An organization is looking for a commercially astute and forward-thinking Business Controller to play a pivotal role in driving financial performance within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This is an exciting opportunity to act as a strategic partner to the business, combining financial expertise with operational insight to influence decisions and deliver sustainable value. This role is a backfill position with the intention to extend permanently within a global player organization.
Operating within this multinational organization, you will lead financial planning, cost control, and champion continuous improvement across functions. You will operate in an international setup with alignment towards the US.
What you do
- Own financial planning & performance
- Lead the end-to-end budgeting, forecasting and planning cycle aligned with business strategy
- Deliver timely, insightful analysis on financial performance, highlighting risks, opportunities and key drivers
- Ensure strong financial visibility for leadership to enable informed decision-making
- Drive margin, profitability & cost control
- Build and deliver profitability and margin insights; identify value creation opportunities
- Evaluate cost structures and performance drivers; challenge deviations and drive corrective actions
- Strengthen cost control across the operation and translate insights into measurable improvements
- Be a strategic business partner
- Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to influence performance and direction
- Prepare and present investment proposals and business cases to senior stakeholders
- Challenge assumptions and support faster, better, financially sound decisions
- Lead reporting, governance & transformation
- Own and improve management reporting, KPI analysis and performance reviews
- Support compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements; contribute to audit readiness
- Lead the implementation of new reporting frameworks and best practices, driving continuous improvement and standardisation
- Team leadership & coaching
- Provide structure, direction and coaching to the controlling team
- Bring energy and clarity—this role needs someone who can align people to one way of working
What they ask
- 5+ years of experience as a Business Controller / Finance Business Partner (preferably in manufacturing / complex environments)
- Strong finance foundation with Accounting / Business Process background (incl. AP/AR understanding)
- Experience in transformation environments (process improvements, reporting, implementations)
- SAP S/4HANA experience (must)
- Strong stakeholder management skills; you can influence at all levels and are comfortable making decisions
- Fluent English; Dutch is a plus
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