Business Controller
Pubblicato il 12-09-2026 - Arriva Italia in Milano
Arriva Italia, the Italian branch of the Arriva Group - one of Europe's leading mobility operators—is looking for a proactive and analytical Business Controller to join our Finance Team in Italy.
The role supports commercial performance through high-quality reporting, profitability analysis, budgeting, and forecasting. You will work in close partnership with local business teams and engage in regular interaction with the UK Headquarters.
Activities
Commercial & Business Performance
- Monitor and analyze commercial performance (revenues, ridership/volume drivers, pricing, contract economics, and service mix).
- Produce profitability analyses by contract, service line, or customer, identifying key drivers and proposing improvement actions.
- Support business owners with ad-hoc analyses to evaluate initiatives (e.g., service changes, commercial actions, route profitability, and pricing/volume scenarios).
- Track and explain revenue and margin variances against Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year.
Management Reporting & Planning
- Prepare and deliver monthly management reporting (P&L;,
KPIs, and commercial dashboards), ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Generate clear variance commentary and executive-ready insights for local management and UK HQ.
- Support the preparation of Budgets, Forecasts, and periodic business reviews (including templates, assumptions, and consolidation).
- Partner with Accounting and Finance colleagues to ensure proper cut-offs, accruals, and consistency between management reporting and actuals.
Tools, Systems & Process Improvement
- Build and maintain robust Excel-based models (revenue bridges, KPI packs, contract profitability, and scenario analysis).
- Contribute to the development of reporting automation, supporting the evolution toward Power BI dashboards and self-service analytics.
- Work with ERP systems and data sources to improve data quality and efficiency (experience with Oracle is a plus).
Technical Skills & Systems
- Experience: 5-