Your responsibilities

• Partner with the business headquarters in Switzerland to drive strategic decision-making through facilitating, measuring, monitoring and analyzing financial plans and actual results, cost benchmarking, and challenging cost structures
• Apply performance-oriented mindset by having a comprehensive “big-picture” understanding of the central/corporate functions from both financial and functional perspective and providing a fact-based and objective view on the performance
• Define business priorities together with the heads of the functions and proactively engage with them to ensure that cost targets are achieved
• Review and challenge financial reports, covering business performance, cost control and accounting standards
• Conduct ad hoc analyses at the request of top management to support fact-based decision-making. Extract data from financial management systems and deliver well-formatted reports with insightful comments
• Advise and consult on business case reviews, including managing and monitoring of CAPEX investments
• Central Controlling oversight of the P&L in our geographical markets, in cooperation with the Commercial Division, including responsibility for ensuring transparency and accountability, and driving an optimization agenda by actively managing risks and opportunities
• Work with other central Controlling teams to ensure related reporting and planning approaches reflect the commercial business needs

Our requirements

• University degree or university-level education, preferably in economics, business administration, business accounting, finance or a certified public accountant degree
• Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in a multinational environment, ideally in a global or regional business controlling role from the FMCG, luxury/fashion retailing, or consulting industries
• Strong business and commercial acumen with a proactive, independent, and consulting-style mindset
• A proven track record in business partnering, analysis, decision support with an ability to constructively challenge and influence senior stakeholders
• Advanced analytical skills, problem solving skills and financial modelling skills
• Clear communication skills, including an ability to summarize complex issues into simple, concise messages and recommendations
• Experience working in a matrix organization and collaborating with other functional teams
• Fluent oral and written communications skills in English
• Experience working with SAP and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (incl. financial modelling and scenario analysis) and PowerPoint
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Team-oriented, with the ability to work and interface effectively across all levels of the organization
• Innovative mindset and a can-do attitude whenever possible

What we offer

• Private medical coverage

• Life insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• MyBenefit program

• Employee social fund

• Recognition awards

• Swarovski products discounts

• Learning and development programs

• Volunteering leave