Corporate Controller

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We are looking for who is ready to make a difference into an intercultural environment made of love and passion talents and out of the box thinkers.

Location: Milan (HQ)
Report to: Finance Director

ROLE MISSION
The Corporate Controller is the key finance leadership role overseeing the entire controlling function. The role ensures the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting coordinates budget and forecasting cycles delivers value-added analysis to senior management and drives the development of the two direct reports. The Corporate Controller works in close partnership with the Finance Director and supporting the commercial functions (Retail Outlet E-Commerce Wholesale Operations) and the whole Leadership Team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The role is responsible for leading the Controlling and Business Performance agenda ensuring strong financial governance high-quality management reporting and proactive business partnership across channels Regions and functions.
Acting as a finance business partner the role supports commercial and operational teams in evaluating profitability by channel and region monitoring discount trends markdown policies and margin evolution and assessing the financial implications of pricing geo-pricing mark-up strategy and product development decisions. It also supports strategic evaluations such as store openings and closures impairment testing and break-even analysis in close collaboration with the Finance Director.
The position owns the monthly financial reporting cycle with a focus on P&L performance Net Sales margins and key profitability indicators. It ensures accurate and timely management reporting supports quarterly reviews with OTB the holding and provides clear variance analysis versus budget forecasts and prior year. A key part of the role is to go beyond reporting identifying the root causes of performance deviations and translating financial data into actionable insights for the Finance Director and business stakeholders.
The role coordinates the annual budget and in-year forecast processes working closely with commercial retail operations and other functions to define planning assumptions challenge inputs and assess risks and opportunities. It develops scenario and sensitivity analyses to support strategic and commercial decision-making helping the business understand the financial impact of different options.
The position oversees industrial controlling and G&A monitoring ensuring effective control of production costs COGS inventory valuation devaluation funds industrial overheads and operating expenses. It validates standard versus actual cost analyses monitors manufacturing efficiency variances and ensures full reconciliation of structural costs against the approved Budget.
The role manages and develops two direct reports setting clear annual objectives aligned with business priorities and the Group financial calendar ensuring quality of output and supporting individual development.
Finally the position drives continuous improvement of reporting processes data flows and analytical tools contributing to greater accuracy efficiency and business relevance. It actively participates in system implementation and upgrade projects impacting the controlling function working across SAP BI platforms advanced Excel and Power BI.

REQUIREMENTS
Masters degree in Economics Finance Business Administration or equivalent
7 years of experience in Controlling / FP&A roles
Background in fashion / luxury retail or structured consumer goods environments
Hands-on experience managing budget and forecast processes in multi-channel and multi-country organisations
Advanced Excel
SAP and BI platforms (SAP BW Power BI Tableau or equivalent)
Familiarity with retail KPIs: LFL sales UPT AVT conversion rate MDS% sell-through
Fluent English

WHAT WE OFFER
CCNL Industria Livello Quadro
Salary range (gross annual): 60.000 - 65.000
Variable bonus
Flexible time and smart working
Health insurance and additional accident insurance for non-work-related accidents
Meal vouchers
High-impact role within a fashion brand with strong creative identity and international reach
Regular exposure to Leadership team
International environment with stakeholders across EMEA APAC and North America.

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