Business Finance Professional - Sustainability (Fixed-term Contractor)

About the role

Chanel is hiring a fixed-term (1 year) Business Finance Professional for its Sustainability function in Seoul. The role reports to the Senior Business Finance and works closely with the Senior Sustainability Manager to integrate sustainability into strategic planning, budgeting and capital allocation, and to support ESG performance, reporting and carbon management across Asia.

Key responsibilities

• ESG reporting (30%): coordinate data collection across divisions for CSRD compliance, plan validation processes, and turn ESG data into actionable insights for management
• Sustainability performance monitoring and projection (20%): help develop carbon emission calculation methodologies, monitor emissions by scope and category, and guide data integrity for divisions such as Media, Events and Capital Goods
• RE100 (20%): support management and implementation of RE100, identify renewable energy solutions, and oversee administrative tasks for renewable energy procurement
• Sustainability planning for business decisions (15%): coordinate investment consolidation for the Climate Transition Plan, develop ESG governance structures, KPIs and metrics, and support OPEX and CAPEX budgeting with sustainability KPIs
• Overall controlling in sustainability (15%): assist financial projection models and work with Internal Control and Risk to prepare ESG audits

Required profile

• University degree in Business Administration with a major in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Management Systems, Economics or Quantitative Finance
• Experience in sustainability is preferred
• Knowledge of external reporting and compliance, and a passion for ESG reporting
• Excellent business-level English, written and verbal

Required skills

• Understanding of financial statements and ability to track and manage KPIs
• Knowledge of ESG reporting standards (GRI, ISSB, Value Reporting Foundation, TCFD) and data collection preferred
• Project management skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities, and strong communication