Director, Business Controlling

Lumene Group; Espoo; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Mental well-being service Auntie

Wellness benefit (Epassi)

Product discounts

Job summary

Lumene Group is seeking a Director, Business Controlling to lead the finance partnering agenda and steer international growth from Espoo, Finland or Stockholm. Reporting to the CFO, you will own management accounting, performance management and financial planning across Lumene Group.

You will partner with country and function leaders, translate strategy into numbers, drive profitability, and build a high-performing Business Controlling team while advancing automation and insightful analytics.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10+ years in business controlling or related finance leadership.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders.
• Strong understanding of planning, forecasting and profitability analysis.
• Experience with FP&A and management accounting.
• Experience in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop management accounting and reporting across Lumene Group.
• Lead long-term planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, connecting strategy, financial ambitions and operational plans.
• Drive Finance business partnering across all countries and functions, providing insight and support to senior leaders.
• Drive a strong commercial and profitability perspective, helping the business understand performance drivers.
• Develop KPIs, analytics and reporting to improve transparency and forward-looking decision-making.
• Lead and develop the Business Controlling team, focusing on talent development.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation and simplification of controlling, planning and analytics processes and tools.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial partnering

Leadership

Communication & influencing

Analytical mindset

Commercial mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

People development

FMCG familiarity

Problem solving

Education

University degree in finance / accounting / economics / business

Job description

Lumene Group's vision is to be the number one beauty company from the Nordics, recognized for our leading work in circular beauty among a wide international consumer group. We are a pioneer in the circular economy and bringing the power of the wild Nordic nature to the reach of all. Lumene Group is the home of four Nordic beauty brands: LUMENE, CUTRIN, IDA WARG Beauty and PROMISE.

Are you passionate about business, people and turning financial insight into action? We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Director, Business Controlling to lead our business controlling and finance partnering agenda and help drive Lumene Group's next phase of international growth.

Location: Espoo, Finland or Stockholm.

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), you will have overall ownership of management accounting, performance management, business planning and finance business partnering across Lumene Group.

Your partnering responsibility covers both our country and function organizations, and you will work closely with senior leaders across the business to translate strategy into financial ambitions, provide forward-looking insight and drive profitable, sustainable growth.

We are looking for someone who is genuinely interested in the business behind the numbers - our consumers, brands, markets, channels, products and operations - and who wants Finance to actively help lead the business.

As our new CFO joins Lumene Group in October, we are continuing to evolve the way our Finance organization supports our international growth ambitions. You will have a unique opportunity to join at an exciting stage, help shape future ways of working, develop our business partnering model and build an even stronger Business Controlling team.

In this role, you will

• Own and develop management accounting, management reporting and performance management across Lumene Group.
• Lead the Group's long-term planning, budgeting and financial forecasting processes, connecting strategy, financial ambitions and operational plans.
• Lead Finance business partnering across all countries and functions, providing insight, constructive challenge and support to senior business leaders.
• Drive a strong commercial and profitability perspective, helping the business understand and improve performance across brands, markets, customers, channels, products and operations.
• Support strategic and operational decision-making through business cases, scenario analysis and evaluation of growth initiatives and investments.
• Develop KPIs, analytics and reporting that improve transparency, predictability and forward-looking decision-making.
• Lead and develop the Business Controlling team, with a strong focus on talent development, collaboration and building strong finance partnering capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvement, simplification and automation of controlling, planning and analytics processes and tools.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CFO and senior leadership and contribute actively to the development of the broader Finance function.

What you bring to this role

• Approximately 10+ years of experience in business controlling, commercial finance, FP&A, finance business partnering or other relevant finance leadership roles.
• Strong commercial mindset and genuine curiosity about the business, with the ability to connect financial performance with its underlying business drivers.
• Proven ability to partner with, influence and constructively challenge senior business leaders.
• Strong understanding of management accounting, performance management, planning, forecasting and profitability analysis.
• Proven leadership experience and a genuine passion for developing people and talent and building high-performing teams.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking combined with a pragmatic, hands-on and solution-oriented approach.
• Experience from a consumer-driven, FMCG, branded products, manufacturing or other commercially dynamic environment is considered an advantage.
• Strong communication, collaboration and influencing skills and experience working in an international environment.
• Relevant university degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or a related field.
• Fluency in English. Finnish or Swedish is considered an advantage.

What we offer you

• International-oriented and beauty-loving organization with a sustainability mindset in the core.
• A fun and relaxed and highly competent team to work with, full of can do-attitude.
• A flexible working model and a hybrid working culture.
• We offer various benefits to support your well-being and work-life balance, including access to the mental well-being service Auntie and a wellness benefit through Epassi.
• If you love our products as much as we do, you might want to know that our employees have the possibility to buy our products at reduced prices!
  

More information

at the latest by 22 September 2026. We will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis as applications are received. If you are interested in learning more about the position, please reach out to Kirsi Utti, Chief People Officer, via email to [e-mail].

Diversity and inclusion are an important part of all our work at Lumene Group. We want to invest in diverse knowledge and wisdom because it adds value to our community and business. We thrive from diversity and welcome applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities, beliefs, orientations, and backgrounds.