DGB Americas Controller

Job Title: Controller

Location: Miami, Florida

Reports to: CFO Americas

Company Overview

Dolce & Gabbana, a global leader in luxury fashion and beauty with HQ in Milan Italy, has an exceptional career opportunity within its in-house Beauty Division in Miami.

DG Beauty is a young and fast-paced, growing, organization that values creativity, excellence, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial mindset. We are seeking an analytical and business-oriented commercial Controller to support financial planning, performance management, and strategic decision-making.

Position Summary

The Controller will be responsible for managing the managerial P&L, leading budgeting and forecasting activities, and monitoring business performance against financial plans. The focus will be on our US Retail business.

This role will partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and other internal departments to analyze revenue, costs, margins, and profitability. The Controller will provide actionable financial insights, identify risks and opportunities, and support the business in achieving its sales and bottom-line objectives.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial analysis capabilities with a commercial mindset and the ability to translate complex data into clear recommendations for business leaders.

Key Responsibilities

Budgeting and Financial Planning

• Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic budget revisions and forecasting activities aligned with the company’s commercial and strategic objectives.
• Partner with business leaders to establish sales, cost, margin, and profitability targets.
• Ensure financial plans are accurate, consistent, and completed within established timelines.

Managerial P&L Management

• Manage and analyze the managerial P&L, including gross to net revenue, cost of goods sold, gross margin, operating expenses, and bottom-line performance.
• Validate purchase orders against the budget and business plans to protect the P&L.
• Monitor actual results against budget, forecast, and prior-year performance. Comparing Year to Date versus Year to Go and Full Year, preparing variance reports.
• Highlight financial risks, opportunities, and potential corrective actions.

Sales and Commercial Performance

• Evaluate the financial impact of commercial plans, launches, pricing, promotions, and business initiatives.
• Support Sales and Marketing teams with financial analyses and recommendations.

Management Reporting and Analytics

• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting packages.
• Develop dashboards, scorecards, and analytical tools to monitor business performance.
• Present financial results, key variances, risks, and opportunities to leadership.

Qualifications

• Educational background in business and/or finance at a university level or professional education.
• 3 years’ experience as assistant or controller, FP&A, commercial finance, or a related function with US Retail.
• Experience managing financial budget and planning
• Experience within the beauty or consumer goods industries, as well as familiarity with major U.S. retailers such as Macy’s, Sephora, and Ulta, is a plus.
• Experience with Anaplan and SAP S/4HANA is a plus, while advanced Excel skills are required.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with a collaborative and reliable approach.
• This role requires a minimum of two days per week in the office. Candidates located within a reasonable commuting distance of the Miami Design District are preferred.