to join our world headquarters in Châtel-St-Denis.
The Finance Controller supports the Laurastar Group’s financial controlling activities across reporting, budgeting, and analysis. Working closely with the Global Controlling Manager, the role offers broad exposure to financial processes in an international environment, offering an excellent opportunity to develop skills in financial controlling, analysis, and collaboration with various departments.
Main role:
- Supports controlling activities for the Laurastar Group
- Assists the Controlling team in financial reporting, analysis, and budgeting tasks
- Contributes to ensuring accurate and timely financial information for decision-making
- Drive process standardization and continuous improvement to enhance consistency and improve company-wide data accessibility/comprehension
- Based at Laurastar HQ in Châtel-St-Denis, with the possibility of two days of remote work per week.
Key activities:
- Monthly closing and reporting tasks:
Review P&L results with budget owners to analyze variances and discuss corrective actions
Perform data proofing and ensure consistency and accuracy of financial figures
Analyze trends and flag anomalies for review
Process adjustments and corrections in financial systems as needed
Prepare monthly reporting packages with clear explanations of results
Maintain and update reporting tools and templates for monthly cycles
- Prepare and update regular reports and analyses:
Assist in preparing monthly reporting packages by department
Help consolidate figures and perform basic variance analysis
- Lead the preparation of the budgeting and forecasting processes, including:
Coordinating with department heads to collect and validate inputs
Managing and maintaining budget templates and planning tools
Consolidating data and ensuring accuracy in financial systems
- Prepare analyses and presentation materials to support the Global Controlling Manager for Executive Committee reviews
- Own the streamlining, simplification, and standardization of financial and operational processes across the organization. Lead continuous improvement efforts to harmonize procedures and boost consistency, enhancing data accessibility and usability company-wide
- Assist in maintaining data in the ERP and reporting systems:
Support data entry and updates related to cost centers, selling/transfer prices and product master data
- Support internal control tasks:
Help document processes and controls
Assist in monitoring compliance with internal control guidelines
- Collaborate with other departments (Sales, Marketing, Production, Supply Chain) on financial topics as needed
- Contribute to ad hoc analyses and projects under the guidance of the Global Controlling Manager
Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a controlling or financial analysis role
- Good communication skills in both English and French (written and spoken)
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions (e.g. PowerPivot for data modeling and analysis) with experience with BI/reporting tools (e.g., Qlik) is a plus
- Proficiency with ERP systems (Oracle EBS/Fusion is a plus), any knowledge of AI is a plus
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with a business-oriented mindset
- Ability to manage deadlines and prioritize multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
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