Business Controller

At Stanley/Stella, we create premium, sustainable apparel with a strong commitment to quality, transparency, and responsible business practices. As our business continues to grow internationally, we rely on strong financial insights to support good decision-making and sustainable growth. Our Finance team plays a key role in helping the business understand performance, anticipate challenges, and make informed decisions across all functions. As a Business Controller, you support the Controlling team in delivering accurate financial reporting, analysis, and business insights that help drive decision-making across the company. You will contribute to month-end reporting, forecasting, and planning activities while developing a strong understanding of the business and its financial drivers. Over time, you will progressively take ownership of your own scope and grow into a trusted business partner for departments such as Logistics, Marketing, and HR. You will help identify opportunities, anticipate risks, and support continuous improvement of financial processes and tools Reporting & Analysis - Support monthly and annual closing activities, including reconciliations and financial consolidation. - Analyze business performance and key variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year. - Monitor revenue, margins, inventory, and other key financial indicators. - Support cash flow forecasting and tracking. - Prepare financial reports, presentations, and materials for management reviews and board meetings. - Deliver ad hoc analyses to support business needs. Business Partnering - Collaborate with commercial and operational teams to provide financial insights and performance reporting. - Support strategic and operational decision-making through data-driven analysis. - Contribute to business cases, investment analyses, and performance improvement initiatives. - Help identify risks, opportunities, and areas for enhanced business performance. Financial Planning - Support the preparation of budgets and forecasts. - Assist with financial modelling and scenario analysis. - Contribute to the monitoring of operational and financial KPIs. - Support investment evaluations and business planning activities Process Improvement - Contribute to the optimization and automation of controlling processes and reporting tools. - Support digitalization initiatives and the use of data-driven solutions. - Ensure compliance with internal financial policies, accounting standards, and reporting guidelines. Collaboration - Work closely with the Business Controller team, Business Analyst, Accounting, and Credit teams. - Build effective relationships with stakeholders across the business. - Report directly to the Head of Controlling. - You hold a degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field. - You have at least 3 years of experience in controlling, financial analysis, audit, or a similar finance role. - You have a solid understanding of finance, accounting principles, and financial reporting. - You are comfortable working with Excel and have experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau. - You are interested in data, systems, digitalization, and process improvement. - You combine strong analytical skills with attention to detail and a structured way of working. - You communicate clearly and can adapt your message to different audiences. - You enjoy collaborating with stakeholders across different departments. - You are fluent in English and French. - You are proactive, hands-on, and motivated to learn and grow in a dynamic environment.