Senior Business Controller

The organisation

Our client is a global player in animal nutrition.

The position

We are looking for a key financial business partner to the General Manager of this international business in vegetable animal feed ingredients with a focus on performance management and reporting. High communication skills will help to establish key relationships within the organization and with the shareholders. Financial accounting services are outsourced to a shared service center.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an in depth understanding of business performance and outlook. Providing the Executive Team and Board with a full analysis of trends, variances and forecasts
• Develop, agree and report against a suite of relevant KPI’s
• Providing support and challenge to the GM, sales and operations in the evaluation of business opportunities / commercial trading proposals. Ensuring that the business areas take ownership and are held accountable to their budgets & forecasts
• The Senior Business Controller is decisively involved in major Sales and Procurement proposals and in changes/exeptions thereof
• Responsible for the development of the annual budget and long term business plan, including detailed analysis and presentation to the Board. 
• Business, P&L and cash flow forecasting on a quarterly basis
• Capital investment appraisal (pre / post spend) for all new factory builds. Preparation and delivery of capital spend justifications
• IT set up & services meet business (reporting) requirements
• Close liaison with factory accountants on performance issues and factory activity
• Analysis and presentation of the monthly results 
• Managing Service- contracts and cost 

The offer

• You are part of the Executive Team and in close contact with the Board
• Travelling in Europe and Asia is part of the job
• A dynamic job in an inspiring team with a lot of opportunities and responsibilities for personal development 
• The company is growing rapidly and the shareholders are close  so this assignment can also be the start for a career in their companies
• The business  is ‘heavy asset’ and you are in control of 5 production facilities around the world
• The offices are located  in the Randstad nearby a big public transportation hub
• A competitive financial package

Candidate profile

• University education – Master of Science in Economics, Accounting or Business Management 
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in an international manufacturing & distribution business environment. Industry experience is key
• Proven experience/results in data modelling, KPI management, reporting, forecasting.
• Experience in IFS, SAP or similar systems

Interested?

You are invited to apply for this position by using the form below. For more information, please contact Jan Kees van Vliet at +31 (0)6 53 96 11 82.