(Senior) Business Controller (all genders)
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG. Hamburg · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate €69,536–€135,000 across Germany.
ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Plan revenue, discounts and contribution margin across annual, monthly and rolling forecast cycles
- Work with buying and planning teams on annual budgets, then follow progress against their targets
- Track trading results, explain what is driving performance and produce forecasts
- Spot gaps between plans and results, then recommend actions using core business metrics
- Build analyses and dashboards for teams, and improve or automate planning processes
What you bring
- A business degree or a comparable qualification
- Relevant early-career experience in planning, finance, controlling or consulting
- Strong Excel skills and a sound grasp of common performance measures
- Very good German or English; SQL or Looker Studio knowledge is an added advantage
Who this fits
This senior-titled role suits someone with initial experience who enjoys hands-on planning, analysis and working with commercial teams. It is based in Hamburg with a hybrid arrangement.
From the employer
ABOUT YOU is one of Europe’s fastest growing e-commerce companies. Based in Hamburg and Berlin, we operate at the intersection of fashion and technology. Our mission is to rethink online shopping and make it personal and seamless. This takes more than good ideas. It takes people who take initiative and challenge the status quo. We believe in flat hierarchies, direct communication, and pragmatic decisions. No long approval chains. Just ownership, trust, and clear responsibility. We work hard, but we also believe in enjoying the ride together - over team lunches, afterwork drinks, company events, or a quick coffee in between meetings. If this sounds like you, ABOUT YOU could be the right place to bring in your perspective.
Our Strategic Planning Team plays a crucial role in translating high-level business goals into actionable strategies, ensuring alignment across departments and building a bridge between the finance department and the supply business teams. By breaking down ABOUT YOU’s overall revenue and profit goals into clear, consumable input, we empower teams to work efficiently toward achieving company objectives. Planning is conducted at different levels of granularity – from the strategic 5-year plan to the fiscal year plan, monthly targets, and daily forecasts. We continuously monitor our KPIs, analyze deviations, and drive corrective actions. Through precise forecasting and target setting, as well as campaigns and performance analysis, we provide data-driven insights and hence support and guide our various stakeholders, like Pricing, Marketing, Merchandise Planning, Partner Management or Logistics, in their business decisions.
Strategically plan key business metrics from top-line revenue and discounts down to contribution margin across diverse planning cycles such as fiscal year planning, monthly targets, and rolling 16-week forecasts
Align annual budgets with business teams such as Buying, Merchandise Planning, and Partner Management, and track target achievement throughout the year
Monitor current trading and understand performance drivers to create robust and high-accuracy forecasts
Continuously track core business and performance metrics, analyze plan deviations, and provide clear recommendations for action
Partner closely with the Pricing, Campaigns, and Marketing teams to drive the commercial steering of ABOUT YOU
Prepare cross-team ad hoc analyses and build dashboards to support data-driven decision-making across teams
Drive process optimization and further automate our planning processes
- University degree in business administration or a comparable qualification
- Initial relevant professional experience in planning, finance, controlling, or management consulting, ideally in a dynamic e-commerce or fashion environment
- Good understanding of common performance metrics and excellent MS Excel skills
- Strong analytical mindset, strong ownership, entrepreneurial drive, and hands-on mentality
- Very good German or English skills
Nice To Have
- Basic knowledge of SQL and/or Google Looker Studio is a plus
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A Place Where You Can Be You
We take it as our responsibility to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, exactly as they are.
Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger and shape our culture in ways that matter.
What we stand for internally, we stand for as a brand: acceptance, inclusion, and a fairer approach to fashion.