Job Overview

Maison Goyard is in search of an Internal Controller and Compliance for Europe and Headquarters on a permanent contract.

Key responsibilities

We are looking for an Internal Controller and Compliance for Europe and Headquarters to support the Internal Control and Compliance team in its international functions, starting from September 2025. Specifically, you will take part in defining, formalizing, implementing and monitoring operational and functional processes to ensure the company's risk management. In this role, your responsibilities will be as follows:

Internal Control :

Support in the implementation and coordination of the internal control framework at Maison Goyard. To this end :

Design :

• Participate in establishing the Group's internal control framework.
• Contribute to the development of internal control guidelines and methodological guides. Ensure regular updates of these documents.

Support :

• Participate in training employees in internal control to cultivate a risk culture.
• Contribute to the harmonization of practices and support teams in the drafting of procedures by highlighting the risks and controls to be carried out.
• Support teams in implementing the Group's internal control principles.
• Participate in physical inventories and guarantee the solidity of the process.

Assess and control : 

• Participate in the identification and assessment of corporate risks.
• Evaluate compliance with the Group's internal control principles, and take part in audits on specific subjects depending on the context.
• Ensure control on access rights to tools (annual review).

Monitor continuous improvement : 

• Participate in defining objectives and action plans with the teams. Monitor action plans (including audit and statutory auditor recommendations) and measure target achievements.

Reporting : 

• Collect, analyze, consolidate and comment on information (assessments, indicator feedback from internal controllers, etc.).
• Help prepare internal control communications when needed.
• Participate in regular exchanges with other risk management parties (operational teams, financial control, etc.).

Documentation base : 

• Ensure that the internal control document base is updated and properly maintained (database containing internal control guidelines, best practices for risk identification and control, monitoring indicators, etc.).

Internal control network :

• Participate in the Goyard Group's internal control network, ensuring timely feedback of reliable information and sharing best practices.
  

Compliance :

Support in the execution of projects to comply with regulations applicable to the company (Sapin II, anti-money laundering, etc.) and monitoring of regulatory compliance. At the same time, carry out and lead a regulatory surveillance and draft overview notes.

Required qualifications and skills

Having graduated from a higher education (business school, engineering school or university) you have at least three years of experience in a company or firm in a similar role (external audit, internal audit or internal control) and are familiar with the regulatory environment. You have the following qualities:

• Rigor and organization,
• Analytical and critical thinking skills, strong ability to summarize,
• Sense of instruction,
• Communication skills (oral and written eloquence),
• Initiative and adaptability,
• Ability to manage multiple and varied subjects,
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team spirit,
• Assertiveness,
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken),
• Excellent command of the Office package, particularly PowerPoint and Excel,
• Sense of ethics,
• Discretion and confidentiality.

Travel in France and abroad is to be expected.