CFO

FINANCE :

Accounting, Tax and Reporting department including AP and AR :

• Team management : 1 Accounting Manager supervising AP / AR activities performed by 1 finance analyst as well as accounting and tax activities performed by an external service provider.
• AP : guarantee internal controls are in place for purchase-to pay process.
• AR : certify compliance of incoming resources and control reconciliations of sales and payments.
• General Accounting : Review and control GL, trial balances and reconciliations
• Tax : Ensure fulfillment of all tax obligations including transfer pricing.
• Reporting : Ensure consistency and accuracy of actual data reporting (sales weekly and monthly report, quarterly and annual closings).
• Coordinate external financial audits.

Treasury

• Team management : 1 Treasury Coordinator in charge of the below-listed treasury activities
• Cash / Funds Management
• Treasury Reporting and Cash Analysis
• Relationship with Banking and Cash Institutions and Acquirers
• Financial Cost Optimization
• Administration of Treasury Tools and Payment Means (back-office and stores)
• Compliance and Internal Procedures for Treasury

Business Controlling

• Team management : 1 Business Controlling Coordinator
• Oversee financial strength of the company through tools and KPIs implementation
• Sales follow-up and re-estimate : partner with Commercial Director on business analysis providing local business plan insights & assumptions
• Provide insights to anticipate Risks & Opps to Region P&L and provide recommendations to Regional Finance Lead and General Manager to ensure target achievements.
• Support definition of budget targets and requirements
• Cost control : follow-up of all company expenditures (variable costs, overheads, communication expenses, etc ).
• Margin optimization : COGS control, price and product mix management.
• Stock management control through stock equation, stock depreciation, stock-take result analysis, etc
• Capex follow-up
• Annual budget, estimates and 3-year strategic plan

COMPLIANCE, RISK AND LEGAL MANAGEMENT :

• Internal Controls
• Team Management : 1 Internal control Manager
• Ensure that Hermès procedures are enforced in accordance with Brazilian local regulation
• Develop local procedures
• Report internal control status and corresponding action plans in compliance with Group requirements (internal control self-assessment questionnaire)
• Risk management and incident database responsible
• Major actor in the tenue of internal audits
• Insurance Management

Legal :

• Main point of contact for legal matters
• Coordination of legal cases and processes with legal firms and lawyers
• Board of Director’s meeting and other legal requirements in coordination with HQ legal department
• Monthly legal issues report and revisions to General Manager
• Supplier contracts’ management in coordination with lawyers and HQ legal department

IT :

• Team Management : 1 IT Manager in charge of the below-listed activities
• Supervise daily operations of network and server infrastructure
• Align IT infrastructure with current and future business requirements and goal
• Evaluate risk, developing network recovery and backup processes
• Assess and purchase new and replacement hardware
• Adjust information systems to operate effectively Implementing security of the network, data and its storage and communication systems

PROJECT MANAGEMENT :

Business and decision-making partner in strategic projects such as :

• New store opening, expansion or renovation
• Company organization : change of team scope, internalization versus externalization
• Eventual change of operations business model. Ex : central warehouse, importation strategy, e-commerce or retail new projects
• Network Best Practices Improve and optimize business operations by applying internal and external learnings.