Company Description

At H&M, our purpose is to liberate fashion for the many. We want to shape a new world in Fashion. A world with one ultimate goal: to unleash your self-expression. As an H&M colleague, you’re encouraged to be yourself & more. You’ll take on new responsibilities from day one, learn skills for life, and find new ways to make your big dreams come true. 

Our company is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we actively seek colleagues who share our commitment. 

Job Description

About the Role

As a Construction and Facilities Controller, you will monitor, analyze, follow up, and control the efficiencies and costs of the new, rebuilding, and consolidation projects and facilities running costs for all sales markets in the Americas.   The role will assist the Construction & Facilities departments with reporting, budgeting, & target setting. You work with all brands (H&M, COS, & Other Stories) and support the collaboration in the local Expansion function.

This hybrid role reports into our Business Controller C&F and is based out of New York, NY.

A Day in the Life

Working at H&M means no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will include the following responsibilities*

• Develops & implements methods and systems to increase efficiency and decrease costs
• Compiles and maintains capital expenditure data within FDW/LIMA (SAP)
• Provides training to all Expansion functions on reporting and account tracking requirements
• Understands the basis of the approved budget and establishes cost controls in the project life cycle
• Facilitates meetings with project managers to understand forecasted costs with any associated risks
• Maintains change order log integrity for all States/Regions for all sales markets in Region Americas
• Acts as a liaison between C&F Managers and accounting to reconcile actuals versus forecast
• Represents construction function as a core team member of the rebuild planning committee
• Ensures all routines are followed for rebuild projects along with critical path timeline
• Assists project team during the close out process when discrepancies arise
• Tracks project (or contract specific) financial KPIs clearly and precisely
• Generates both internal and external reports for top management
• Creates annual budget and assists in goal setting along with Construction & Facilities
• Manages and monitors the financial control system of the Facilities department
• Conducts monthly cost follow-up meetings with Regional C&F Managers to ensure proper cost awareness and actions
• Manages and controls invoicing for Facilities
• Carries out spot-checks/audits on projects, invoices, and contracts to ensure all relevant information is in place per H&M standard guidelines
• Oversees all tenders to ensure proper corporate governance is compiled with and that all tenders employ a fair process
• Oversees the Asset tools, reports ensuring asset data is collected to keep reports & tools updated
• Manages the oversite of our Facilities Ticket System (Service Channel/Planon) as the “Super User”
• Utilizes Service Channel Analytics as needed to support the C&F Managers with oversite of work orders, spend
• Conducts an annual check of all main vendors’ financial stability to reduce risk to store projects
• Reports on capital expenditures more than $150 million.
• Required travel up to 10% of time

Qualifications

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Administration or Finance or equivalent work experience
• 5+ year experience in Accounting and Finance as a Controller or Assistant Controller
• Proficient in MS Office, intermediate to advanced skills with Excel
• Thorough, organized, and detail-oriented
• Ability to prioritize and follow up on various projects
• Good stress resistance and capability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• 3 years of budgeting experience, including P&L, forecasting, etc.
• Must have up-to-date knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance practices
• Ability to analyze and balance business need and cost consciousness
• Ability to protect confidential information

Additional Information

Why You’ll Love Working at H&M 

• We value diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and disability 

• We pride ourselves on being a values-driven organization, guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years 

• You’ll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues 

• We are an inclusive company where you’re encouraged to be yourself at work 

• You will have access to a large global talent community, where career growth and aspirations have no limits 

• We believe in supporting your overall wellbeing and offer comprehensive benefits inclusive of health insurance, wellness and family support programs, company match  401k, paid leave programs, and paid time off, including a community day to serve your local community 

• You’ll be able to express your personal style with our employee discount at H&M, & Other Stories, and COS 

Compensation: salary range is $112,811-$126,912 annually**

*This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, and responsibilities assigned for this job at the company’s discretion.

**H&M, in good faith, has assessed this posted range of compensation as the accurate range for this role and location at the time of this posting. H&M may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.

EEOC Code: PRO