Business Controller

The position reports to the Senior Controller for LOEWE Perfumes and it will be in charge of the consolidation of the financial information of the subsidiaries

• Elaboration and reporting of the monthly closings for each Head Office, including the financial control, following and analysis of the expenditures and deviations, flash sales, packages (P&L) of the subsidiaries.
• Elaboration of the necessary information for the quarterly consolidations and hard closings of the Group
• Assure, secure and support the achievement of sales goals, operative result and DSO by brand, as well as Cash Flow by entity
• Elaboration and supervision of the budgets of the company (budget, revisions). Implementation of action plans (Contingency plans) to protect the operative result of the company
• Elaboration and supervision of the three-year plan of the company
• Elaboration and following of operating accounts by customers/channels/areas, with the goal of obtaining the adequate financial analysis for more precise decision making, complete and detailed
• Elaboration and delivery of the necessary financial information to the auditors for the preparation of the annual accounts of the company
• Maintenance and development of new projects and procedures of the company, with special emphasis on the compliance to the rules of the internal audit
• Revision of the rates of the company (including, for the case of Loewe Perfumes, the supervision of the compliance to the margins in international rates).
• Elaboration, control and following of the expense distributions of Back Office and Front Office.
• Give the necessary support to the Finance and Management team to help in decision making.

Profile :

• Degree in Business Administration

• Masters in Controlling or International Business

• At least 7 years experience in a Controlling role withing a retail company and having worked with subsidiaries and export companies :

• Result Oriented and problem solving attitude

• Highly Analytical, attention to detail an ability to crunch data into a manageable format

• Proactive and Collaborative

• Continuous improvement mindset

• Presentation Skills, strong ability to articulate analysis into recommended action plans