Description:
At Sephora, we stand together and we stand for something more since 1969. For empowerment, for exploration, for the opportunity to impact people's lives through the unlimited power of beauty.
As part of the LVMH family, Sephora's excellence, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit have made us the world's leading beauty retailer growing twice faster than the market. Across Australia and New Zealand, we have circa 34 stores, a growing online platform and we plan to grow this year on year. Not only do we have stores we also have a head office based in Sydney CBD. Sephora has a diverse number of roles to offer.
Sparked by energy and excitement, our passion is contagious. So, if you are ready to make your mark at a leading global retailer and belong to something beautiful, join us and reimagine your future, with Sephora.
While at Sephora, you'll enjoy...
- Opportunities for personal development here in Australia and New Zealand
- Opportunities across our global group of high-end luxury brands
- Gifted products throughout the year along with store discounts of up to 45% off
- Paid Parental Leave, Birthday Leave & Personal Leave
- Health and well-being initiatives including: Discounted Gym memberships & 24/7 Mental Health well-being programs
- Life Insurance
- Unique online learning platform
- Fun social calendar
- Fortnightly Pay + Super
The Opportunity:
As Sephora's Corporate Accountant, you will oversee the end-to-end accounting functions, including the maintenance of the General Ledger for the Company’s Australian operations, balance sheet management process as well as other statutory reporting requirements.
You’ll shine here if you enjoy…
Reporting
- Processing monthly journals, including analysis of journals - preparation, review and delivery of year-end financial statements, meeting all statutory reporting obligations
- Supporting of the Company’s local, regional and global reporting requirements
- Liaising with external auditors and suppliers, providing information as required
- Supporting tax planning and compliance
- Supporting the preparation of monthly P&L, working capital and cash flow forecasts
Audit
- Supporting Planning and coordination of audits
- Managing and assisting external audit teams to ensure efficient and timely audits
Vendor and brand management
- Partnering with shared service centre team to resolve any invoice pricing discrepancies
- Partnering with the Company’s regional shared service centre to ensure all local requirements are met in a timely manner
Cost control
- Supporting preparation of monthly cash flows - Operational controlling based on approved budget/forecast and in accordance with approval processes in place at any given time
- Supporting cash management, including general banking, cash investments and short and long term cash forecasting
- Coordinating the quarterly asset planning process in conjunction with the Management team - Manage the Company’s CAPEX procedures and reporting
- Undertaking CAPEX and OPEX analysis, examining operating costs and the organisation’s income and expenditure
Budgeting and forecasting
- Supporting delivery of annual budget process for Sephora Australia
- Delivery of quarterly forecasting for assigned districts
- Supporting with Monthly Departmental Reporting
We would love to hear from you if you have:
- 4+ years experience in a similar standalone role within a high volume fast paced environment
- Tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Business, Finance, Accounting or Economics
- Professional qualification such as CPA or CA required
- Big 4 Experience (preferred but not essential)
- Proven experience with practical financial management and delivering strategic financial advice
- Experience with SAP (preferred but not essential)
- Demonstrated experience preparing monthly management accounts, inclusive of supporting reconciliations
- A strong understanding of financial and accounting principles
- Advanced excel skills
You can unleash your creativity, because we've got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve, because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. This, is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.
Sephora is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, or other employment practices. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.