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As Controller Strategic Finance, you transform complex financial data into actionable insights that guide investment decisions and operational improvements. Your scenarios trigger strategic discussions at board level to challenge and strengthen our longer-term plans. Ready to turn financial expertise into strategic impact?\n\nThe biggest challenge\n\nWorking towards long-term strategic goals while expertly handling high-pressure ad hoc requests. You will need to translate vast amounts of financial data into compelling ‘three-bullet stories’ that engage stakeholders at all levels, including the board. How do you combine deep-dive analysis with executive-ready synthesis? How do you constructively challenge conventional thinking? You'll need superb modeling skills, the ability to thrive under pressure, and a talent for stakeholder management to maximize impact.\n\nWhat you'll do as Controller of Strategic Finance\n\nAs part of the Business Planning team, you'll serve as a crucial link between detailed financial analysis and board-level decision-making. You translate our strategic ambitions into robust briefings and proposals, and report these to senior finance leadership. Your analyses directly influence investment decisions, operational strategies, and shareholder communications.\n\nYou will work on the development of our long-term strategic plan, diving deep into financial details before zooming out to craft a compelling narrative. Through sophisticated modeling and scenario analysis, you will provide insight in the effect of changing market circumstances and risks and opportunities on our mid to long term financial plan to deliver recommendations that resonate. Your presentations distill complex concepts into clear, actionable insights – often in just a few powerful bullets. Working under pressure is part of the role – you will handle urgent ad hoc requests while maintaining focus on long-term strategic initiatives. You'll gather input from across the organization, ensuring all perspectives are captured on time and incorporated effectively. Your key responsibilities:\n\n Drive the development and communication of long-term strategic plans with leadership\n\n Present financial analyses to senior management and board members\n\n Build sophisticated financial models and translate strategic plans into financial constructs\n\n Translate complex insights into executive-ready presentations and three-bullet summaries\n\n Manage diverse stakeholders to ensure timely input for planning processes\n\n Collaborate within a cross-functional environment to ensure relevant perspectives are taken into account\n\n Handle ad hoc requests without losing sight of ongoing priorities\n\n Challenge the status quo thinking and propose innovative financial strategies\n\nWhy you can make a difference\n\nYou combine 3-7 years of finance experience with exceptional modeling and analytical skills. Your background in FP&A or management consulting, has prepared you to transition effortlessly between granular details and big-picture storytelling. With a relevant master’s degree and advanced financial knowledge, your advice withstands board-level scrutiny. You excel at PowerPoint and data visualization and can condense even the most complex analysis into a compelling story. Beyond technical prowess, you have the confidence to present to senior executives (or the eagerness to develop this skill quickly). 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With 2,800 colleagues serving millions of customers, your financial insights will have a substantial impact on both the business strategy and the customer experience. Ready to join? 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