SAP experience preferred.
  
  Innovative, uncompromising, romantic, provocative, upholding the power of emotion and the touch of the human hand: these are all elements that describe the fashion of the house of Alexander McQueen. The brand is synonymous with modern British couture, renowned for its strong identity and celebration of unbridled creativity.


Integral to the McQueen culture is the juxtaposition between contrasting elements: femininity and masculinity, fragility and strength, tradition and modernity. The luxury brand was founded by Lee Alexander McQueen in 1992. Among the greatest fashion designers of his time, the legacy of his work lives on.