Global Controlling Director — Strategy, Performance & Finance

LVMH; Roma; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Fendi seeks a WW Managing Controlling Director to lead the Management Control function worldwide, overseeing financial planning, performance management and business controlling across Corporate, Industrial and Retail. You will partner with the CFO and senior leadership, translating data into actionable insights and ensuring alignment between strategy, targets and execution.

The role drives financial discipline and supports growth, investments and resource allocation, working across luxury

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in management control, FP&A or finance with leadership responsibility.
• Experience managing an international controlling perimeter across corporate, industrial and retail.
• Strong understanding of P&L, budgeting, forecasting, cost structures, industrial margins and performance management.
• Experience within luxury, fashion, industrial or consumer goods environments preferred.
• Strong track record as a business partner to CFOs and senior business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, forecasting and multi-year planning across Corporate, Industrial and Retail functions.
• Translate Fendi’s strategic priorities into financial targets, KPIs and actionable plans.
• Consolidate and challenge financial assumptions, ensuring consistency across functions and business areas.
• Provide the CFO and Executive Management with forward-looking analyses, scenarios and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Lead financial controlling across Fendi’s industrial perimeter, providing a comprehensive view of production costs, industrial performance, margins and profitability.
• Monitor industrial KPIs, production economics, capacity utilization and cost evolution, supporting decision-making across factories and product categories.
• Oversee industrial margin analysis through to the consolidated financial view, ensuring a strong connection between manufacturing economics and overall business performance.
• Partner with Industrial, Supply Chain and Product teams to identify efficiencies and proactively manage financial risks and opportunities.
• Oversee Corporate cost controlling, ensuring effective planning and monitoring of HQ functions and resources.
• Partner with functional leaders to challenge spending, investments and organizational initiatives.
• Drive transparency on cost evolution, efficiencies and resource allocation, identifying opportunities for optimization.
• Oversee WW Retail channel controlling, ensuring visibility on sales, profitability, operating expenses and store performance across markets and regions.
• Monitor performance against budget and forecast, identifying trends, deviations, risks and business opportunities.
• Provide a consolidated view of commercial performance, enabling effective comparison across markets, channels and regions.
• Lead, develop and coordinate the Controlling team at HQ level and Regional finance teams.
• Foster collaboration between Finance and business functions, promoting an agile and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Drive continuous improvement and digitalization of planning, reporting and performance-management tools.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Financial acumen

FP&A

Business partnering

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

Degree in Economics, Finance, or Business Administration

Job description

Fendi seeks a WW Managing Controlling Director to lead the Management Control function worldwide, overseeing financial planning, performance management and business controlling across Corporate, Industrial and Retail. You will partner with the CFO and senior leadership, translating data into actionable insights and ensuring alignment between strategy, targets and execution.

The role drives financial discipline and supports growth, investments and resource allocation, working across luxury