We are looking for a Senior Business Controller to act as the strategic finance partner for our Wholesale & Travel Retail business. In this role, you translate commercial ambitions, (omnichannel) growth and market dynamics into forecasting, business cases and actionable insights.
You challenge and support senior stakeholders with sharp analysis and a clear point of view. Combining strong business partnering with deep analytical expertise, you strengthen performance management across Wholesale & Travel. You build scalable planning and reporting processes that drive topline growth, margin improvement and sustainable profitability.
You will be part of the central Control & Analytics team in Amsterdam and report to the Head of Line of Business Control.
Key responsibilities
- Act as a solid business partner of our global Wholesale & Travel team with a leading role in planning, analysis and reporting in close coordination with Market Control.
- Master the financials from (Omni) Consumer Sales & KPI's up to EBITDA and CAPEX.
- Improve insights by developing new standards for Wholesale & Travel topline forecasting and profitability.
- Build robust business cases and scenario analyses to support and challenge strategic choices (e.g., channel/partner investments, growth initiatives, new programs).
- Provide support with executive presentations during Plan & Control cycle for LoB and Group Control.
- Enhancing our central omnichannel analytics capability by defining KPI frameworks, build/steer dashboards and leveraging AI and advanced analytics.
- Drive continuous improvement by contributing to standardization, simplification and automation initiatives that improve data quality, speed of insights and decision-making across Wholesale & Travel.
In your field you want to be the best in class. You are flexible, assertive and you love to contribute to a growing organization where your input makes us work more effectively and efficiently every day. You also value accuracy and teamwork. On top of this:
- Master’s degree in business economics related fields.
- Approx. 6 years of experience as a Business Controller.
- Work experience within Wholesale/B2B or Retail within a commercial environment is a pre.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to convey, in a simple way, complex financial and data insights to non-technical stakeholders, including senior executives.
- Ability to manage and adapt to change, whether it’s new processes, technologies, organizational restructuring, or shifts in market dynamics.
- Strong English verbal and written language skills are required.
- You reside in the Netherlands and willing to work from our Amsterdam office.
YOUR PATH TO A NEW CAREER
Grow with us! The next steps are:
- Apply via our website (please make sure you meet the requirements and tell us why you apply)
- Our recruiter will contact you within 10 working days.
- An introductory meeting at at our Central Head Office in Amsterdam follows.
- You do an online assessment.
- You have the second interview at our Central Head Office in Amsterdam.
- In the event of a positive outcome, you will receive a proposal with the terms of employment.
Any questions? Recruitment is happy to speak to you via [email protected]. Please note that applications via e-mail are not taken into consideration.
We kindly ask recruitment agencies to refrain from acquisition efforts. Unsolicited CVs or resumes will not be taken into consideration and will be treated as not received
Skills Required
- Master's degree in business economics or related field
- Approximately 6 years of experience as a Business Controller
- Experience in planning, forecasting, business cases, KPI frameworks and dashboards; familiarity leveraging AI and advanced analytics
- Work experience within Wholesale/B2B or Retail (commercial environment)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for non-technical stakeholders including senior executives
- Ability to manage and adapt to change (processes, technologies, organizational shifts)
- Strong English verbal and written language skills
- Reside in the Netherlands and willing to work from Amsterdam office
What We Do
Rituals Cosmetics is a global beauty brand dedicated to transforming daily routines into meaningful moments through luxurious home and body cosmetics. Founded in the Netherlands in 2000, it focuses on personal wellbeing and sustainability. As a Certified B Corp, the company is committed to using business as a force for good, promoting mindful living and reducing its environmental footprint across its worldwide retail network.
