Senior Business Controller

The organisation

This international company was build in 1972. With more than 500 employees and 250 distribution partners around the globe this company creates solutions for protecting products in ways that benefits business, constumers and environment.

You have affinity to create, review and improve business processes independently. Similarly, you interpret results and identify trends proactively, highlight issues, and work in partnership with the business to plan appropriate actions. Considering the size of the business, generally you have a high involvement into various aspects of the business. You will be the head of the finance and control department of 8Fte (5 direct reports - 3 indirects) and report direct to the Director of Finance.

The position

The Business Controller provides the Financial Director and Management team with valuable reports and insight into the business to support operational and strategic decision making. You are responsible for preparing, developing and analyzing management accounting information and delivering high quality reports providing insights in key business drivers. Next to that you manage the control and finance team.

Tasks & responsibilities

In this rol you are responsible for the European monthly financial reporting activities including P&L analysis, profitability analysis, country reporting and factory cost analysis. You take care of the financial planning, budget and forecasting. You prepare and analyse monthly financial reporting package to management team within closing time table and you support with the further development of commercial controlling including trade spend analysis and control, marketing expenditures and effectiveness of the commercial activities. You interprets data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and/or to identify risks & opportunities.

And you wil assist with the assessment of processes and systems and improvement initiatives to advance the transactional and financial reporting effectiveness, including strengthening the quality of our reporting and analysis;Assists and helps with capex investment cases, new contracts, business cases, new product introductions. You will maintain close relationships with the commercial teams and grows into the business partnering role.

The offer

• Challenging leadership rol whitin a international company;
• You will travel once in a while to USA;
• Good salary perfectly attuned to your background and a bonus;
• You'll become part of a international company with a world-class brand and reputation;
• You will always have lots of learning opportunities (formal and informal) to improve your role-specific skills and expertise;

Candidate profile

• Bachelor or Msc in Business Administration;
• Minimum 5-10 years of relevant working experience, preferable in US public manufacturing company;
• Leadership skills, experience in managing a finance/control team;
• Experience with Sox (Sarbanes Oxley) compliancy;
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with Infor LN and Hyperion (HFM) is an asset;
• Affinity with both business and finance. Healthy business acumen;
• Shows initiative, social and good relationship builder with the business;
• Fluent in Dutch and English.

Interested?

You can apply to this position by sending your motivation letter and your cv using the form below.