Business Controller

Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Business Controller, you play a key role in driving profitable growth, financial performance, and operational efficiency within the Sales Market. You act as a trusted business partner, providing financial insights, strategic recommendations, and performance analysis that support informed decision-making across the organization.

In this role, you combine strong financial expertise with commercial understanding to support business steering, governance, project evaluation, and operational transparency. Through accurate forecasting, proactive analysis, and collaboration with stakeholders, you help strengthen profitability and deliver sustainable business results.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Your key responsibilities include:

• Drive financial and commercial performance analysis across store and e-commerce channels by monitoring P&L performance, identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and cost drivers.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities across the Sales Market to support business growth and operational efficiency.
• Analyze deviations between actual results, forecasts, and budgets, providing recommendations and initiating corrective actions to improve performance.
• Monitor and follow up on sales, margins, productivity, operational costs, and other key business KPIs.
• Support budgeting and financial follow-up of operational, administrative, and locally driven marketing investments.
• Translate financial and operational data into meaningful insights and actionable business recommendations.
• Drive profitability initiatives by identifying efficiency opportunities and supporting business cases for investments and projects.
• Lead and support project steering, business case evaluations, financial modelling, and post-investment follow-up to ensure intended business outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with Area Teams, Commercial functions, and Support Functions to strengthen performance and align financial priorities.
• Ensure accuracy and transparency in monthly reporting, financial follow-up, and management presentations.
• Support liquidity planning, financial compliance activities, and annual financial processes in partnership with accounting teams.
• Promote a profitability-focused mindset by educating and coaching stakeholders on financial performance, governance principles, and business drivers.
• Develop and maintain reporting tools, dashboards, and financial analysis models that support data-driven decision making.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance controlling processes, operational efficiency, and financial transparency.
• Support governance, compliance, and internal controls to ensure accurate financial reporting and sound business practices.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You will be part of the Controlling team and work closely with Area Teams, Commercial stakeholders, Marketing teams, accounting teams, department controllers, and other support functions across the Sales Market. Together, you will collaborate cross-functionally to drive profitability, strengthen business performance, support strategic initiatives, and ensure aligned decision-making across the Organization.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for people who…

• Think strategically and use financial insights to influence business decisions and drive sustainable growth.
• Build strong partnerships across functions and collaborate effectively to achieve common goals.
• Communicate complex financial information in a clear, engaging, and business-relevant way.
• Take ownership and manage multiple priorities in a structured and solution-oriented manner.
• Apply strong analytical thinking to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and performance improvement actions.
• Challenge the status quo and proactively identify opportunities to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Use data and commercial understanding to support decision-making and create business value.
• Build trust and credibility through strong stakeholder management and professional judgement.
• Promote financial awareness and help stakeholders understand the impact of financial and operational decisions.
• Work independently with complex analyses while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Balance commercial ambitions with governance, compliance, and long-term business sustainability.
• Thrive in a dynamic environment and adapt quickly to changing business priorities.

And people with…

• 3-5+ years of experience in Business Controlling, Financial Co