European Financial Controller – Degree Programmes Business Unit F/H

Within the Group Finance Department, the Financial Controller acts as the financial point of reference for the Degree Programmes Business Unit (Bachelor, Master in Management, MSc, MBA).

In a multi-campus and international environment, he/she acts as a business partner to the Academic Management team, supporting the economic steering of programmes and actively contributing to strategic decisions, with the aim of optimising performance and ensuring the sustainability of the academic model.

Main Responsibilities

Financial Management & Reporting

• Prepare, consolidate and monitor the budgets of the Degree Programmes Business Unit across all campuses.
• Produce monthly reporting and forecasts covering revenues, teaching costs, margins and KPIs.
• Analyse variances and formulate operational recommendations.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators, such as cost per student, profitability by programme and contribution by campus.
• Oversee the day-to-day budget execution of the scope, including expenditure authorisations, management of budget overruns and related matters.

Academic Business Partnering

• Support Programme Directors and Academic Management in budget preparation and forecasting.
• Provide high-value-added financial analyses to inform decision-making, including cohort sizing, pricing and allocation of teaching resources.
• Participate in governance and steering bodies, such as programme committees and performance reviews.

Forecasting & Modelling

• Build forecast models incorporating student recruitment dynamics and multi-campus occupancy/fill rates.
• Prepare business plans for programme launches, portfolio developments and academic projects.
• Analyse the profitability and return on investment of academic initiatives.

Multi-campus Coordination & Governance

• Ensure financial coordination between campuses within the Degree Programmes scope.
• Guarantee compliance with deadlines, formats and quality standards for financial reporting across all campuses of the Academic Business Unit.
• Harmonise practices and contribute to data reliability, including student volumes, revenues and teaching costs.
• Ensure compliance with management rules and consistency with Group guidelines.

Tools & Continuous Improvement

• Develop and improve management tools, such as dashboards, BI and models.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects, including ERP, academic planning tools and data initiatives.
• Support the increasing maturity of multi-campus financial management.