Summary
Location
Amsterdam
Type
full-time
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About this role
Fixed Costs Controller
FINANCE
As our Fixed Costs Controller, you will ensure accurate cost forecasting, efficient headcount controlling, and smooth operational processes across our Finance organization. You will drive visibility, planning, and impactful insights that support decision‑making at all levels.
THE ROLE
OPTIMIZE, ENABLE, INNOVATE!
As our Fixed Cost Controller, you play a critical role in managing fixed cost controlling, headcount planning, and operational finance processes to ensure accuracy, compliance, and smooth execution across the business. You will partner with multiple stakeholders to provide reliable data, proactive planning, and process excellence.
You will be reporting to the Finance Director, and you will manage:
1. Fixed Cost Controlling
- Lead cost forecasting and scenario modelling
- Manage business controlling activities for fixed costs
- Ensure accuracy of cost allocation and tracking
- Support testing and formulation‑related cost reviews
- Provide exposure and insights to management
2. Headcount Controlling
- Oversee headcount planning and forecasting
- Coordinate with HR on transitions and forecasting updates
- Ensure resource needs are covered across teams
- Provide insights and dashboards to leadership
- Support operational workforce planning
3. Operational Finance Processes
- Manage purchase order approvals and ensure compliance
- Oversee day‑to‑day cost operations
- Optimize systems and tools (SAP preferred)
- Ensure smooth process execution and communication
- Keep management fully up to speed on cost performance
YOU ARE A COTY FIT
As a detail‑driven and analytically strong finance professional, you thrive in a fast‑paced and diverse environment. You are proactive, structured, and able to operate with high ownership.
Hard Skills:
- Experience in business controlling
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- Big 4 / Audit experience is a plus
- Strong SAP knowledge
- Strong understanding of financial systems & processes
- Fluent in English, any other European languages is a plus
If you’re ready to support and shape the future of beauty, we want you on our team!
WHAT WE OFFER
This is a unique role with the opportunity to make a real impact. You’ll work in a diverse environment with passionate professionals who value collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Coty’s global omni‑working policy allows up to 50% remote work per month, empowering you to choose what works best for your lifestyle while performing at your best.
ABOUT US
Our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing the boldest ideas to life every day. If you’re the kind of person who refuses to settle — who wants to think bigger, learn faster, and go further — we’d love to hear from you.
Coty is deeply committed to Changing the Conversation around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, creating a workplace where everyone can be their authentic selves.
Other facts
About coty
Since 1904, Coty has fearlessly pioneered innovation across the beauty industry. We have a reputation for breaking new ground; a history of ‘firsts’ and ‘bests’ that has laid the foundation for the industry as we know it today.
For over a century, our brands have been empowering people to express themselves and create their own vision of beauty. It’s a legacy we’re proud to own and grow.
We work hand-in-hand with our people, our partners and our customers. Together, we unleash every vision of beauty.
We stand for the beauty of diversity and the diversity of beauty - celebrating and inspiring all the expressions of beauty that exist and that will exist.
We honor you, and we honor our planet. We create Beauty That Lasts. A beauty that is both good to people and the world.
Our mission is to create a forward thinking beauty; Products that provide new, innovative and simply better science based solutions.
Let’s keep making over the beauty world TOGETHER.
What you'll do
- The Fixed Costs Controller will manage fixed cost controlling, headcount planning, and operational finance processes to ensure accuracy and compliance. This role involves partnering with stakeholders to provide reliable data and insights for decision-making.
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