Finance Manager

GIORGIO ARMANI - HEAD OFFICE - FINANCE MANAGER

About us:  The Armani Group is a leading company in the fashion and luxury sector, with more than 8,000 employees. Its three core brands – Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani and A|X Armani Exchange – are active in all the world’s major countries, across many continents. With origins firmly rooted in Italy, but also with a cosmopolitan vision and culture, the company has grown since it was founded in 1975, expanding its offer from clothes and accessories to cosmetics, fragrances, eyewear, watches, jewellery, and furniture and furnishing accessories. Today, therefore, as well as being well known in the area of fashion, the Armani Group is also renowned in the sectors of interior design, food and beverage, and hotels and resorts.

Giorgio Armani has created a style that has, with remarkable consistency, continued to explore countless variations and possibilities over the years. It expresses a precise vision down to the most minute detail: a way of being and presenting oneself, certainly incorporating clothing and accessories, but also including gestures, ways, behaviours and attitudes; a style that goes beyond the sum of its parts, and well beyond what one wears

Convinced that ethics and aesthetics must coincide, Giorgio Armani expresses fundamental and enduring values his clothes. He does so by creating timeless pieces that, enhanced by precious materials and artisanal craftwork, resist the whim of fleeting trends with their pure and essential design.

Role Overview: The Finance Manager leads the operational finance team and is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial control and reporting across Giorgio Armani UK & Ireland. This includes oversight of all core accounting processes, statutory accounts, internal controls, and liaison with the Group Accounting team in Milan. The role manages a team of three and works closely with both internal and external stakeholders to uphold reporting standards, develop and evolve effective practices that support ongoing improvement, and contribute to overall business performance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of three across accounting and treasury functions.
• Set expectations and ensure delivery of all core finance tasks in line with internal deadlines and control requirements.
• Coach and support team members through development planning, regular feedback, and technical upskilling.
• Escalation point for all day-to-day financial queries relating to posting, payments, reconciliation, and controls.
• Oversee all month-end close activities ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness across ledgers.
• Review and approve journals, accruals, prepayments, and reclasses.
• Align closely with the FP&A team to validate actuals and provide variance clarity.
• Maintain strong alignment between SAP, Excel-based trackers, and BPC.
• Ensure the accuracy of the general ledger and balance sheet through robust reconciliations and reviews.
• Deliver compliant financial statements under IFRS and Group accounting policies.
• Prepare statutory financial accounts for UK and Ireland entities.
• Provide financial clarity and technical guidance across the team.
• Drive continuous improvement in all finance processes, ensuring efficiency, control, and documentation.
• Maintain and enforce financial control frameworks to support audit readiness and internal assurance.
• Review and enhance controls related to banking, inventory accounting, intercompany transactions, and fixed assets.
• Ensure consistent implementation of Group standards and coordinate with Milan on control alignment.
• Oversee VAT return process and indirect tax compliance in collaboration with the accounting team.
• Coordinate supporting schedules and reconciliations for corporate tax filings.
• Ensure accurate tax accounting within SAP, including import duties and deferred tax adjustments.
• Support resolution of HMRC queries and Group tax audits as required.it
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, managing timelines and data requests and resolving queries.
• Coordinate year-end audit deliverables across the team.
• Lead internal audit preparation and action tracking.
• Implement recommendations from audit findings to strengthen future cycle

Requirements

• Degree-qualified, with a recognised accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA), part or fully qualified
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a finance role with team leadership responsibilities
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting, financial reporting, and ledger integrity
• Advanced Excel user (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations, data management)
• Strong working knowledge of SAP, BPC, and Ayden or similar platforms
• Confident in preparing statutory accounts and supporting audit cycles
• Familiarity with UK tax requirements and IFRA collaborative and empowering leader who embodies our values of excellence, expertise, and accountability across the team.
• Demonstrates a high level of ownership and responsibility with a proactive and commercially aware mindset.
• Able to lead with clarity under pressure, balancing detail orientation with a strategic view of the business.
• Committed to continuous improvement, with a “first time right” approach and a strong sense of precision and process discipline.
• A confident communicator and influencer, capable of partnering with stakeholders across departments and at Group level.
• Brings a structured and resilient approach to workload prioritisation, deadline management, and problem-solving.
• Focused on developing people, fostering high performance, and building trust within the finance function.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
• Generous employee discount on all Giorgio Armani products.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - providing access to medical and mental health support services.
• Exciting career development opportunities within a global luxury fashion brand.
• Vibrant and inclusive work environment that fosters creativity and personal growth.
• Hybrid working policy.

As an equal opportunities employer, Giorgio Armani is committed to treating all current and prospective employees equally. We do not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from various backgrounds to apply and join the Giorgio Armani family.