Business Control Analyst

Business Control Analyst

• Full-time
• Department: Finance & Payments

Company Description

At lastminute.com, we live for the holidays. We are the European Travel-Tech leader in Dynamic Holiday Packages. With technology, we turn spontaneous thoughts into meaningful experiences, helping people travel the world

Job Description

In a time of growth and transformation for our business, we are looking for a Business Control Analyst who is ready to go beyond the numbers and become a true support for our business teams. This is more than a controlling role, it’s a strategic position with high visibility and impact, where your financial insights will help shape decisions, influence strategy, and drive performance.

We are looking for a person with strong analytical skills, a proactive and business-driven mindset, who is highly focused on analysis. This role will work closely with the team manager to support business analyses, uncover key business trends, and proactively suggest strategies to improve the company’s profitability. Together with the rest of the team, they will also contribute to the preparation of the annual budget.

Qualifications

The job in brief:

Job Title - Business Control Analyst

Working model - hybrid from CH

Team - you will join the Business Performance Management team

Level - Professional

Location - Chiasso, Switzerland

Contract - Permanent - full-time (EUR 36 h/week)

What your impact will be:

In this role, you won’t just monitor the numbers — you’ll own the story behind them and become a trusted advisor. You will:

Support the manager in developing analyses to deeply understand business dynamics, providing insights that enable data-driven decision-making.

Play a pivotal role in the budgeting, forecasting and mid-year planning process for a dedicated business line.

Build and present insightful reports that go beyond standard KPIs, helping uncover growth opportunities and cost efficiencies.

Drive deep-dive ad hoc analysis that supports business cases, project evaluation, and strategic decisions.

Proactively identify performance gaps and trends, and suggest concrete actions to drive improvement.

Your expertise:

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.

1–3 years of experience in financial controlling, forecasting or business analysis roles.

Strong data handling and modeling skills.

Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, formulas, etc.) and Google Suite.

Full professional proficiency in English.

Ability to communicate clearly and influence non-finance stakeholders.

Additional Information

Perks of working with us:

How we work together:

• An inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you’ll be working with colleagues from +10 countries and over 48 nationalities)
• Shorter working week (36h as full time), with a half working day on Fridays
• Flexible start and end of the working day
• Possibility to work from anywhere for a period of time per year defined according to local regulations

How we learn together:

• Fri-Yays: half a day on Friday morning with a no-meeting mandate and dedicated to deep work, personal growth, learning and training and/or focus time.
• Professional and managerial skills development training paths, access to e-learning platforms such as O’reilly, Udemy, Coursera (depending on the department), and to our internal platform offering bespoke training content

Other perks:

• 2 paid days off per year for volunteering purposes
• Occasional social events to foster connections among colleagues
• Travel industry discounts and flash exclusive staff fares
• We support our employees through life's significant moments with leave options (e.g parental responsibilities, marriages, bereavements, relocations, etc.) in line with local laws.

Wish you were here? We do, too!

Selection process steps*:

HR interview (10-30 min)

1st interview (Hiring Manager): interview + test

2nd interview (Hiring Manager + Director ): final step.

Offer extended

(*Please note the process can slightly vary. The recruiter in charge will share more details when setting up the interview)

Our commitment to celebrate diversity and generate belonging

At the heart of our culture is a commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity or expression, and accessibility. We strongly believe in an equal opportunity space, which is welcoming and celebrates the uniqueness of everyone who works here. We value different lived experiences and respect viewpoints, as we know unicity drives innovation. We want to make sure our people reflect the communities across the world we help travel.

Eligibility criteria:

By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you are legally authorised to work in the country of employment and that you do not require visa sponsorship to obtain employment visa status.