Business Controller

Stanley Stella; Belgique; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanley/Stella is seeking a Business Controller to support monthly close, forecasting, and planning while developing a deep understanding of the business and its financial drivers.

As you grow, you will partner with Logistics, Marketing, and HR to identify opportunities, risks, and process improvements, delivering insightful analyses to support decisions across the company.

Qualifications

• You hold a degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• You have at least 3 years of experience in controlling, financial analysis, audit, or a similar finance role.
• You have a solid understanding of finance, accounting principles, and financial reporting.
• You are comfortable working with Excel and have experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• You are interested in data, systems, digitalization, and process improvement.
• You combine strong analytical skills with attention to detail and a structured way of working.
• You communicate clearly and can adapt your message to different audiences.
• You enjoy collaborating with stakeholders across different departments.
• You are fluent in English and French.
• You are proactive, hands-on, and motivated to learn and grow in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly and annual closing activities, including reconciliations and financial consolidation.
• Analyze business performance and key variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Monitor revenue, margins, inventory, and other key financial indicators.
• Support cash flow forecasting and tracking.
• Prepare financial reports, presentations, and materials for management reviews and board meetings.
• Deliver ad hoc analyses to support business needs.
• Collaborate with commercial and operational teams to provide financial insights and performance reporting.
• Support strategic and operational decision-making through data-driven analysis.
• Contribute to business cases, investment analyses, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Help identify risks, opportunities, and areas for enhanced business performance.
• Contribute to the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Assist with financial modelling and scenario analysis.
• Contribute to the monitoring of operational and financial KPIs.
• Support investment evaluations and business planning activities.
• Contribute to the optimization and automation of controlling processes and reporting tools.
• Support digitalization initiatives and the use of data-driven solutions.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial policies, accounting standards, and reporting guidelines.
• Work closely with the Business Controller team, Business Analyst, Accounting, and Credit teams.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Report directly to the Head of Controlling.

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

At Stanley/Stella, we create premium, sustainable apparel with a strong commitment to quality, transparency, and responsible business practices. As our business continues to grow internationally, we rely on strong financial insights to support good decision-making and sustainable growth. Our Finance team plays a key role in helping the business understand performance, anticipate challenges, and make informed decisions across all functions.

As a Business Controller, you support the Controlling team in delivering accurate financial reporting, analysis, and business insights that help drive decision-making across the company. You will contribute to month-end reporting, forecasting, and planning activities while developing a strong understanding of the business and its financial drivers. Over time, you will progressively take ownership of your own scope and grow into a trusted business partner for departments such as Logistics, Marketing, and HR. You will help identify opportunities, anticipate risks, and support continuous improvement of financial processes and tools.

Reporting & Analysis

• Support monthly and annual closing activities, including reconciliations and financial consolidation.
• Analyze business performance and key variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Monitor revenue, margins, inventory, and other key financial indicators.
• Support cash flow forecasting and tracking.
• Prepare financial reports, presentations, and materials for management reviews and board meetings.
• Deliver ad hoc analyses to support business needs.

Business Partnering

• Collaborate with commercial and operational teams to provide financial insights and performance reporting.
• Support strategic and operational decision-making through data-driven analysis.
• Contribute to business cases, investment analyses, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Help identify risks, opportunities, and areas for enhanced business performance.

Financial Planning

• Support the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Assist with financial modelling and scenario analysis.
• Contribute to the monitoring of operational and financial KPIs.
• Support investment evaluations and business planning activities.

Process Improvement

• Contribute to the optimization and automation of controlling processes and reporting tools.
• Support digitalization initiatives and the use of data-driven solutions.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial policies, accounting standards, and reporting guidelines.

Collaboration

• Work closely with the Business Controller team, Business Analyst, Accounting, and Credit teams.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Report directly to the Head of Controlling.

You hold a degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field. You have at least 3 years of experience in controlling, financial analysis, audit, or a similar finance role. You have a solid understanding of finance, accounting principles, and financial reporting. You are comfortable working with Excel and have experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau. You are interested in data, systems, digitalization, and process improvement. You combine strong analytical skills with attention to detail and a structured way of working. You communicate clearly and can adapt your message to different audiences. You enjoy collaborating with stakeholders across different departments. You are fluent in English and French. You are proactive, hands-on, and motivated to learn and grow in a dynamic environment.