FINANCE AND BUSINESS CONTROLLER

We are looking for a proactive and analytical Finance professional to join our team. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, you will act as a trusted business partner, working closely with cross-functional teams to drive financial planning, forecasting and performance analysis. This role offers broad exposure to both local and international operations, providing the opportunity to influence key business decisions while supporting the company's continued growth.

• Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring that reserves are maintained at appropriate levels.
• Monitoring and controlling capital expenditure and investment projects.
• Supporting internal and external audit processes, including SOX compliance activities.
• Collaborating with international Finance and IT teams to ensure accounting requirements are correctly reflected within financial systems.
• Coordinating the annual budgeting process alongside the different business units, covering revenue, cost of sales and operating profitability.
• Tracking budget performance on a monthly basis, identifying variances, investigating root causes and recommending corrective actions to Finance and business leadership.
• Gathering and consolidating commercial information, including product launches, new customer acquisitions and promotional initiatives, to prepare the monthly financial forecast submitted through the company's planning tools.
• Reviewing business forecasts to ensure they are accurate, realistic and aligned with expectations, facilitating agreement among both local and international stakeholders before final submission.
• Forecasting promotional spending and payroll-related costs in close partnership with the commercial teams.
• Conducting financial analysis and profitability assessments for new business initiatives, while supporting their successful implementation.
• Preparing and sharing key commercial and operational metrics (such as sales performance and digital activity) with regional and global finance teams.
• Acting as the main finance liaison between the Finance Manager and the different business functions, ensuring an effective flow of information.
• Providing the Record-to-Report team with relevant financial and operational data to ensure appropriate accounting provisions are recorded.
• Managing the monthly review and forecasting of Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).
• Monitoring inventory levels, including saleable and promotional stock, reconciling them against shipment forecasts and financial plans, and coordinating corrective actions whenever discrepancies arise.

· 5 - 10 years of finance-related experience

· Proactivity to propose measures to improve business decision-taking process.

· Relation with other management /stakeholders

· Good level of English, knowledge of Portuguese is a plus

· Command of MS Office

· Experience of Hyperion and SAP is a plus.

· High commitment and hard worker with good learning agility.