Management Accountant/Controller

About The Swatch Group

Swatch Group is a diversified multinational holding company active in the manufacture and sale of finished watches, jewellery, watch movements and components. It is the world’s largest watchmaking group and supplies nearly all the components required for the watches sold by its 16 individual brands which include OMEGA, Longines, Tissot, and Swatch. 

It production companies supply movements and components to third-party watchmakers in Switzerland and around the world. Swatch Group is a key player in the manufacture and sale of electronic systems used in watchmaking and other industries. It is also a leader in the field of sports event timing.

The Role

The Analyst/Controller is working alongside the Finance team and is a key business partner for our brands. The purpose of the role is to provide reporting on financial performance, financial analysis, maintaining SAP master data and assisting with retail stocktakes and audits.


Responsibilities

Forecasting, Budgeting and Analysis

  • Review and analyse sales, sales reductions, margin protection, cost controlling and asset protection
  • Collect and collate data

Advisory / Controlling

  • Draw conclusions from analysis and discuss with relevant managers
  • Credit management

Policies and procedures

  • Assist in the documentation and updating of policies and procedures

Financial Modelling

  • Continuous improvement and availability of reports geared towards sales, margin protection and cost control

Administration of retail stock takes and POS Audits

  • Assisting with preparation and execution of retail stock takes and POS Audits
  • Preparation and execution of SAP adjustments, summarise results of POS Audits

Maintain SAP Customer / Vendor Master Data

  • Customer creation, modification, and closure.
  • Vendor creation, modification, and closure.
  • Maintain cash discount, settlement discount and trade margin conditions in SAP

Flash Reporting and Month End Report / Analysis Checklist

  • Production, reconciliation, and submission of Flash
  • Production of month end reports

Skills and Experience

  • Formal qualifications in accounting
  • Management accounting experience including experience in a multi-brand / multi business unit environment
  • Computer skills: advanced SAP knowledge; Advanced MS Excel knowledge;
  • Process Mapping
  • System Accounting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Inventory and credit management control
  • Ability to work full time in office, based in Richmond 

How to Apply

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