Strategic Staffing Solutions International’s client is a global, Canada-based Fortune 500 company with over 130,000 employees across 26 countries, serving more than 6 million customers daily. The company operates in all 50 U.S. states, every Canadian province, and several European countries, including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ireland.
As the Global Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team continues to grow, the company is hiring a Senior Business Controller – Global Food & Loyalty. In this role, you will act as a business partner, supporting performance from both financial and operational perspectives. Responsibilities include financial analysis, ad hoc data handling, reporting, and assisting management decisions related to P&L, gross margin, and CAPEX.
What you will do:
A) Reporting and Controlling:
- Prepare and interpret financial reports by gathering and analyzing data from multiple sources
- Maintain and improve P&L models for Food categories, working cross-functionally to align data structures with business needs
- Analyze and track financial results against budget and previous year performance, providing clear commentary
- Support Global Food teams with ad hoc analysis and performance insights for product categories
B) Business Planning:
- Support the business planning process across different regions
- Coordinate planning steps and deliverables across stakeholders
- Align CAPEX targets and plans with relevant teams
- Help define overall strategy and ambition levels
C) Financial Modelling:
- Build models to map business case scenarios to financial outcomes (P&L, Free Cash Flow, etc.)
- Identify and review key drivers and assumptions
D) Investment Decision Support:
- Build or review business cases for strategic projects
- Ensure assumptions are realistic and aligned across teams
- Help standardize and improve investment decision frameworks
- Track investments and operating budgets
- Share best practices on business case preparation with stakeholders
E) Operational Expenditure Tracking, Analysis, and Reporting:
- Work with the OPEX team to analyze and provide insights on spending
- Support functional groups in managing their spend
- Partner with Finance Controllers to deliver timely, accurate variance reports
- Support the OPEX Finance Controller team with more complex questions
F) Improve and Automate Reporting Tools:
- Contribute to financial data and reporting process improvements
- Collaborate with Data & Analytics and Loyalty teams to analyze broad data sets and identify insights
- Support the team in reaching annual objectives
G) Other:
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations
- Take part in special projects when needed
- Occasional travel required (approx. 2%–5%)
What you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business
- 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally in financial analysis, strategic planning, or budgeting and forecasting in a commercial environment
- Strong skills in working with large, complex datasets and building financial models
- Experience with financial systems such as Longview, PDI, JD Edwards, or similar
- Solid analytical and numerical skills
- Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to engage across all levels of management
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines
What you will get:
- Monthly salary starting from: 3600 EUR gross
- Health insurance
- Employee discounts
- An opportunity to shape process and financial performance management in the global functional lines
- Continuous professional and personal growth opportunities