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Senior Business ControllerPolène Paris · Paris - HQ
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Senior Business Controller

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-08 Paris - HQ Fulltime Hybrid Accounting
💰 Salary 40 EUR/mo (480 EUR/yr) 📊 Market 4,500 EUR–6,500 EUR/mo

About the Company

Born in Paris in 2016, crafted in Ubrique and open to the world, Polène is much more than a leather goods Maison: it is a culture, a way of being and a way of creating. Each of our creations reflects the meeting point between technical precision and the poetry of shape. Today, Polène brings together 1,500 employees, including 900 exceptional artisans based in Ubrique, Spain, and operates across 3 continents, with an ambitious expansion plan of 7 new boutique openings per year. Retail Apparel and Fashion Specialties: Maroquinerie, Confection, Qualité

Responsibilities

  • ● Support department heads (Image, Branding, PR, Design, Collection, Finance, Legal, HR, General Services) in defining and structuring their annual budget and budget revisions.
  • ● Analyze variances between budget, commitments, and actuals, and prepare monthly cost-tracking reports for management and department heads.
  • ● Coordinate monthly OPEX closing steps with the accounting team, check accounting/analytical allocations, challenge provisions, and roll out expense allocation guidelines.
  • ● Act as a Business Partner to analyze the profitability of new projects, identify cost optimization levers, and define tailored OPEX KPIs.
  • ● Serve as the OPEX Controlling subject matter expert within the financial transformation on SAP S/4HANA (maintaining processes, configuring reports, defining cost allocation strategies, and supporting operational teams on SAP and ESKER).
  • ● Provide daily support to teams to improve data reliability, secure OPEX flows, and enhance practices.
  • ● You will excel in this role if:
  • ● You have at least 7 years of post-graduate experience in a similar role within audit or financial controlling.
  • ● You have a thorough command of budget management principles and analytical accounting.
  • ● You are proficient in Excel and an ERP (ideally SAP). Knowledge of BI or EPM reporting tools is a plus.
  • ● You have professional fluency in English.
  • ● You combine rigor, strong analytical and synthesis skills, and a solid business partner mindset with the ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
  • ● You have a proven ability to structure and implement financial processes and projects.
  • ● Within the Controlling team made up of 7 people (covering industrial, financial, and OPEX controlling), you will report directly to our Senior Controlling Lead. You will work closely with the accounting team, department heads (Head of level), and operational teams.
  • ● The Recruitment Process
  • ● Meeting with Talent Acquisition: discover the Maison, our values, and share your background and ambitions.
  • ● Interview with your future manager: dive into the role, its responsibilities and the challenges facing the Collection team.
  • ● Case study: work through a practical case and share your thinking and approach to controlling.
  • ● Final interview with our Secretary General: take a step back and explore the Maison's vision and your development opportunities at Polène.