About this role
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">TRANSPORT CONTROLLER – EUROPE</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">FINANCE / SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">As our Transport Controller – Europe, you will act as a key finance business partner to the European Logistics organization, driving financial visibility, accuracy, and performance across transportation costs while supporting strategic decision‑making.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">THE ROLE</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">OPTIMIZE, ENABLE, INNOVATE!</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">As our <strong>Transport Controller – Europe</strong>, you play a critical role in managing reporting, forecasting, and planning of transportation costs across Europe. Acting as a co‑pilot to the Transport function, you will ensure accurate financial data, deliver performance insights, and support operational and strategic initiatives within a complex logistics environment. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">You will be reporting to the <strong>Transport / Supply Finance leadership</strong>, and you will manage:</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">1. Financial Reporting & Month-End Close</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Lead the <strong>month‑end close process</strong> for transportation costs across Europe </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Ensure completeness and accuracy of accruals and cost recognition </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Review accrual files (e.g. ControlPay, freight audit data) with relevant teams </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Manage manual accruals and non‑PO invoices to ensure cost completeness </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Book freight, customs duty, and service-related accruals</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">2. Performance Analysis & Insights</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Perform deep‑dive analysis on transportation costs and customs duties </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Identify risks and opportunities vs. budget and forecasts </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Deliver variance analysis across AOP, forecast, and prior year </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Provide executive‑level insights on cost drivers to senior leadership </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Maintain and own transport finance dashboards</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">3. Financial Control & Data Accuracy</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Ensure accurate booking and coding of transportation costs </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Own and maintain key datasets (e.g. lane mapping, cost allocation structures) </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Resolve complex master data and coding issues with relevant teams </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Perform audits and reviews to ensure invoice accuracy and compliance</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Collaborate with Freight Audit teams to ensure accurate invoicing and cost tracking</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">4. Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Act as key finance partner to Global Transport and Logistics teams </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Present transportation performance in monthly reviews </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Support business decision‑making with data‑driven insights</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Partner with Procurement on RFQ processes and cost optimization initiatives </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Serve as main contact for freight‑related topics</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">5. Projects & Continuous Improvement</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Contribute to finance and logistics transformation projects </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Build advanced Excel models to analyze cost, volume, and mix drivers </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Support process improvements and automation opportunities</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Contribute to evolving finance and logistics best practices</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">YOU ARE A COTY FIT</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">As a finance business partner with strong analytical capabilities, you thrive in a fast‑paced, operational environment and enjoy working at the intersection of Finance and Supply Chain.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Your skills and experience include:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">5+ years of experience in Finance (planning, reporting, analysis) </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Proven business partnering experience </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Degree in Finance or Accounting qualification (e.g. CIMA or equivalent) </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Strong Office skills; Power BI is a plus </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Experience with ERP systems such as <strong>SAP</strong> or <strong>HFM</strong> </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Strong analytical mindset and ability to translate complex data into clear insights </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Ability to work under deadlines and deliver results </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Experience in logistics or transport finance is a strong advantage </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">If you’re ready to play a key role in driving supply chain financial performance across Europe, <strong>we want you on our team!</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">WHAT WE OFFER</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">This role offers strong exposure and impact within Coty’s Supply Chain Finance organization.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">High‑visibility role partnering with Logistics and Finance leadership</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Opportunity to influence cost performance across a complex European network</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Exposure to global stakeholders and transformation initiatives</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Dynamic, international working environment</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.4px;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Hybrid working model</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">ABOUT US</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Brown LL TT Light';color:#002060">Our people make us who we are. At Coty, we celebrate diversity, fearless kindness, and bold thinking—creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their authentic self.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p>