Senior Cash Manager

Overview

Kering is a leading global luxury group that develops, produces and distributes high-end fashion, leather goods, jewellery and eyewear through a portfolio of renowned maisons such as Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga. The Group operates through a centralized governance and shared-service model to harmonize processes across markets and support the maisons’ creative and commercial ambitions while maintaining a strong focus on sustainability and professional rigor.

Role & Responsibilities

• Oversee and secure daily cash management across pooled and non-pooled positions in EUR and foreign currencies, including bank statement integration, payment validation and exception resolution.
• Manage and monitor payment flows: plan payment cycles, validate sensitive payments, handle incidents and remediate payment rejections.
• Supervise current account monitoring and reconciliation, control intra-group limits and liaise with the Group’s centralising entity.
• Maintain and manage operational bank relationships: account openings/closures, KYC updates, banking mandates and signature powers.
• Define, update and enforce internal control procedures (segregation of duties, fraud prevention, regulatory compliance) and disseminate best practices across the region.
• Sustain and deepen treasury expertise on the Group SAP treasury tool and contribute to related user governance.
• Lead annual closing processes: bank confirmations, coordination with statutory auditors and KYC reviews.
• Ensure reliability of short- and medium-term cash forecasts, analyse forecast variances and coordinate with brands to anticipate exceptional items and propose corrective actions.
• Drive projects to extend and implement EUR and multi-currency cash pooling, rationalise bank accounts and centralise bank platforms.
• Analyse and renegotiate bank fees and conditions and establish regular monitoring of banking costs.
• Improve reporting and automate processes (Power BI, digitalisation of flows) and support wider treasury transformation initiatives across SSCs and Treasury Corporate.
• Collaborate with internal finance and operational teams, Group brands and external banking partners as required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (Bac+5) in finance, treasury or equivalent (business school or engineering preferred).
• Proven experience in a Cash Management or Treasury function within an international corporate group, bank, or consulting/audit firm.
• Professional-level fluency in French and English (written and spoken).
• Solid mastery of cash management fundamentals, cash pooling and treasury operations.
• Strong autonomy, analytical rigour and the capacity to prioritise and manage concurrent operational and project tasks.
• Excellent communication skills with a client-oriented mindset and proven ability to work effectively in multicultural, cross-functional teams.

Skills

Experience

Significant, demonstrable experience in cash management or treasury operations within an international environment — ideally gained in a corporate treasury, bank or consulting/audit practice — with responsibility for operational cash oversight, forecasting and treasury transformation projects.

Education

Master’s degree in Finance, Treasury, or equivalent (Bac+5), preferably from a business school or engineering school.

Culture

The organisation combines the heritage and creativity of individual maisons with a rigorous, matrixed corporate structure that emphasises collaboration, professional development and sustainability. Teams operate in an international, high‑performance environment where cross‑functional cooperation, diversity and continuous improvement are actively encouraged.