Controller (w/m/d)

About the role

As Controller, Central Cluster Country Group, you will serve as a key Finance Business Partner to the Sales and Commercial organizations, supporting profitable business growth through financial insight, performance analysis, and commercial decision support. In this role, you will work closely with Sales, Customer Marketing, and Finance colleagues to evaluate and optimize customer investments, improve promotional effectiveness, and drive sustainable sales and profit growth. You will play a critical role in planning, forecasting, performance management, and business partnering across the Central Cluster Country Group. Reporting directly to the CFO, Central Cluster Country Group, this position offers significant exposure to both local and regional stakeholders and requires strong collaboration across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Business Partnering & Commercial Support
• Act as the primary Finance Business Partner for the Sales organization, supporting short-term business activations and commercial initiatives.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to support commercial decision-making and drive profitable growth.
• Partner closely with Sales and Customer Marketing teams to evaluate customer investments and promotional activities.
• Analyze trade spending plans and identify opportunities to improve net pricing, optimize investments, and reduce trade spending inefficiencies.
• Translate financial plans and budgets into realistic customer-level performance targets.
• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes for the assigned business area.
• Monitor business performance against targets and provide timely analysis of risks and opportunities.
• Analyze monthly financial results and communicate performance updates and full-year outlooks to key stakeholders.
• Support accurate financial forecasting through robust business analysis and challenge.
• Sales & Trade Investment Management
• Evaluate promotional effectiveness and Return on Investment (ROI) across customer activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve trade investment efficiency and commercial profitability.
• Provide ongoing analysis and recommendations to maximize value creation through customer investments.
• Forecasting & Business Performance
• Actively contribute to the monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) cycle.
• Drive forecast accuracy through data-driven analysis and collaboration with commercial stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment between commercial plans, demand forecasts, and financial expectations.
• Process Improvement & Controls
• Drive simplification initiatives and promote best-practice sharing across the Cluster Finance organization.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and analytical capabilities.
• Ensure that financial controls and governance processes within the sales controlling environment remain effective and fit for purpose.
• Experience you'll bring:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience in Finance, Commercial Finance, Business Controlling, Financial Planning & Analysis, or a related discipline.
• Proven track record of driving process improvements and supporting organizational change
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Behaviors you'll need:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and support decision-making through financial analysis.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of how businesses drive revenue and profitability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and organizational levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, changing deadlines, and ad hoc business requests in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

• Experience within a multinational consumer goods or FMCG environment.
• Knowledge of SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), or related financial reporting systems.
• Additional language skills such as German, Polish, Hungarian, or Czech.
• Experience partnering directly with Sales and Commercial teams.

Benefits

Additional Information

SC JOHNSON IS A FIFTH-GENERATION FAMILY COMPANY BUILT ON THE SPIRIT OF OUR PEOPLE. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building iconic brands that win the hearts and minds of consumers - such as Raid®, Glade®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country around the world. Together, we are creating a better future - for the planet, for future generations and for every SCJ team member. Join our winning team of Wave Makers and Go Getters and help us write the next chapter in the SCJ story. Controller Internal job title: Senior Analyst FP&A Location: Erkrath

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