Sebastien Salles
CFO | Compliance Manager | GM | Retail Director | Retail | Fashion | Luxury | Wholesale | E-commerce | Real Estate | Asia | China | Kering | Galeries Lafayette | Auchan | PwC
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Paris, France
Mobilité : Paris
Freelance, ouvert au CDI
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À propos
Introduction
CFO with 18+ years of experience, I am specialized in financial strategy, compliance, and business transformation in retail, from department store to luxury fashion. With a Chinese Green Card and over a decade in China, I have successfully led financial operations for global brands like Yves Saint Laurent (Kering Group) and Galeries Lafayette, optimizing profitability, and implementing cost optimization strategies in complex markets. Beyond finance, I am a strategic leader with hands-on management experience. I have restructured and led teams of 140+ employees, fostering a results-driven culture and aligning financial strategy with commercial objectives. My expertise spans budgeting, forecasting, risk assessment, and cash flow management, ensuring financial sustainability while driving business growth, store expansion, and enhanced customer experience. With extensive expertise in the Chinese retail landscape and global financial best practices, I have successfully led omnichannel strategies, leveraging data-driven decision-making and strategic stakeholder management to drive sustainable growth and long-term profitability.
Expérience de travail
Chief Financial Officer
Saint Laurent
sept. 2023 - déc. 2024
1 an 4 mois
Shanghai, Chine
Lead the Finance team and Compliance functions for the operation in China.
Galeries Lafayette
mars 2014 - août 2023
9 ans 6 mois
Chinandega, Nicaragua
General Manager - Retail Director
avr. 2020 - août 2023
3 ans 5 mois
Chinandega, Nicaragua
Headed Beijing Department Store (48k square meters store and a team of 140 employees) with around 150 fashion brands in concession and 100 brands in wholesale.
Senior Finance Manager
mars 2014 - mars 2020
6 ans 1 mois
Pékin, Chine
Responsibility: finance, planning, budget control, margin control, expenses control, cash management, internal control, business plan for new project / business opportunity
Finance controller
Auchan Retail
sept. 2011 - mars 2014
2 ans 7 mois
Shanghai, Chine
Responsibility: supporting departments of the supermarket (finance, security, maintenance, price control, receiving, cleaning) - 70 employees In finance department: planning, accounting, finance, tax filling, internal control, budget control, margin control, expenses control, stock management, capex management
Senior Financial Auditor
PwC
sept. 2006 - août 2011
5 ans
Luxembourg
Responsibility: audit of the financial statements of industrial and service companies under the ISA (International Standard on Auditing), audit of group consolidation under IFRS, review Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX 404) control
Formation
ESC La Rochelle (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce)
Master's degree, Accounting and Finance
2002 - 2005
4 ans