Business Controller

Mission

As a Senior Controller, you will contribute to the financial well-being of the organization by providing financial guidance, maintaining financial discipline, and facilitating data-driven decision-making across various departments.

Main responsibilities

• Financial and business planning: Managing the annual budgets and forecasts in terms of Opex, Capex, cash flow and various financial KPI's. Working closely with all department and key owners of the business. You will analyse possible risks and sensitivities and make suggestions for solutions with focus on business profitability.
• Reporting and analysis: Monthly reporting of actuals. Creating various ad hoc financial reports and analyses requested by the business. Analyse and explain the monthly variances from forecasts, budgets and other financial reporting. Preparing PowerPoint presentations for business meetings and/or for the board of directors. Oversee cash flow management. Create a corporate culture based on effective and proactive reporting and strong digitalization.
• Financial processes: Ensure that all financial data & processes are in compliance with the corporate accounting processes. Review existing financial processes and suggest improvement/standardization. Ensure that the financial processes are of high quality.
• Business support: Financial business partner of the various operational departments. Active participation in the development of new business units and undertake the financial monitoring by providing suggestions. Drawing up business cases, performing financial checks and integrating and monitoring new projects. Manage transversal projects by understanding completely the business and after proposing improvements. Spend the necessary time with partners (customers and suppliers) to perfectly master the company's business and understand its challenges.

People

You report directly to the CFO, working together with the Accounting and Credit Department and operational departments. You will supervise and ensure the development of one Junior Business Controller.

Your profile

• University degree with a financial background or an equivalent.
• Around 10 years of experience in finance as a Controller.
• Detail-oriented mindset and analytical thinking.
• Experience with Business Intelligence (BI Tool).
• Fluent in French and English.
• You are business-minded and are used to work with transversal projects.
• Business finance and compliance expertise, but also finance @ IT processes.
• Strong interest in management and ERP systems and process digitalization.
• You are able to work in a fast-growing company.
• B to B to C experience is an advantage.
• You are rigorous, structuring, anticipative, mature.
• Your flexibility and communication skills allow you to convince and influence.

About us

At Stanley/Stella you will witness a scale-up company who has the entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. Experimenting and empowering people is key to achieve our challenging goals. Combine this with healthy financial results and the possibilities are unlimited. We live in a multicultural, high-energy environment where we encourage people to take the lead and step out of the ordinary. We don't talk the talk. We walk the walk. To do so, we rely on an entire eco-system where everyone is part of our journey. From suppliers and dealers to our own employees… because choosing the right partners empowers innovation and ensures our premium standards & quality we strive for. Innovation runs through our veins and is in every aspect of the actions we take. No compromises are made when it comes to our aim for excellence. Because, we re-invent fashion for a better world… Are you in for this entrepreneurial journey?