Business Controller

gategroup is the leading independent global provider of products, services and solutions related to a passenger’s on-board experience. We specialize in catering and hospitality, provisioning and logistics; and onboard products and services to companies that serve people on the move. Our portfolio is designed to meet the fast-changing needs of our customers around the world. We do this by offering end-to-end solutions through our group of companies. While each company addresses a specific market need, together they can also operate in an integrated way to provide a ‘one-stop-shop’ for our customers. Please visit our website: http: //www.gategroup.com/

Job Summary:

You will be responsible for, but not limited to, the financial management of the largest account in the company last year from a profit perspective. An airline that has performed well historically and have ambitious targets going forward. Which will require that you have a high level of independence, have a dynamic approach and can work hands-on with various tasks. You will be the financial expert for your account and will keep track of profitability, cost drivers, revenue development and assortment performance.

This is not a typical finance role. We are looking for someone who is highly pro-active and who wants to team up with the rest of colleagues (finance and non-finance) to make things happen!

Personal Qualities:

Enjoys working collaboratively with people. Performing well in this role will only come through considerable engagement with the rest of the business


• Driven character / self-motivated with a team spirit. You will be part of a Business Controlling team in Sweden.
• Being a creative problem solver with a flexible mind-set is highly valued
• You have a genuine curiosity for business and people and you possess the ability to gather and interpret a large quantity of information and to present it in a comprehensible way.

 Main Duties and Responsibilities:


• Act as Finance Lead for the account. Managing the P&L to deliver against budget. Identifying and analysing root cause of variances. Making financial recommendations to the account director and gateretail (GR) account team on best route of action to manage any risks and explore areas of opportunity. Lead customer meetings from a finance perspective
• Define commercial priorities on weekly/monthly basis. Providing Account Director and Head of Commercial Finance with clear updates on performance vs plan. Setting out clear actions to bridge any gaps. Aligning with the airline constantly
• Ensure targets are met when launching New Product Ranges. Working very closely with category managers. Providing commercial direction throughout the entire process
• Develop budget models and projections in conjunction with the operating units as required
• Month end responsibilities: producing full P&L. Demonstrating key drivers of performance
• Ad-hoc tasks/projects as assigned by CFO or Head of area

Education:


• Bachelor’s degree required; Business, Economics, Math or Engineering majors required.

Work Experience:


• 5 to 6 years financial experience
• Systems experience (eg SAP, BI systems)

Language / Communication Skills:


• Excellent command of both written and spoken English
• Must be able to effectively and professionally communicate
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills