H&M Group

Growth Controller

H&M Group  •  London, GB (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

Company Description

COS offers a wardrobe of ready-to-wear and accessories rooted in exceptional quality and lasting design. The brand has an elevated aesthetic that embodies luxury with an emphasis on craftsmanship, innovation and compelling fashion movements.

Job Description

The Growth Controller develops and drives financial strategies that support sustainable business growth and expansion. Acting as a key financial partner to the Growth function, the role provides financial planning, performance analysis, investment evaluation, and decision support, ensuring growth initiatives are commercially viable, strategically aligned, and deliver long-term value.

What you will do:

  • Growth Strategy & Financial Planning
  • Develop and support financial plans, forecasts, and investment strategies that enable sustainable business growth. Evaluate growth opportunities and provide recommendations that support informed decision-making and long-term business objectives.
  • Investment Analysis & Business Cases
  • Assess expansion opportunities, capital expenditure proposals, and growth initiatives through financial modelling, scenario analysis, and return-on-investment evaluations. Ensure investments are supported by robust financial assumptions and business cases.
  • Performance Management & Commercial Insights
  • Monitor business performance against financial targets, KPIs, and growth objectives. Analyse commercial and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, providing actionable insights that improve business performance.
  • Financial Governance & Control
  • Ensure financial plans, forecasts, and business cases are accurate, compliant, and aligned with financial guidelines. Support effective financial decision-making through sound controls, risk management, and performance monitoring.
  • Continuous Improvement & Business Development
  • Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, planning methodologies, reporting capabilities, and performance management practices. Share learnings and recommendations to support continuous business growth and operational effectiveness.

Who you’ll work with:

  • You will partner closely with the CEO, CFO and Managing Directors across three regions, as well as the Growth Director and teams across Growth, Commercial, Merchandising, Expansion and Finance, to shape strategic priorities and drive business performance. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will provide financial leadership, commercial insights and investment recommendations that influence key business decisions, support expansion initiatives and drive sustainable growth.

Qualifications

  • Financial management
  • Advanced-level financial management expertise with the ability to lead strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and capital investment evaluation across retail and digital expansion initiatives, driving sustainable profitability, ROI optimisation and long-term business growth.
  • Business analysis
  • The ability to analyse complex financial, commercial and operational data, identifying trends, risks and investment opportunities that inform strategic decision-making, optimise performance and support business expansion.
  • Strategic thinking
  • The ability to evaluate long-term growth opportunities, develop financially sound business cases and translate strategic objectives into actionable plans that drive sustainable growth and value creation.
  • Stakeholder management
  • The ability to influence and partner effectively with senior leaders across Finance, Real Estate, Expansion, Digital and Operations, aligning stakeholders around investment priorities and business objectives.
  • Business acumen
  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to assess market opportunities, business performance and growth drivers, translating financial insights into strategies that maximise profitability and support sustainable expansion.
  • Data analytics and business intelligence
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI, leveraging financial modelling, scenario planning, data visualisation and performance reporting to deliver actionable insights, support investment decisions and drive business growth.

Leadership capabilities

  • Purposeful, Sets clear direction and communicates a compelling, inspiring vision.
  • Passionate, Customer centred and committed to excellence, resilience and continuous improvement.
  • Outcome driven, with strong prioritisation, collaboration and execution skills.
  • Commercially creative and agile, able to solve problems, adapt quickly and make sound decisions.
  • Caring, authentic, inclusive leader who develops teams, builds trust and gives honest, constructive feedback.

Additional Information

This is a Full time permanent contract based at our Head Office in London .

If you feel this opportunity is exciting feel free to apply by sending in your CV and Portfolio in English as soon as possible. Due to data policies, we only accept applications through our career page.

We value collaboration and believe that great ideas thrive when we work closely together. Therefore, this role is primarily office-based, with 4 days per week at the office to foster teamwork and engagement. 1 day per week, you’ll have the flexibility to work remotely.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with broad development opportunities. All our employees receive a staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to this UK- based colleagues also receive

  • Up to 25 days holiday
  • Annual health checks
  • Pension scheme
  • Discounts on various activities and financial/lifestyle products via our benefits hub
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Employee assistance via retail trust
  • Private health & dental care

JOIN US

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are. We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.

H&M Group

About H&M Group

Founded in 1947, H&M Group is a global design company with ~4,702 stores in 76 markets and 56 online markets. At H&M Group, we believe in making great design available to everyone. It’s essential in everything we do. Our family of brands and business ventures offer customers around the world a wealth of fashion, beauty, accessories and homeware, as well as modern menus with fresh and local produce at some of the brands’ in-store eateries.

But design is so much more than just products; it’s about clever design processes, efficient product flows, creating experiences that enrich, and smart solutions that benefit all our customers.

Sustainability is always at the core of our business. Not only because we like to do what’s right — but it’s also beneficial for our business. We will continue to push for change and lead the way towards a more inclusive and sustainable fashion future.

Do you want to join us? We will trust you with great responsibility right from the start, reward a passionate mindset and encourage an entrepreneurial spirit. When you start a career with H&M Group, there’s no limit to where it can take you.

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Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Stockholm, SE
Year Founded
Unknown
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