GUCCI Director, HR Cost Control

Summary

If you are a Dream-maker, this is the place for you.  Together, we’ll create the real fabric of Gucci. A community of people united by the same passion: breaking new ground in the fashion world and beyond.

Job Description

Role Mission

The Gucci Director HR Cost Control plays a critical role in driving financial accuracy, strategic workforce planning, and operational efficiency across both Retail and Corporate departments. By overseeing the HR cost budget, forecasting cycles, and financial reporting, this role ensures that headcount, salary, and benefit expenditures align with business objectives and productivity targets.

Key Accountabilities

• Oversee and manage HR Cost Budget for the Retail and Corporate departments;
• Prepare the detailed annual HR Cost Budget, and forecasting cycles for all Retail doors and Corporate Departments, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and financial/productivity targets;
• Assist in managing the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting;
• Ensure that FTE data (headcount, salaries, and benefits) is accurately reflected in the financial records;
• Prepare and reconcile monthly reports on FTE headcount and costs, including any variances compared to budget/forecast;
• Track and report on current FTE headcount across various departments, ensuring that staffing levels align with operational needs and budgetary constraints;
• Conduct detailed analysis of labor costs, including fixed and variable costs associated with staffing;
• Collaborate with HR to track new hires, terminations, and internal transfers, ensuring accurate FTE records are maintained;
• Provide detailed financial analysis for special projects, investments, and initiatives as needed;
• Manage one direct report by providing guidance, assigning tasks, and overseeing their work.

Key Requirements

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance;
• 5-7 years of relevant experience, particularly with financial analysis and/or monthly closes;
• SAP experience preferred;
• Must be proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel. Powerpoint skills preferred as well;
• Experience with ad hoc reporting;
• Experience with some ERP (Oracle based system would be great);
• Strong organizational skills;
• Detail oriented;
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills;
• Strong work ethic, with the ability to take initiative;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Ability to multi-task;
• Flexible, adaptable, and reliable.

Key Pillars for Ways of Working

• Execute the mission of the role with a Radically Client-Centric mindset
• Approach activities and relationships with a methodology that promotes Flat, Connected and Fast ways of collaborative working
• Be Relentlessly Creative and approach challenges with an innovative mindset
• Demonstrate that Everyone is an Owner through thoughts, actions, and behaviors

Key Behaviors to Amplify What We Do

Explore

Considerate Thinker

• Sees the big picture and understands how own actions and decisions impact others and the organization as a whole

Solutions Developer

• Actively scans the environment for new approaches, blending different ideas to come with creative yet effective solutions

Deliver

Accountable Achiever

• Actively gets things done, raising the bar for performance, and taking accountability for own actions

Agile Advocate

• Driven by the sense of urgency, promotes change and takes smart risks in pursuit of goals

Connect

Connection Builder

• Builds trust-based relationships across boundaries and encourages collaboration
• Adapts own style to communicate impactfully

People Enabler

• Empowers others by providing autonomy and encouraging self-expression, valuing, and amplifying each person’s uniqueness

Build

Continuous Learner

• Is self-aware, curious to learn and seeks feedback from others to continuously grow, always putting improvement over comfort

Talent Builder

• Provides constructive and on-going feedback, coaches and helps others to achieve their full potential

Work Authorization