Financial & Business Controller

Four Corners is a recruiter specialised in search and selection of professionals and managers in the Fashion, Luxury and Lifestyle market.

On behalf of an important Cosmetics Company we are looking for a:

Financial & Business Controller

Reporting directly to the CFO, your mission will be to support financial planning and controlling activities, ensuring accurate reporting, business analysis, and cross-functional support to drive company performance and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly and annual closing activities, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Prepare and improve management reporting and profitability analyses to support business decisions.
• Perform variance analyses and ad hoc financial analyses, providing actionable recommendations.
• Support financial evaluation of investments and cost optimization initiatives.
• Develop and enhance reporting tools and dashboards in collaboration with Headquarters.
• Participate in process improvement and system development projects, including AI-related tools.
• Support cost controlling activities with focus on G&A, logistics, and CAPEX.
• Partner with internal departments, including Sales, on budgeting, forecasting, and customer-related analyses.
• Prepare KPI reporting and performance analyses, including P&L and customer profitability analysis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Controlling, preferably within FMCG or consumer goods companies.
• Strong analytical skills and solid understanding of financial and business processes.
• Structured, reliable, and autonomous working style with strong team spirit.
• Ability to manage priorities and work under deadlines.
• Hands-on, proactive, and results-oriented mindset.
• Very good knowledge of SAP, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with BI tools is considered a plus.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Availability for occasional business travel, including visits to Headquarters

Location : Milan

Salary range: 45.000€ - 55.000€

This job posting complies with EU Directive 2023/970 on pay transparency and is open to candidates of all genders, in line with Italian Legislative Decree No. 198/2006. Aegis Srl is an authorized recruitment and selection agency under Italian law (Ministerial Authorization No. 26543, pursuant to Legislative Decree 276/2003).