Finance Business controller - AS
Job Description
The Artist Services Business Controlling team is looking for a new Senior Business Controller. This
team is part of Central Finance focusing on the AS Business Line and covering all geographies.
AS Business Line is a key driver of Believe's growth, dedicated to supporting independent artists
across all music genres. By leveraging a diverse artist roster, local expertise, and global reach, AS
empowers artists to connect with local audiences while aiming for international success, fostering their
development and sustainable, long-term achievement. In this context, the AS Controlling team acts as
a key Finance Business Partner, supporting performance monitoring, strategic decision-making, and
the continuous optimization of the business model.
Role Summary:
We are looking for a Senior Business Controller to join our AS Business Controlling team of 3 people.
Working within a PE-backed company, you will operate in a dynamic international environment where
you will support the Head of Artist Service Controlling in financial closing and analysis. This role
involves extensive cross-functional and global collaboration with central and local sales teams,
alongside the use and improvement of digital tools for automation, insights, and enhanced decision-
making.
Key Responsibilities:
A. Financial Controlling:
- Perform monthly closing tasks related to business topics on P&L; and Balance Sheet
- Support the analytical review, monthly, from Revenue to EBITDA, including working capital
and ROCE analysis, to ensure that actuals are properly reflecting the business
- Play a key role in driving automation, process rationalization, and efficiency improvements
across all closing activities, by collaborating with other teams (LAS Controlling, HR & OPEX,
Methods & Referentials…)
B. Business partnering:
- Support the business in its monitoring and transformation, in close collaboration with AS
Central Sales team
- Contribute to the design of a structured analytical framework to monitor AS performance and
drive strategic decisions.
- Support initiatives to optimize business line working capital, cash flow, and capital allocation
- Act as a business partner with local sales and finance teams
C. Support & animate Budget & Forecast process for AS Business Line:
- Set the framework to ensure, with Central Sales team, that budget exercise enables us to
track the proper execution of the strategy and / or Group BP
- Oversee integrity of budgeting tools and collaborate with Methods & Referentials and Project
teams for tools enhancement (continuous improvement of the EPM)
- Support local teams / business teams during budget process, challenge their projections to
ensure we meet financial objectives
Requirements
Function: Other
Experience Level: Not Applicable