Retail Business Controller

A career in Maison Valentino is your chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community.
Maison Valentino believes in a colleague‑centric approach, where our contribution and behaviors as individuals are the secret of our success as a community. Each Valentino colleague is crucial to guarantee that every need in Valentino is met with mastery, creativity, uniqueness, and care.
We are looking for a RETAIL BUSINESS CONTROLLER based in MILAN.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in monthly closing for Retail P&L (sales, margin, opex), ensuring data accuracy and timely reporting.
• Prepare management reports and dashboards for store performance (sales, markdowns, KPIs).
• Supporting the preparation of budgets, reforecasts and 3‑year plans in conjunction with all the different teams involved in the process.
• Monitoring capex against investment budgets and highlighting areas of overspend for Retail/Wholesale Capex and HQ investment, ensuring accuracy and completeness of data from multiple sources and preparing basic analyses (actual vs budget, forecast vs budget).
• Contribute to investment business cases (new stores, refurbishments) by gathering cost estimates and preparing financial models.
• Global Stock Management: perform monthly data extractions for worldwide stock positions and analyze inventory data to support profit‑in‑stock calculations and related reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or related field.
• 2–3 years’ experience as a retail/wholesale controller within the fashion or luxury industry.
• Fluent English.
• Strong Excel skills; familiarity with BI tools (Power BI/Qlik), Board and SAP BW/4HANA is an advantage.
• Background of experience in a Fashion/Luxury company is a plus.
• Detail‑oriented, proactive, and eager to learn in a dynamic environment.

The Valentino ecosystem is home to a wide and extraordinary pool of talents, each colleague contributing with their unique attributes, nurturing a culture of inclusivity and equality. Inspiring sense of belonging, passion and engaging colleagues are the bases of our inclusive and multifaceted world.