Business Controller
eCommerce multi brand scale up
Munich - 3/4 days in office
We’re supporting a fast-paced, scale-up eCommerce business (€300m+ turnover) with multiple recent acquisitions. They are searching for a Business Controller for the DACH region, responsible for a portfolio of brands.
Key Responsibilities
P&L Controlling & Financial Ownership
- Full ownership of P&L controlling, including Sales, COGS, A&P, fulfilment, payroll and OpEx.
- Act as the primary financial contact for the business unit.
Budgeting & Forecasting
- Lead the annual budget process and quarterly latest estimates in close collaboration with stakeholders.
- Provide clear commentary on variances, risks and opportunities.
Month-End Close & Financial Accuracy
- Own month-end close from a controlling perspective.
- Review postings, prepare and validate accruals, provisions and deferrals.
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of results before sign-off.
Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management
- Work closely with the GM, Brand Owner, Marketing, Supply Chain and other functions.
- Proactively drive discussions, challenge assumptions and push insights, rather than operating in a silo.
- Support decision-making with clear, pragmatic financial input.
Payroll & Inventory Controlling
- Review and control payroll processed by external providers, manage deviations and approve month-end posting.
- Manage finished goods inventory controlling, including invoice checks, accruals/deferrals and discrepancy resolution with Supply Chain.
Data, Reporting & Systems
- Prepare and adjust sales and COGS data and upload A&P and fulfilment costs into the data cube by country and brand.
- Support reporting through Power BI, Tableau and Snowflake in a non-fully automated environment.
Profile Required
- Strong experience in business or commercial controlling with full P&L responsibility.
- Proven ownership of budgeting, forecasting and month-end close.
- Comfortable operating in a hands-on, Excel-heavy environment.
- Ideally, coming from an eCommerce scale-up company.
- Confident, proactive communicator able to influence senior stakeholders.
- Experience working with centralised finance functions and external providers.
- Power BI experience is desirable.