Finance Projects Manager
Cartier — Paris: Finance Projects Manager to lead finance transformation and cross‑functional projects for the Maison.
Overview
Cartier is an iconic luxury maison renowned for jewellery and watches, operating globally within the Richemont group. The brand combines artisanal craftsmanship with rigorous commercial disciplines, offering a structured, international environment for finance and operational talent aligned with high standards of creativity and quality.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end finance projects including transformation initiatives, system implementations and process redesigns, ensuring delivery to scope, timeline and budget.
- Define project governance, build business cases, manage risks and escalate issues to senior stakeholders.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams (finance, IT, operations, retail) and external vendors to secure alignment and deliverables.
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications and oversee testing, deployment and post-implementation stabilization.
- Drive process improvement and standardization across reporting, forecasting, controls and planning workflows.
- Prepare executive updates, project plans, KPI dashboards and financial impact analyses for senior management.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and support audit requirements related to project changes.
Qualifications
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.
- Strong command of project management methodologies and governance frameworks.
- Proven stakeholder management and change-management capabilities in complex, matrixed organisations.
- Excellent analytical skills and comfort with financial modelling and business-case development.
- Fluent business English; French language skills advantageous (not specified in source).
Skills
Experience
Several years of progressive experience managing finance-related projects or programmes, ideally within corporate finance, retail or luxury goods environments, with demonstrable delivery of cross-functional initiatives.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business; Master’s degree or professional qualification (e.g. CFA, ACCA) preferred.
Culture
Cartier blends a deep respect for artisanal heritage with a corporate culture that values excellence, discretion and collaboration. The organisation favours rigorous, structured approaches to business challenges while encouraging creativity and long‑term career development within an international luxury context.