Brand controller

About our client:Our Client operates in the Cosmetics Industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in France. It has its branches spread to more than 150 countries, providing employment to more than 85,000 people all over the world. They fall in the “50 Most Innovative Companies in the World”. Their core business is to provide tailor made beauty to their clients. They have the advantage of having Diverse and Globalized product lines.Responsibilities:Plan, control, monitor, manage risk and opportunities of gross sales to net sales to ensure sales key metrics can be delivered as per budget or official trendAct as finance advisor for sales team to navigate commercial spending (back margin/promotion/return). Using the company knowledge as well as market financial expertise to understand, improve challenge overall effectiveness of the business, provide strategicBuild budget or rolling forecast/trend for customer under responsibility, translating numbers into channel strategyEnsure accuracy of reporting and sufficiency of budget provision related to commercial spendingHandle P L regular monitoring to ensure the deliverable of customer profitHandle internal control compliance related to commercial processManage stakeholders i.e internal/external auditor, accounting, tax, etcDevelop budget and financial forecasts (trends) in collaboration with business; P L, overhead, balance sheet and working capital.Define and produce financial reporting across all businesses, drives educates processes to benchmark, reporting and establishes best practices.Leverage knowledge and intuition around systems/data to provide insight into critical issues (SAP, Analyzer, Compas, Magnitude).Optimize Cost of Sales. Applies costing methods to model and evaluate performance; PRI, cost benefit analysis, distribution, and knowledge of entire supply chain.Plan Analyze Business Performance. Anticipates and identifies opportunities, risks and solutions to close the gaps, calculates and interprets financial results, recommend changes in a strategic direction. Requirements:Minimum hold a Bachelor degree from reputable university, preferably from Accounting or Business majorProficient in English4 years minimum of experience as Brand/CommercialController, Commercial Finance/Finance Business Partner, or Finance Business Manager Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders with a strong presenceProficient in Microsoft Office