Business Controller South

About the team

We are searching for a Business Controller to join our finance department. You will translate information into business insights, collect information, compile it, and aggregate it into insightful presentations. You will work closely with regional management, supporting with information and insights, identifying opportunities and evaluating risks. Do you want to join a fantastic team that questions old habits and strives for efficiency? Our teamwork makes dreamwork!

Responsibilities

1. Perform and share sales analyses by market, channel, profit center, product, and category.
2. Perform and share margin analysis.
3. Prepare and distribute cost follow-up reports to all cost center owners.
4. Perform monthly analysis with variation explanation on the full P&L (vs LY, Budget, and Forecast).
5. Execute forecast and budget processes.
6. Work closely with regional and local management to interpret information, find opportunities, and identify risks, acting as a business partner.
7. Prepare and submit group reporting (monthly closing) on time and in line with group instructions.
8. Partner with wholesale retail and e-com management to do consumer analysis and build consumer understanding.
9. Analyze working capital development, optimal levels, and drive control and optimization.

Your Skills

1. Knowledge requirements: Business Control, Finance Business Processes, Accounting, Stakeholder management, Tax, VAT, GAAP is a merit.
2. Educational level: University degree or equivalent.
3. Past experience: 5 years, preferably in an international environment. Retail experience is a merit.
4. System skills: Excel, PPT. Experience from SAP is a merit.
5. Language skills: English, additional languages are a merit.
6. You could define yourself as passionate, proactive, persistent, organized, structured, and detail-oriented. You have the ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment and quickly identify problems and propose solutions.

GANT is one of the inspiring brands driven by passionate people of the MF Brands Group, alongside Lacoste, Aigle, The Kooples, and Tecnifibre. Please visit the group website for more information.