Business Controller focused on Construction & Facility Management to H&M

Company Description


Group Expansion is the growth engine of the H&M Group. We meet the customers where they are – either through digital or physical channels. As a Business Controller at H&M Group Expansion you get to be a part of our innovative growth journey and work with optimizing our store portfolio.
The H&M Group operates more than 4 800 stores in 75 countries under 9 distinct brands. We are a growth company with high ambitions to grow our company in new and creative ways. Each year we add stores and digital channels in new and existing markets and optimize the current portfolio through rebuilds, extensions, renegotiations, relocations and consolidations. Sustainability and responsible innovation are essential parts of our business, and we design stores according to circular design principles.
We are a diverse team of high performing and ambitious people, and we continuously learn, develop and grow together. There are endless opportunities to grow with us. We will trust you with great responsibility from the start, encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and reward a passionate mindset. Just let your skills, ambition and imagination drive you!


Job Description


As a business controller you’ll be a proactive and strategic partner to the Construction & Facilities department. You will be a key player in setting and implementing the global strategy for construction and facilities. You also have full ownership of the analytical agenda to ensure we deliver on set strategy and targets. You work globally with all markets and brands.
In this role, you’ll get the exciting opportunity to…
• Together with the Head of Construction and Facilities be responsible for setting and implementing the global strategy for construction and facilities and drive profitable and meaningful growth.
• Be a strong and close support to our regional and market teams setting short- and long-term goals and targets globally and for regions.
• Analyze and evaluate performance versus set goals and independently drive business improvements based on findings.
• Proactively define and implement the analytic agenda needed to deliver on set targets, including trend analysis, forecasting, budget follow up, building business cases and reporting.
• Together with the Analytics and BI team create and maintain tools for budgeting processes globally, enabling cost follow up in regions and markets of CAPEX, OPEX, reactive and scheduled costs, and other project costs
• Prepare and communicate monthly and quarterly reporting packages and give guidance for strategic and operational decisions as well as change management initiatives.


Qualifications


As a person, we believe that you are a flexible, communicative and ambitious team player, full of drive and optimism. You effectively collaborate with a group of diverse people in order to achieve set goals and targets. You have a genuine passion for growing businesses and creating results. You thrive in an entrepreneurial setting where you are constantly looking for possibilities to develop more efficient ways of working. You like to work in a changing environment and you do it with a willingness to improve and find new and efficient ways of working.
To be successful in this role, we see that you have:
• An academic degree in business, engineering or a similar field.
• 4 + years of experience as a Business Controller, Management Consultant, Business Analyst or similar roles.
• Experience from working within the retail sector, construction and/or facility management is meritorious
• The ability to define effective long-term plans in line with the vision and strategy for the department.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn your analysis into actions. You have advanced skills in Excel and Powerpoint, Power BI skills are meritorious.
• Proven strong communication and teamwork abilities, and able to manage multiple contact points, stakeholders, and projects in order to achieve set goals and targets.
• Experience from preparing and presenting financial reporting to Senior Management and other stakeholders.
• Fluency in English; Swedish is not mandatory.
Additional Information
This is a fulltime assignment based at our Head Office in Stockholm, Sweden.
If your experience, skills, and ambitions are right for this role, please send your CV in English as soon as possible, but latest May 12th.
At H&M Group we strive to have a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Therefore, we kindly ask you to not attach a Cover Letter in your application as this could cause unintentional subjective assessment. Thank you!
H&M Group is committed to creating a Diverse & Inclusive environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, or age.
We look forward to your application!