Business Planning & Control Manager, APAC

Welcome to RIMOWA, the first German Maison of the LVMH Group. We are a global lifestyle brand with a mission to create the essential tools for a lifetime of travel. For more than 120 years, we've dedicated ourselves to develop unique products where function coexists with luxury, heritage with innovation, and craftsmanship with design. At RIMOWA we believe that great ambitions demand resilient companions. It's why our tools are created with longevity in mind. Because the most meaningful journeys last more than a trip, they last a lifetime.

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The BPC Manager for APAC is the strategic financial and operational pivot for the Region. Reporting directly to the APAC BPC Director, you will be working closely with another two team members (Assistant BPC Manager & Business Analyst) to drive profitable growth and operational excellence.

You will act as the key interface between local operations, the LVMH Fashion Group (FG) for accounting, and Regional/HQ Legal and Tax teams, ensuring that the business scales efficiently while maintaining total compliance.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

1. Financial Controlling & Performance Review

• Reporting & Analysis: Review monthly business performance and variance analysis by Total APAC Region and by market. Oversee P&L and Balance Sheet reporting in close collaboration with the FG accounting team.
• Closing Management: Drive the month-end and year-end closing process, ensuring high-quality reporting packages are delivered to the Group.
• Audit Management: Work closely with FG accounting team for external audit requirements and provide information and supporting documentation when required.
• Region complexity Management: Clear understanding of different topics/challenges for respective markets within the Region for decision making with agility.
• Key person in charge of 2 markets: Split responsibilities within the BPC team to be the key finance contact for 2 specific markets.

2. Strategic Financial Planning (FP&A)

• Planning Cycles: Lead the construction of the annual Budget and revised forecasts (R1, R2).
• Forecasting Accuracy: Elaborate and collect department-level budgets and OPEX, providing analytical reviews of tax and balance sheet projections.

3. Operations & Business Excellence

• Operational Leadership: Manage and stabilize overall finance and business operations to enhance efficiency and strengthen excellence across the markets within APAC region.
• Process Design: Support the team in designing and implementing new operational procedures to improve retail and back-office productivity.
• Business Partnering: Work closely with the APAC MD and department heads to support business initiatives with data-driven financial insights.

4. Compliance, Legal & Tax Governance

• Contractual Oversight: Perform the first-level review of all local entity contracts and highlight any key watch out before escalating to LVMH Legal APAC and Region/HQ management.
• Internal Control: Support the ERICA Campaign Managed by LVMH FG, in close coordination with RIMOWA HQ.
• Regulatory Liaison: Ensure compliance with local laws and tax requirements, consulting with LVMH Legal and LVMH Tax experts as necessary.

5. Retail & Development Support

• Network Strategy: Contribute to store network plans, including financial modeling and SOP preparation for CAPEX approval.
• Regional Projects: Provide ad-hoc support for HQ or LVMH initiative as key users to perform system testing and provide feedback.

Key Requirements & Systems

• Systems: Proficiency in SAP (ERP), Syrus (Consolidation), and Power BI (Advanced Dashboarding).
• Business partnership and communication: Ability to navigate discussions and lead conversations with respective department heads on business processes and requirements.
• Team Leadership: Experience managing small teams
• Language: Professional fluency in English.