Head of Controlling at Lovehoney Group – Berlin, Vermont
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About This Position
Lovehoney Group is the world’s leading sexual wellbeing company, with the mission to elevate pleasure through innovative technologies, a data-driven approach, and foster creative and fresh perspectives on intimacy. We offer exciting brands with innovative, high-quality sex toys, lingerie, and accessories in a streamlined online shopping experience.
At Lovehoney, we employ over 800 passionate and progressive individuals across 9 global offices, each person contributing a unique blend of talents to our diverse workforce. We are proud to be a company that thrives by doing things differently, challenging expectations and stereotypes while making a positive impact on our customers’ lives.
Join us at Lovehoney, where pleasure combines with creativity, data, and innovation!
We are currently looking for a Head of Controlling who will be integral to driving high-level performance across Lovehoney Group.
In this role you will oversee the financial management of all departments related to product brands. Your mission is to elevate performance transparency across Brand & Marketing, Product, Production/Factory, and Sourcing, while driving modern, data-driven controlling practices. Additionally, you will serve as the Financial Business Partner for the leadership of the B2B and Marketplaces sales channels.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping financial strategy, strengthening data quality, and enhancing decision-making across the organization. This is a high-impact leadership position with visibility across the full value chain.
- Lead and further develop a high-performing Controlling team of up to five in Germany and China, ensuring a strong link between team objectives and corporate strategy.
- Own and develop the controlling of the financial performance of the product brands, which includes product margin transparency, pricing analytics, product profitability steering, and financial performance reviews of Marketing activities.
- Act as a strategic business partner to senior leadership, providing actionable insights that support profitable growth and operational excellence.
- Ensure robust product costing, standard cost updates, and cost transparency across the value chain.
- Partner with Production, Factory Management, and Sourcing to track product cost developments and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Support the FP&A Director and their team in the preparation of budgets and forecasts by providing reliable actuals and variance analyses. The FP&A team works in a scalable and consistent way across the group in regards to reporting and forecasting utilising an integrated Planning & Reporting Platform (Pigment).
- Close collaboration with the leadership of both the B2B and the (Amazon-)Marketplaces sales channels, which includes regular financial analyses and support in financial planning and decision-making.
- Ensure and improve the weekly & monthly business review processes and support the FP&A team to deliver consistent insights to leadership teams.
- Develop user-friendly dashboards, enable self-service business intelligence for operational teams, and support the standardization of financial data models to ensure high-quality, automated reporting.
- Drive digital transformation in Controlling through automation and AI-supported analytics, and support liquidity planning and contribute to risk management activities in collaboration with Finance leadership.
- Several years of experience in Controlling, ideally in an international or multi-brand environment.
- Proven leadership experience, with the ability to build and develop high-performing teams.
- Strong expertise in product cost accounting, margin analysis, and performance steering.
- Experience with modern ERP and BI systems (e.g. NetSuite, BigQuery, Superset, Power BI, Pigment).
- Advanced analytical skills and experience working with complex datasets.
- Experience with digital FP&A processes and automated reporting, ideally including AI-driven analytics tools.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership.
- Degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- A welcoming workplace full of drinks, snacks, friendly faces and fun team-building events.
- Access to unique discounts at high street retailers, hotels, and service providers, in addition to a 50% discount on all Lovehoney products to explore and discover new ways to have fun.
- Enjoy a hybrid work model that fosters flexibility and work-life balance, with three days per week in-office and the opportunity to work remotely for up to 4 weeks per year, alongside 25 days’ holiday, plus an additional day for each year you are with Lovehoney, providing ample time for relaxation, rejuvenation, and exploration.
- Access to customized training opportunities to support your unique learning journey, complemented by biannual feedback cycles, offering valuable insights into your performance and growth areas, enhancing your development within the company.
- Recognising the significance of physical and mental health, we proudly provide gym benefits in addition to a mental wellbeing platform, to ensure our employees thrive both professionally and personally.
- Stay secure at work and at home with a complimentary 1Password Family account. All Lovehoney Group employees can invite up to five family members to join, offering your household a safe and simple way to manage passwords and sensitive information safely and easily.
- CV review
- Interview with one of our Talent Acquisition Team Members
- Hiring Manager Interview
- Hiring Team / Stakeholder Interview
- Leadership Interview
Lovehoney Group is an equal opportunities employer. We promise that every qualified person will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
If you require accommodations during the interview process due to a disability, please inform your Talent Acquisition Specialist so that we can ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates.
At Lovehoney Group, we embrace innovative technologies to enhance our recruitment process. We leverage artificial intelligence during screening interviews for CV reviews and note-taking. We prioritize transparency and respect your preferences, so you'll have the option to opt out of recording and AI-driven note-taking while still receiving full and fair consideration for the role.
We currently have a hybrid work model supporting a blend of in-office and remote work (3 days per week in-office).
If we sparked your interest and you are open to embarking on your professional path with us, please visit our Lovehoney careers page to apply: https://jobs.eu.lever.co/lovehoneygroup
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