Regional Finance Controller, Europe

Your mission

Support for Regional Growth & Financial Optimization

• Participate in the critical review of market action plans and assist in consolidating market strategic business plans, ensuring their alignment with the Region’ strategy and growth ambitions
• Assist in monitoring resource allocation in line with the Region's development strategy. Develop and monitor financial KPIs for all investment streams, from boutique projects to A&P spending, with the aim of maximizing ROI and strategic impact
• Identify areas for cost optimizations and assist the regional management in looking for efficiency improvement

Financial Planning, Reporting, and Analysis

• Coordinate the regional budget process in collaboration with local and Group Finance teams as well as other regional functions
• Consolidate regional budgets / LE, ensuring alignment with European strategic priorities and providing critical financial insights to support decision making
• Conduct monthly follow-up of market performance, proactively partnering with local market controllers across Europe to understand deviations versus plan identifying risks & opportunities. Set up collaborative corrective action plans when needed and enhance forecast reliability

Finance Data & Reporting Enhancement

• Partner with the HQ Finance Data team to optimize and advance our financial reporting capabilities, including the critical migration from PowerBI to Looker, ensuring robust tools that enhance financial performance monitoring and strategic analysis for the Region

your profile

• You have a Master’s degree in economics or engineering with 5-8 years of experience in a similar role.
• You have proven finance analysis expertise is essential, ideally gained within an international environment.
• You have strong knowledge of accounting principles (IAS/IFRS).
• You are able to analyze and assess complex data, determine trends and variances, identify problems, and propose effective solutions.
• You demonstrate advanced proficiency in, PowerPoint, and SAP BI reporting tools.
• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to thrive in a multinational environment, effectively managing relationships across diverse functions and cultures.
• You demonstrate agility, flexibility, and a strong team spirit.
• You possess high ethical standards and values, coupled with a strong sense of confidentiality.
• You are fluent in English.