FP&A IT controlling

Think about FP&A differently and make a real impact

A welcoming and supportive setting where you can develop and make a real difference in the world – that’s what you’ll find at COFRA. We’re a family business, geared to creating lasting value and united by an ambition to change industries and society for the better. Aspiration and entrepreneurism are encouraged and rewarded with opportunity. Teams are diverse yet close-knit. Relationships matter. People matter.

What we can achieve together

One of our greatest strengths is our people: talented, dedicated professionals who are true experts in their field, committed to the pursuit of excellence and open to new opportunities and ways of capturing them.

We're looking for an experienced FPA&IT Controlling to join our COFRA team in Porto. You will join a multi-generational family business with a commitment to achieve systemic change across Liveable Cities, Responsible Capital, Clean Energy and Sustainable Food together with our management teams and mission-aligned external partners.

About the role

This role serves as a financial partner within COFRA Holding, focusing on non‑divisional management reporting and budgeting. It aims to optimize financial processes, enhance data accuracy, and foster collaborative relationships across the organization.

This function plays a central role in driving financial performance, strategic planning, and decision support. It owns key elements of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, while partnering closely with leadership and business teams to ensure data-driven decision‑making.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly outlook processes across the organization, including quarterly forecasts, financial and liquidity planning. Monitor actuals against budget and forecast/outlook.


• Work closely with stakeholders, supporting them with budgeting and forecasting. Be recognized as a trusted financial advisor and a valuable contact for all finance matters.


• Improve processes to deliver faster, higher‑quality data and analysis.


• Build trust to increase alignment, acceptance, and awareness across the organization.


• Analyse the P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and key performance indicators (KPIs).


• Provide monthly and quarterly variance analyses (actuals vs budget/forecast).


• Present insights and recommendations to senior leadership.


• Play a key role in further automation and enhancement of budgeting, forecasting processes, reporting workflows and financial systems. Maintain data accuracy and integrity across financial systems.

What You Bring

• 6–10 years of experience.


• Advanced Excel skills required; exposure to BI tools and OneStream is a strong asset.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills.


• Experience as an IT Finance Business Partner.


• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Business, Economics, or related fields.


• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive stakeholder interactions with professionalism.


• Strong analytical and problem‑solving mindset.


• Ability to simplify complex financial topics for non‑financial stakeholders.


• Proactive, curious, and comfortable challenging assumptions.


• High attention to detail with a continuous‑improvement mentality.


• Experience working in multinational organizations is an advantage.


• English (required).

What we offer you in return

The opportunity itself is a great way to have a direct impact on the Group and realize potential across a multitude of areas.

COFRA offers notable benefits, including a competitive pension plan. Also, training and development is provided to all COFRA employees.

COFRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disability. None of this gets in the way of hiring and retaining the best people.