Chief Financial Officer

From its beginnings as a wool mill, La Redoute is a French brand that has forged unique relationships with its customers for the past 180 years - yesterday through its catalogue, today on the web.

We are mainly a digital player, selling fashion as well as home decoration. Connections weaver, trends discoverer and creator, vector of influence, we create, distribute and deliver our own products. Our mission? Become the # 1 lifestyle platform for all families.

We are present commercially in PT since 1988.

We are looking for a **CFO in Leiria** to join the Portuguese unit** Business Team.**

**In a nutshell, what’s the job?**
- You monitor the profitability of the subsidiary and carry out monthly financial reports and develop their analyses with the Group
- You are the guarantor of the delivery of reliable reports and their proper analysis to ensure optimal management of the company
- You build, control, optimize and close the entire budget of the subsidiary: turnover, margin, costs (personnel costs, commercial investments, overheads...)
- On a day-to-day basis, you monitor the company's activity in relation to the budget forecasts. You propose corrective actions if necessary and follow up on a "rolling forecast"
- You are the guarantor of the good understanding and treatment of accounting, tax, social elements, for the proper functioning of the company
- You are the guarantor of a proper monthly closing, working with our CSP in Portugal

**What will you do?**:
**Business / Budgets**
- You write the country budget in collaboration with the CEO, your business controller and with operational managers
- You are responsible for good communication flow with finance group (France and Portugal)
- You ensure financial deadlines are met and that the Portuguese budget is well integrated in common tools
- You ensure the budgets are followed by managers and that we reach targeted turnover and EBITDA
- You collect, analyze and synthesize data coming from the operational services in order to build the budgets and forecasts
- You produce and distribute budget summary documents
- You are responsible for good communication flow with finance group (France and Portugal) as well as International Development Controlling Team

**Reporting and activity follow-up**
- You develop/adapt performance analysis reports to ensure business is tracked efficiently
- You present and comment on the reports to the various actors involved
- You monitor performance by analyzing the differences between results and forecasts, interpreting them and identifying possible optimizations
- You alert on deviations and dysfunctions that could have negative financial impacts

**Accounting & Tax**
- Working with our CSP (accounting production) and external advisors (Tax, audit, legal, payroll support), you ensure that we are compliant with all Portuguese accounting, tax, and RGPD regulations
- You oversee the consolidation of financial data

**Performance improvement**
- You accompany/share performance reports with managers, helping them making decisions to optimize performance
- You support operational managers in setting up action plans

**Who are you?**:
You’re business oriented, you master not only P&L but legal, accounting and tax matters in Portugal. You know how to construct financial reports and dashboards and understand the mechanics of forecasting. You love partnering with the team to perform better in their own field of expertise.

**Requirements**:

- At least 4** **years of experience in similar tasks
- Previous experience in a retail business
- Team Management experience
- Degree or Master Degree in Business Management, Finance or Accounting
- Excellent analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills
- Fluency in English (mandatory, both written and spoken)

**Nice to have**:

- Experience in SAP
- Knowledge of French
- Training in Project Management
- Certification in Credit Intermediation
- Curious to know more? Apply We can’t wait to talk to you soon_