Senior Business Controller
1 day ago
Paris
We're delighted to be recruiting a commercially-focused finance professional to step into a highly visible Senior Business Controller role within a large international organization. In this standalone role, you will work closely with senior stakeholders to drive performance, influence decision-making, and provide meaningful financial insight. The role offers a broad scope across FP&A, reporting, and business partnering with exposure to strategic initiatives and operational leadership. It’s particularly suited to someone looking to move into a more impactful position, where they can go beyond core reporting and actively shape business outcomes within a complex, fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities of the Senior Business Controller: • Own the budgeting, forecasting, and planning cycles for a key business area, ensuring strong financial visibility, • Deliver high-quality financial reporting, supported by clear and insightful commentary for senior stakeholders, • Analyze performance, identify key value drivers, and provide actionable recommendations to enhance business outcomes, • Act as a business partner to senior stakeholders, contributing to both strategic and operational decision-making, • Evaluate business cases, investments, and cost initiatives, supporting effective resource allocation, • Track and challenge performance through relevant KPIs, helping to drive accountability and results, • Support cost optimization initiatives and continuous performance improvement, • Drive enhancements in planning, reporting, and controlling processes to increase efficiency and transparency, • Ensure adherence to internal controls, governance frameworks, and compliance requirements, • Contribute to wider finance and business transformation projects Candidate Profile: • Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field, • Fluent in French and English, • Min. 5-8 years' proven experience in Controlling, FP&A, or Business Finance within an international environment, • Advanced Excel and strong data analysis capabilities, • Confident communicator, with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders, • Proactive and hands-on approach, comfortable operating in a dynamic environment, • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities effectively If you are interested in applying for this Senior Business Controller role, please register your interest using the link below. Alternatively, please call Megan on +31 20 808 1102 Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we’re only able to contact those selected for the next stage of the process. If you haven’t heard from us within five working days, unfortunately your application has not been successful. Please continue to explore future opportunities at EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.