Brand Controller - Erborian
L'OCCITANE Group (B Corp)
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Erborian Brand Controller role in the UK & Ireland is a high‑visibility finance position owning end‑to‑end P&L, budgeting and forecasting for multichannel activities. You will partner with the GM UK&I and cross‑functional teams to drive profitability, provide management reporting, and translate data into actionable insights.
The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent experience, strong Excel, SAP and TM1/Power BI skills, and a proactive, commercially minded mindset.
Qualifications
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified (or qualified by experience).
- Experience in Retail / FMCG or equivalent industry.
- Strong analytical skills with proven financial modelling capability; able to translate data into actionable insight.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel; strong PowerPoint skills to present concise, clear narratives.
- Experience with SAP
- Experience with TM1 or equivalent reporting/forecasting tools.
- Experience with Power BI
- Data integrity / master data awareness
- Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to challenge constructively at senior level.
- High attention to detail; reliable delivery under time pressure with multiple priorities.
Responsibilities
- Own end to end P&L overview of all channels, leading performance towards objectives with key stakeholders
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning across multichannel, and key brand investment areas.
- Deliver detailed performance reporting and insight across revenue, gross margin, marketing efficiency (ROI), and operating costs. Variance analysis including actuals vs forecast vs budget with root-cause + actions
- Manage the monthly closure, working closely with the accounting team and preparing month end closure commentary.
- Partner with E‑commerce, Commercial, and Brand teams to support pricing, promotions, launches, and trade investment decisions.
- Analyse profitability by channel, customer, product line, and market, highlighting mix and margin drivers.
- Develop financial models for demand planning, wholesale agreements, channel expansion, and customer growth initiatives.
- Support working capital and inventory planning through cash flow forecasting, stock coverage, and markdown scenario analysis.
- Improve forecasting accuracy, reporting cadence, and FP&A tools to enable faster, insight‑led decision‑making.
- Support retail score carding, including sell through and productivity KPIs.
- Support Sales & Marketing teams with spend and promotional ROI, assisting GM in optimising investment decisions.
- Partner with Marketing to deliver launch P&Ls, post launch reviews, and campaign ROI.
- Integrate within the S&OP framework to align demand, supply, and financial forecasts with relevant demand planning, commercial and marketing teams.
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Why Join Us?
As the Erborian Brand Controller, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial performance and strategic direction of the business. Responsible for leading financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis, you will provide valuable insight that supports informed decision-making across the UK & Ireland market.
Partnering closely with the General Manager UK& Ireland and cross-functional teams, you will challenge assumptions, identify opportunities, and drive financial discipline to ensure business objectives are achieved. You will own the budgeting and forecasting cycles, deliver high-quality management reporting, and translate complex financial information into clear, actionable recommendations.
This is a highly visible role that contributes directly to profitability, sustainable sales growth, and operational excellence, making a meaningful impact on the success of the brand.
We're looking for a commercially minded and proactive finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about the beauty industry.
If you enjoy turning data into insight, influencing business decisions, and driving performance, we'd love to hear from you.
This role is part time for 30 hours a week. We would require the successful candidate to be office based on a Tuesday and a Thursday in our offices near Paddington.
- Own end to end P&L overview of all channels, leading performance towards objectives with key stakeholders
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning across multichannel, and key brand investment areas.
- Deliver detailed performance reporting and insight across revenue, gross margin, marketing efficiency (ROI), and operating costs. Variance analysis including actuals vs forecast vs budget with root-cause + actions
- Manage the monthly closure, working closely with the accounting team and preparing month end closure commentary.
- Partner with E‑commerce, Commercial, and Brand teams to support pricing, promotions, launches, and trade investment decisions.
- Analyse profitability by channel, customer, product line, and market, highlighting mix and margin drivers.
- Develop financial models for demand planning, wholesale agreements, channel expansion, and customer growth initiatives.
- Support working capital and inventory planning through cash flow forecasting, stock coverage, and markdown scenario analysis.
- Improve forecasting accuracy, reporting cadence, and FP&A tools to enable faster, insight‑led decision‑making.
- Support retail score carding, including sell through and productivity KPIs.
- Support Sales & Marketing teams with spend and promotional ROI, assisting GM in optimising investment decisions.
- Partner with Marketing to deliver launch P&Ls, post launch reviews, and campaign ROI.
- Integrate within the S&OP framework to align demand, supply, and financial forecasts with relevant demand planning, commercial and marketing teams.
- Commercially curious—quick to understand performance drivers and ask the right questions.
- Constructive challenger—confident influencing and holding the line on numbers and governance.
- Clear communicator—turns complex analysis into concise, decision-led messages for senior stakeholders. Confident in presenting to key stakeholders.
- Strong business partnering—collaborative, proactive, and effective across Digital. Commercial, Marketing and Supply Chain.
- Ownership mindset—takes end-to-end accountability and delivers reliably to tight deadlines.
- Analytical rigour—high attention to detail, strong judgement, and a focus on the ‘so what’ and actions.
- Continuous improvement—always looking to simplify, automate and improve tools, reporting and data quality.
- Values-led—builds trust, aims for excellence and seeks to create positive impact.
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified (or qualified by experience
- Experience in Retail / FMCG or equivalent industry.
- Strong analytical skills with proven financial modelling capability; able to translate data into actionable insight.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel; strong PowerPoint skills to present concise, clear narratives.
- Experience with SAP
- Experience with TM1 or equivalent reporting/forecasting tools.
- Experience with Power BI
- Data integrity / master data awareness
- Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to challenge constructively at senior level.
- High attention to detail; reliable delivery under time pressure with multiple priorities.
- Discretionary Company Bonus scheme
- Contribution Pension Scheme
- Holiday Allowance – above statutory
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- Enhanced Maternity (20 weeks full pay) and Paternity leave (12 weeks full pay) after 1 year
- Hybrid working for Office based staff– 3 days in the office
- Work from Anywhere Policy – up to 4 weeks a year
- Volunteering 1 Day
- Half day leave for Birthday
- One day’s holiday for Newly Weds
- Discount Scheme
- Product allocation
- Company benefits platform
- Cycle to work scheme through Reward Gateway
- Travel Loan through Reward Gateway
- Subsidised health & wellbeing plan
- Long service awards
- Please note some eligibility criteria may apply
L’Occitane en Provence is an equal opportunities employer. One way we act on this is by continuously fostering a more diverse and inclusive workplace and organizational culture. We are committed to building an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment, where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to grow. We seek positive-minded individuals who embody our core behaviours — Trust, Curiosity, Excellence, Impact — and who share our commitment to sustainability.
We welcome applications from people of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability statuses, and all other dimensions of diversity.
Born of a simple gesture in 1976, L’Occitane en Provence reveals the living power of flora, where the light of the sun meets the richness of the earth. With advanced expertise, we turn these natural treasures into sensorial, efficient experiences, as sustainable as possible and profoundly inspired by Haute Provencal nature.
Our culture is built through everyday moments, how we behave, make decisions and show up for each other.
With Trust as our foundation, Curiosity as our compass, Excellence as our standard, we create lasting Impact for the people around us and our planet.
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