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Diptyque

Parisian luxury fragrance house and candles

Commercial Management Controller

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeParis, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A higher-education qualification at Bac+5 level in finance, management, business school, engineering school, or equivalent.
  • At least five years of experience in controlling, including significant commercial controlling or financial planning and analysis experience and business partnering with operational teams.
  • Proficiency with standard office tools, including PowerPoint and Excel, and business-intelligence visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent.
  • Strong command of commercial controlling and business acumen.
  • Aptitude for information systems, including enterprise resource planning, business intelligence, and enterprise performance management systems.
  • Strong financial analysis and modeling skills.
  • Ability to present complex analyses clearly and concisely to senior management.
  • Ability to interact with, support, and challenge senior operational stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the budgeting process with commercial directors across the markets.
  • Prepare, consolidate, monitor, and analyze budgets and forecasts for the EMEAI division.
  • Manage monthly closings and ensure the reliability of profit and loss statements and financial information, including revenue, gross margin, and EBITDA.
  • Analyze sales, commercial margins, and profitability by channel and market against actuals, budgets, forecasts, and prior year, including volume, price, and mix effects.
  • Identify and monitor growth and profitability drivers.
  • Analyze commercial terms, discounts, commissions, and distribution costs, particularly for wholesale, travel retail, and distributors.
  • Build business cases to support commercial decisions.
  • Challenge and support commercial directors in developing action plans and making operational and strategic decisions.
  • Develop financial models with commercial teams for boutique opening, renovation, and relocation projects.
  • Model forecast profit and loss statements and long-term plans, and analyze investment indicators including capital expenditure, return on investment, payback, and profitability.
  • Challenge operational and financial assumptions and make recommendations to inform investment decisions.
  • Represent commercial controlling requirements in Finance systems transformation projects.
  • Continue digitizing and automating reporting and analysis for the scope, particularly in Tableau.
  • Contribute to deployment of the Group's future enterprise performance management system, planned for 2027.
  • Participate as the Finance business representative in the enterprise resource planning transformation project planned from 2028.
  • Propose continuous improvements to processes, management tools, and value-creation drivers.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of retail and the luxury industry is a plus.

About the Company

Diptyque

Parisian luxury fragrance house and candles

Diptyque is a luxury fragrance and home-scent brand that started in Paris in 1961. It began as a chic shop selling fabrics and decorative items and grew into a label known for scented candles and eau de toilette. Its products work by combining traditional craftsmanship with scent design: candles release distinctive aromas when lit, and perfumes blend notes to create a signature fragrance. The brand differentiates itself through its artistic heritage, long-running story, and Parisian aesthetic—born from designers and artists, not just a mass-market label—and by maintaining a strong sense of identity tied to textiles, travel-inspired scents, and refined packaging. Diptyque aims to offer high-quality, story-driven fragrances and home scents that complement a sophisticated lifestyle, while expanding its global presence and preserving the founders’ creative vision.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1961

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