Finance & Operations Business Partner, Fondation Chanel

Finance and Operations Business Partner, Fondation CHANEL Americas

At CHANEL, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity, and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience, and potential you could bring to Fondation CHANEL.

About Fondation CHANEL:

Created in 2011, Fondation CHANEL (the “Fondation”) is a corporate foundation aiming for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny. It works in partnership with nonprofit organisations, international organisations, alliances, academic and research institutions, social businesses and other charitable funds and foundations to address the overlapping discriminations women and girls experience, and advance gender equality.

The Fondation is guided by a set of core values which lie at the heart of the way in which it carries out its work, both internally and externally with its grantee partners: act with humility, hold trust, learn in collaboration, think holistically and nurture lasting change.

Fondation CHANEL is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to building a collaborative work environment where each individual can perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work.

The Finance and Operations team at Fondation CHANEL supports and enables all areas of the Fondation’s global and regional financial management and operations including accounting, payment processing, planning, budgeting and forecasting, financial controls, management reporting and analysis, statutory reporting, internal and external audit, tax, treasury management, systems development, policies and procedures, risk management, safeguarding, frameworks for impact monitoring and learning to enhance organizational effectiveness.

About the role:

The Finance and Operations Business Partner (FOBP) is a highly influential role supporting the strategic and operational effectiveness of Fondation CHANEL’s work across the Americas and the Caribbean, driving operational excellence, building resilience in systems and processes, and serving as a trusted advisor to programme and leadership teams.

The role will serve as a dedicated partner to Fondation CHANEL’s regional programmatic teams based in New York and Mexico. They will both support and enable their programmatic colleagues by contributing financial acumen, analytical skills, risk management insight and professional advice to the development and management of the grant making portfolio, operational and programmatic budgets and compliance with local regulations and Fondation CHANEL global policies and procedures.

They lead the the smooth operation of internal financial and operational processes for their internal stakeholders (for example, ensuring payments to suppliers and grantee partners are paid on time, budgets and reforecasts are submitted on time, grant documentation is provided in line with agreed timetables, etc.) and support the Managing Director (Fondation CHANEL Americas) in carrying out their risk management, budgeting and planning responsibilities by providing relevant financial and risk analyses to guide evidence based decision-making. They will also work collaboratively with the finance and operations teams at the London headquarters and other regional offices to design and embed high-quality systems, policies and procedures which are suitable for a global Foundation and suitably adapted for the local context if necessary.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive, service-oriented financial and operations professional with the ability to multi-task and manage change while maintaining high analytical proficiency and integrity while demonstrating a real passion for the mission of the Fondation.

What impact you can create at Fondation CHANEL:

Programmatic Support

Provide financial and operational expertise and insights to the regional programmatic teams throughout the grant lifecycle from grant prospection, throughout the term of the grant and to the renewal or end of the grant agreement. Support teams as necessary with the preparation of regional and global portfolio analyses for stakeholders.

Regional Financial and Operational Management

Work with the Managing Director (Fondation CHANEL Americas), programmatic teams and central team to support the region’s financial and operational requirements including:

• Strategic financi