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About the Role

The Brand Controller leads financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis to support strategic decision-making. This role partners closely with the UK&I General Manager and functional teams to deliver insight, challenge assumptions, and ensure financial discipline aligned to business objectives. The Brand Controller owns the budgeting and forecasting cycle, produces high-quality management information, and translates complex financial data into clear, actionable insight. The role plays a critical part in driving profitability, sales growth, and operational efficiency. We are looking for somebody who is driven and has a passion for the Beauty industry.

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
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

Requirements

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

Skills

Financial Planning
Forecasting
Performance Analysis
Budgeting
Management Information
Financial Modelling
Cash Flow Forecasting
SAP
TM1
Power BI
Stakeholder Management
Microsoft Excel
PowerPoint

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid working for Office based staff– 3 days in the office
Work from Anywhere Policy – up to 4 weeks a year

Experience Level

Qualified by experience

Education Level

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Benefits

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
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

About the Company

L’Occitane en Provence is an equal opportunities employer.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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 welcome applications from people of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability statuses, and all other dimensions of diversity.
If you believe your profile is a good match for this position, we invite you to apply even if you don’t fulfil every single listed qualification.