Controller, France

The Nutriment Company; Gorron; Sur place; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Attractive career path

Competitive salary including benefits

Résumé du poste

The Nutriment Company is seeking a Regional Controller in Gorron, France. This key role involves developing the regional finance function and ensuring cost transparency, COGS control, and budget discipline.

With 3-6 years of experience in business or financial controlling and fluency in English and French, you will prepare financial reports, manage budgets, and oversee daily financial operations. The position offers growth opportunities within a high-growth company.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in business controlling, financial controlling or business analysis.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and French.
• Experience in a cost- and inventory-heavy business environment.

Responsabilités

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Oversee daily financial operations and ensure accurate accounting records.
• Monitor and manage cash flow.

Connaissances

Strong Excel skills

Analytical structuring

ERP understanding

Description du poste

Come and join us! We are looking for a Regional Controller

Gorron, France (On‑site) — The Nutriment Company

About The Nutriment Company

At Nutriment Company we are entrepreneurs, visionaries and doers. We operate in one of the fastest growing segments of FMCG right now - pet food - and we are proud to be Europe's leading company within the natural premium segment. Our headquarters are in Stockholm and Düsseldorf, and we currently have +850 employees spread across Europe. We generate 250+ million EUR turnover with strong profitability, and we are owned by the Nordic private equity company Axcel.

The role

We have recently entered the French market, and we are now looking for a Controller to take a key role in developing the regional finance function. The environment is fast‑paced, hands‑on and change‑driven. As Market Controller at The Nutriment Company, you will combine monthly reporting with solid business understanding, ensuring we have cost transparency, COGS control and budget discipline.

This is a role where a sharp commercial and financial mindset translates directly into how well we grow in France. The role reports to the local managing director with a dotted line to Group VP of Financial control. The role will have one direct report – the accountant in France.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Oversee daily financial operations and ensure accurate accounting records.
• COGS & Cost Control.
• Challenge operations and other leads on cost development.
• Monitor and manage cash flow.
• Manage budgets and forecasting activities.

Budget, Forecast & Discipline

• Deliver France budget and forecast processes.
• Ensure clean assumptions, clear cost ownership and timely reforecasting.
• Implement pragmatic budget vs actual tracking.

Analytics & Reporting

• Improve analytical reporting on top of ERPs and accounting system.
• Support KPI, cost structure and reporting harmonization.
• Work closely with Group Financial Control and Group Business Control.
• Inventory transparency and steering.
• AR / AP monitoring and cash impact.
• Ensure compliance with tax, legal regulations and internal control framework.

Profile

• 3–6 years of experience in business controlling / financial controlling / business analysis.
• Experience from a similar environment: scale‑up, dynamic, integration environment.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and French.
• Cost‑ and inventory‑heavy business background is a plus (FMCG, production, logistics).

Skills

• Strong Excel and analytical structuring skills.
• Solid ERP understanding and proficiency with systems.
• Ability to translate numbers into actions.

We are looking for a profile who brings a hands‑on, pragmatic and execution‑oriented mindset. You are comfortable with ambiguity and change, willing to challenge cost owners constructively, and see controlling as business steering, not policing.

What we offer

• Being part of a high‑growth company with an exciting role.
• Attractive career path with clear possibilities to grow.
• Competitive salary including benefits.

Your application

If you believe The Nutriment Company is for you, please send us your resume today and no later than 19th June. Interviews take place continuously and the position may be filled before the application deadline.

For questions about the position, contact Head of HR and Talent Development [e-mail].

We look forward to receiving your application!