Senior Business Controller

We are looking for a Senior Business Controller to join the Group Business Control department in our HQ Office.

We are GrandVision, well-known by our retail banners such as Pearle, Vision Express, Charlie Temple, Apollo, Solaris, and many more! Our global store network are the go-to locations for all the top brands in the eyewear industry, including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Esprit, Carrera, but also popular for our comprehensive selection of exclusive and indie brands.

As a Senior Business Controller, you are responsible for analysing business results, managing reporting and dashboarding, budgeting, forecasting, and control over the P&L while identifying risks and opportunities and acting as a business partner and first-line support to our Nordic, Spanish and Swiss markets.

You closely work together with the Senior Management team in HQ and Operating Countries (OpCos) to provide insights regarding our monthly performance and advise on decision making as well as support process harmonization projects across the different OpCos.

If you are a fun and resilient person who works hard, rolls up your sleeves when challenges arise, and is not afraid to try something new, we are looking for you!

Responsibilities

• Finance business partnering for senior management geographical cluster.
• Analysis of results and foresight.
• Attend and drive business review meetings.
• Own and drive the Optical retail KPIs.
• Periodic management reporting and analysis on realization of our strategy/cluster ambitions.
• Decision support for strategic investments and maintenance of group decision support templates.
• Benchmarking, best practice sharing and implementation.
• Monitoring and forecasting global trends and market developments relevant to our Business Model.
• Gathering and actioning on KPIs.
• Participate in and follow up on audits/projects.
• M&A integration support.
• Connecting operating companies with GrandVision headquarters
• Ad hoc analysis

Key skills, knowledge and experience

• University degree in business administration, business economics and/or management control.
• >7 years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience in finance business partnering in cooperation with senior management.
• Strong knowledge of Business Control and/or FP&A.
• Experience in sharing and implementing best practices.
• Strong Excel and dashboarding knowledge.
• Hyperion knowledge is a plus.
• Experience with working in a multi-national environment is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of English (written & spoken).
• Pro-active and strong team player but not afraid to challenge
• Highly adaptable to new environments; with a natural ability to embrace learning and develop through experience.

Benefits/Terms

• Workplace type: hybrid. We offer the option to continue working 2 days at home and 3 days at the office with a working from home bundle incl. chair and screen etc. provided to support this.

• Salary: we pay competitive salaries in line with the international retail sector. We are looking forward to discussing your salary expectations during the interview.

In addition to the above, we offer a scope of great benefits including (but not limited to):

• Dutch pension plan with employer contribution of 8%
• Employee net investment scheme
• Employee Purchase Option for glasses, contact lenses and sunglasses
• Subsidised lunches and free fruit at the office
• Commuting expenses reimbursed
• Discount on various partner insurances
• The option to work from abroad for a specified time
• Flexibility on annual leave planning with option to purchase additional days

Developing Careers & Potential

Within all GrandVision companies we recruit for a career, not just a job. We are passionate about customer satisfaction and develop our people to look for growth potential within the job and within the company.

With customers, stores and employees located in over 40 countries, GrandVision shows diversity to be at the core of its success. GrandVision is a global company proud and committed to be an equal opportunity employer.

More about GrandVision

GrandVision is a global leader in optical retailing and delivers high quality and affordable eye care to more and more customers around the world. The high quality eye care offered by GrandVision includes a wide range of services provided by its vision expert, prescription glasses including frames and lenses, contact lenses and contact lens care products, and sunglasses both plain and with prescription lenses. These products are offered through leading optical retail banners across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. GrandVision serves its customers in over 7,200 stores and with more than 39,000 employees which are proving every day that in EYE CARE, WE CARE MORE.

After decades of collaboration and two years of efforts and relentless work to make it a reality, EssilorLuxottica and GrandVision officially became part of the same organization as of 1 July, 2021. Going forward, as part of the EssilorLuxottica family, GrandVision will be able to truly unlock our full potential, and that of the optical industry as a whole, by exploring new paths around product development, digitalization, distribution and innovation.

At the very core have always been our people, who day after day are elevating the importance of vision as a basic human right and to bringing the best eyewear possible to the market. As part of the Group's deeply-rooted culture and values, we are committed to taking care of our employees around the globe and helping them thrive and grow.

Some key figures:

• 7,260 stores in more than 40 countries
• 434,000 daily store visits
• 15.1 million Eyeglass & sunglass sold
• Over 39,000 employees worldwide
• Revenue EUR 3.5 billion FY
• EBITA EUR 266 million

Our vision is to provide high quality and affordable eye care to more and more people around the world. By doing so, GrandVision aspires to help them realize their full potential in life.

More about GrandVision: www.grandvision.com

Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grandvision

Find our Annual Report here: http://annualreport.grandvision.com

NB. If you have not heard back from us after 27 days, please consider your application not to be successful. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback should you not be selected for an interview.