Commercial Controller
As our Commercial Controller, you’re a key driver of UGG’s financial and commercial performance. You own the full P&L and collaborate closely with Financial Control, Business Control, and BI to turn data into sharp, actionable insights.
Amsterdam | Fulltime
At Urban Gym Group, we’re always moving on the gym floor and in the way we grow our business. We think bold, act fast, and constantly raise the bar.
We’re looking for a Commercial Controller who’s ready to take full ownership of the P&L and bring a strong commercial mindset to one of the most ambitious fitness platforms in the Netherlands. If you thrive where data meets strategy and you’re driven by impact, this role is made for you.
As our Commercial Controller, you’re a key driver of UGG’s financial and commercial performance. You own the full P&L and collaborate closely with Financial Control, Business Control, and BI to turn data into sharp, actionable insights.
But you won’t just report the numbers; you’ll shape the story behind them. You’ll influence pricing, revenue strategy, membership behaviour, commercial business cases, and the next moves that help UGG accelerate.
You bring leadership, ownership, and confidence to a role that’s central to our growth.
Key responsilbilities:
Full P&L ownership
- Own the complete P&L, with focus on revenue lines deliver accurate, decision‑ready reporting in close collaboration with Financial Control
- Lead monthly reporting cycles and provide clear, high‑quality insights
- Build forecasting and budgeting models with strong focus on revenue and margin
Commercial focus & revenue growth
- Analyse key revenue drivers: membership growth, retention, acquisition, pricing impact
- Identify and quantify opportunities to grow the top‑line
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Digital to elevate commercial performance
- Build business cases and assess financial impact of new initiatives
Pricing Strategy & proposals
- Develop and model pricing proposals and revenue scenarios
- Analyse elasticity and member behaviour to strengthen pricing decisions
- Collaborate with BI to improve pricing dashboards and commercial insights
- Track results after rollout and drive optimisation
Collaboration with Finance, BC & BI
- Work seamlessly with Financial Control on reporting quality and closing processes
- Align KPIs, methodologies, and insights with Business Control colleagues
- Guide and support less experienced Controllers
- Partner with BI to enhance data quality, dashboards, and automation
- Ensure integrated financial + commercial visibility across all teams
Process improvement & strategic support
- Continuously improve reporting, planning, and forecasting processes
- Support strategic projects with strong financial modelling
- Contribute to building a scalable Business Control foundation for UGG’s growth
What you bring:
- 7+ years of experience in Business Control, Commercial Control, or a similar analytical finance role
- Experience with membership or subscription‑based business models is more than a plus
- A proven track record of owning a full P&L and driving financial and commercial outcomes
- Affinity with fitness, sports, commercial performance, and pricing
- Skilled in collaborating with Financial Control, Business Control, and BI
- Strong analytical and modelling skills; able to translate complexity into crystal‑clear insights
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience guiding or coaching team members
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with BI tools
- A proactive, commercially driven mindset with the confidence to challenge and advise
We offer:
A high‑impact role in a fast‑moving, ambitious fitness organisation, plus a benefit package that supports your growth, well‑being, and lifestyle:
- Competitive salary plus 8% holiday pay based on your annual salary
- 26 days holiday (based on full-time employment)
- Pension plan to support your future
- Join our Work in Club Programme and experience life on the gym floor
- Well-being matters: you and your family get unlimited access to OpenUp, our mental health and well-being partner
- Unlimited access to all our first-class clubs for you and a +1
- Remote working option for up to 10 days a year based on full-time employment
- One day a year for charity work: give back and make an impact
* A personality assessment may be part of the hiring process.
About Urban Gym Group
A world leading fitness group
We’ve been pushing the boundaries of what we can do to empower our community to get the most out of themselves.
In doing so we create places in communities with a purpose, where people come to transform their lives from good to great.
We place our community left, right and centre in everything we do. By tailoring our future facing and innovative urban gym concepts to their specific needs, we offer them the care, the energy and the challenge they need to create an ever-healthier lifestyle.
Application proces
Let us know who you are
Send your resume and motivation letter to work@urbangymgroup.com. After assessing your application, we will contact you.We meet
After a brief meeting online we plan a face to face meeting at one of our clubs or at HQ. When applying for an audition as trainer or performer, you will be invited for the next planned audition.Culture fit
Fitting our culture is the most important part of the application proces. We believe character, ambitions and expectations are more important than skills. Together we find out if there is a mutual match and if we meet each others expectations.A day in our club
Sometimes we skip step 4, but depending on the vacancy, we ask you to step in our club and experience real life a day in our club. This way you know for sure the UGG family suits you.Conditions
We expect to offer you a contract within 10 working days after your application. The proposal will inform you on all primary and secondary conditions (including unlimited training at all of our labels!).