Regional Business Portfolio Controller

Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Regional Business Portfolio Controller, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our physical store portfolio. You will provide financial and analytical expertise to support leasing, legal, and expansion teams, ensuring profitable growth and portfolio optimization. Your insights will help drive strategic decisions, from new store openings and optimizations to consolidations and renegotiations.

• Ensure accuracy in budgeting, P&L methodology, and sales and profit forecasting.
• Develop and support strategic plans for growth, consolidations, negotiations, and portfolio management.
• Establish forecasting routines and maintain benchmark data for business case preparation.
• Support sales market teams with analytical tools and collaborate with global Controlling to develop relevant solutions.
• Analyse financial trends and performance deviations to optimize results.
• Identify key success factors and growth opportunities within the portfolio.
• Implement controlling routines and analytical methods for Lease Managers and Sales Market Controllers.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

In this role, you will collaborate closely with various teams to drive expansion and portfolio success. You’ll provide key financial insights and strategic recommendations to support decision-making across the organization.

• Regional Expansion Controlling Team for strategic alignment and financial planning.
• Sales Market Leasing and Legal Teams to support leasing negotiations and portfolio management.
• Senior Management, providing financial reporting and data-driven recommendations.
• Global Controlling to co-create analytical tools and forecasting models.

WHO YOU ARE

You are a strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and a passion for data-driven decision-making. Your ability to structure and visualize complex financial information allows you to influence key stakeholders and drive results.

We are looking for people with…

• At least 3 years of experience in controlling, financial analysis, or a similar analytical role.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI and Excel (VBA or similar skills are a plus).
• Strong financial reporting experience, including presenting to senior management.
• Solid knowledge of common accounting principles and financial planning.
• Excellent communication and strategic leadership skills, with the ability to convey insights clearly across teams.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).

And people who are…

• Curious, innovative, and forward-thinking, with a passion for improving business processes.
• Highly analytical and structured, with the ability to transform data into strategic actions.
• Strong team players who collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Results-driven and goal-oriented, with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Adaptable to change and eager to shape the future of retail expansion.

WHO WE ARE

H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE

At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.

All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

JOIN US

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.

If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, apply by sending your application through the career site as soon as possible but no later than March 5, 2025, and initiate the dialogue with your current manager.

This is a permanent position based in one of our Regional Offices either in Stockholm or London, and reports to the Regional Expansion Controlling Manager.

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.

*We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.