Financial Controller - Marketing

Pandora A/S; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Annual bonus

ACCA/professional development support

Medicover medical + dental

Job summary

Pandora A/S in Warsaw is seeking a Financial Controller - Marketing to support Global Marketing Finance with accurate reporting, clear variance analysis, and transparent cost control across marketing activities and investments. You will work with Marketing and Finance to support month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and process improvements.

The role requires a Master’s degree in Finance or related field, about 3 years of experience in finance or controlling, and fluency in English and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a similar field.
• Around 3 years of experience within finance, accounting, controlling, or business partnering.
• Strong understanding of cost controlling, month-end close, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close activities in a timely and accurate manner, including review of costs, accruals, and financial postings.
• Prepare financial reporting with clear commentary, highlighting key drivers, risks, opportunities, and areas requiring attention.
• Support budget, forecast, and Long-Range Planning processes for Global Marketing.
• Partner with Marketing stakeholders to provide financial insight, challenge assumptions, and support informed decision-making.
• Drive process and tooling improvements to increase efficiency across month-end close, forecast updates, and ongoing reporting.
• Contribute to stronger financial transparency and governance across marketing spend and investment areas.

Skills

Stakeholder partnering

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Admin

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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Pandora is the world’s largest jewellery brand, designing, crafting, and marketing jewellery that helps millions of people around the world express what matters to them.

Pandora Global Business Services plays a critical role in supporting the company’s global operations, delivering a broad range of finance processes that go beyond standard transaction processing. Our teams continuously work to streamline financial processes, strengthen business support, and improve the quality of services provided to customers and business partners. Based in Warsaw, GBS is responsible for a significant share of Pandora’s global finance and accounting activities, working closely with local management, business controllers, customer service teams across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and colleagues in our global headquarters in Copenhagen.

At Pandora, our culture is shaped by our values: We Care, We Dream, We Dare, We Deliver. Across teams, functions, and locations, we work together with a strong focus on collaboration, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing.

Do you want to play a key role in supporting Pandora’s global marketing investments? Are you a finance professional who enjoys turning financial data into meaningful insights and partnering with stakeholders to drive better decisions? If so, this opportunity could be a strong fit for you.

As Financial Controller - Marketing, you will support the Global Marketing Finance team by ensuring accurate and timely reporting, delivering clear variance analysis, and enabling financial transparency across marketing activities, projects, and investments. You will work closely with stakeholders across the Marketing organisation and Finance to support month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and continuous process improvements.

Key responsibilities:

• Perform month-end close activities in a timely and accurate manner, including review of costs, accruals, and financial postings,
• Prepare financial reporting with clear commentary, highlighting key drivers, risks, opportunities, and areas requiring attention,
• Support budget, forecast, and Long-Range Planning processes for Global Marketing,
• Partner with Marketing stakeholders to provide financial insight, challenge assumptions, and support informed decision-making,
• Drive process and tooling improvements to increase efficiency across month-end close, forecast updates, and ongoing reporting,
• Contribute to stronger financial transparency and governance across marketing spend and investment areas.

What we are looking for:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a similar field,
• Around 3 years of experience within finance, accounting, controlling, or business partnering,
• Strong understanding of cost controlling, month-end close, forecasting, and variance analysis,
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with stakeholders across functions and levels of seniority,
• Clear and concise communication skills, with fluency in English and Polish,
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel and PowerPoint,
• Experience from retail, fashion, FMCG, or another consumer-facing industry is an advantage.

Our Offer:

• Cooperation based on an employment contract with a basic salary and a real achievable annual bonus,
• Hybrid work model (2 days of onsite work a week from the office located in Warsaw on Domaniewska 28 street, parking available upon reservation),
• Flexible working hours (start between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM; finish between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM),
• Support for professional competence development (including co-financing of the cost of exams, courses and ACCA membership),
• PREMIUM package of Medicover medical including dental care,
• Generali life insurance,
• Medicoversport card,
• Cafeteria program on the My Benefit platform,
• Additional days off for birthday, health check-up,
• Attractive discounts on PANDORA products,
• Subsidy for "home office" equipment,
• Employee Pension Plans (PPE),
• Additional benefits under the company’s social fund (e.g., holiday or kindergarten subsidies),
• Employee Recommendation Program.

Pandora’s recruitment procedures are designed to be transparent and clear for all candidates. This helps us ensure that applicants are provided with a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their competencies and skills by removing blocking factors, possible biases, and risks of discrimination. We encourage everyone applying to our vacancies to refrain from adding identity-related elements such as a photo, marital status, and age.