STAGE - Assistant Business Performance & Finance controller

Based in Paris, you will join Maison Chloé’s Finance team and collaborate with senior management, regional teams and key stakeholders across Maison Chloé and the Richemont Group. This role will support strategic decision‑making through financial analysis, retail performance management, network development and investment planning, to enhance the Maison’s growth and profitability.

Business Performance Monitoring & Forecasting

• Monitor and analyze performance across all distribution channels (Retail, E-commerce, Wholesale and Royalties), identifying key business drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Coordinate weekly forecasts and reforecast exercises with regional and central teams.
• Review performance against budget, forecast and historical trends, providing actionable insights and recommendations.
• Prepare weekly FC and monthly management reporting (Sales Flash) for Chloé Top Management and Richemont stakeholders.

Regional Performance & Business Partnering

• Review regional P&Ls and assess business performance across markets and channels.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses to support commercial and operational decision‑making.
• Partner with regional teams to identify performance improvement opportunities and challenge assumptions.
• Participate in budgeting, forecasting and Mid‑Term Strategic Planning exercises (MTSP).

Retail Network Strategy & Development

• Support strategic reviews of Chloé’s global retail network, including openings, relocations, renewals and closures.
• Prepare Capital Approval Requests (CARs) and business cases for boutique openings, refurbishments and retail initiatives (Profitability, IRR, payback and sensitivity analyses to support investment decisions).
• Perform network optimization and scenario analyses to support future expansion plans.
• Partner with Commercial, Retail, Regional and Group Real Estate teams to consolidate and prioritize CAPEX investments.
• Support Real Estate Meetings by providing investment analyses, project prioritization and decision‑making materials.

Retail Profitability & Value Creation

• Develop a boutique performance framework combining Sales, EBIT, profitability and Free Cash Flow metrics.
• Produce benchmarking and value‑creation analyses by boutique, market and region.
• Support lease renewal, investment and network optimization decisions through enhanced performance visibility.
• Contribute to monthly management reviews, strategic planning exercises and long‑term Group business plans (MTSP).

Qualifications

• Master’s degree student from a leading Business School or Engineering School.
• Strong interest in Finance, Retail, Business Planning, Luxury & Fashion’s brands.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• SAP knowledge is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and confidence interacting with senior stakeholders.
• Proactive, curious and eager to take ownership of strategic projects.
• Fluent in French and English.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

• A strong foundation for future careers in Luxury, Retail Management, Business Analytics and Corporate Finance.
• An opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of the economics, retail operations and strategic decision‑making processes of a leading luxury Maison with ownership of high‑visibility projects.
• Exposure to Chloé’s Executive Committee and Richemont Group.

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