Fractional Financial Controller
Pubblicato il 18-10-2026 - Go Fractional in Turbigo
What you will do
- Own the monthly close across the group, with clear cut-offs and intercompany balances reconciled first.
- Run bank, card, Shopify and Stripe payout reconciliations, AP/AR and expense controls across entities and currencies (EUR, USD, JPY, GBP).
- Own inventory valuation, landed costs and cost of goods sold for book print runs and retail stock, including reconciliation of third-party warehouse and wholesale costs.
- Build project and client profitability reporting for our creative engagements (production, travel, freelance fees).
- Deliver a clear monthly management pack, with cash and liquidity forecasting, to the COO and founder.
- Maintain the group chart of accounts and cost-centre logic, and help us choose the right reporting and consolidation tools.
- Be the first point of contact for our external accountants and tax advisors in each region, and keep their scope lean and well defined.
- Flag anomalies, margin drift, or cash-conversion issues before they become problems.
Requirements
- Formal accountancy training (for example dottore commercialista, ACCA, CPA, ACA or equivalent).
- Proven experience as a financial controller or finance manager.
- Hands-on experience in an inventory-based business (physical products, COGS, third-party logistics).
- Multi-entity and multi-currency experience, including intercompany reconciliations.
- Fluency with modern cloud accounting tools (Xero or QuickBooks Online) and strong Excel / Google Sheets skills.
- Fluent English; Italian is a strong plus.
- Discretion and judgment: you will handle sensitive financial data, and you are comfortable giving founders a clear one-page answer.
Nice to have
- Experience in a professional services or creative agency business.
- Experience with Shopify and payment processors (Stripe, PayPal, Wise).
- Familiarity with Dutch or Italian GAAP and with US LLC or Japanese GK reporting through advisors.
- Partita IVA / independent consultant structure.
Benefits
- Fractional / freelance, 2-3 days per week. Open to retainer or hourly models.
- Remote-friendly within EU time zones, with occasional days at our Milan office (Via Bernardino Luini 12, 20123 Milano).
- Initial 12-month engagement with a 3-month checkpoint. Start date October / November 2026, flexible for the right candidate.
- Compensation: to be discussed, scaled to experience and scope.
- Direct access to leadership and real ownership of the finance function of a growing creative group.