Business Controller

Volvo Group; Oostakker; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging role

Career development

People-focused company

Collaboration

Competitive pay + benefits

Job summary

Volvo Group is seeking a Business Controller for its Ghent production site. You will deliver financial analyses, support strategic planning, and communicate insights to management and shop-floor teams.

You will translate objectives into actionable cost deployment, participate in projects, and coach colleagues on KPI usage. A master's in Finance and fluency in English and Dutch are essential.

Qualifications

• MSc in Finance or equivalent with strong accounting or controlling background.
• Industrial experience is an asset.
• Very analytical with a numbers-driven mindset.
• Reliable, discreet, proactive, autonomous and customer‑oriented.
• Team player with strong communication in group settings.
• Fluent English and Dutch; Excel is required; Power BI/Power Apps is a plus.

Responsibilities

• The timely follow-up, analysis & internal reporting of financial results
• Support strategic processes like business plans and estimates
• Engage with line organization by sharing relevant business information
• Translate financial objectives to the shop floor (cost deployment)
• Support finance in projects and country initiatives
• Provide training & coaching on cost KPIs

Skills

Analytical

Strong communication

Team player

Fluent English

Fluent Dutch

Education

Master's degree in Finance

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Power Apps

Job description

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Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Do you want to be responsible for the analysis of financial and business related information for a specific business area? Would you like to support management discussions by sharing these financial insights? Are you able to bring first line managers up to speed with the latest financial figures? Above all, are you a born communicator who likes to spend time on the shop floor? Become our newest Business Controller and be part of our production site in Ghent.

As a business controller, you provide thorough analyses and support with financial info to support strategic direction and business development.

Your responsibilities

• The timely follow-up, analysis & internal reporting of financial results
• Efficiently and effectively support the strategic process (business plan, estimates...)
• Engage with the (line) organization by supplying and discussing relevant business information
• Translate financial business objectives to the shop floor (cost deployment)
• Support and represent finance in projects, including product & process related projects as well as overarching country initiatives
• Provide training & coaching at various levels with regard to the various cost KPIs

Who are you?

• You hold a master's degree in Finance and have proven experience in an accounting or controlling role. Experience in an industrial environment is an asset.
• You like working with numbers and are very analytical
• You are reliable, accurate, discreet, proactive, autonomous and customer-oriented
• You are a team player who builds relationships both inside and outside your own department
• You are a strong communicator, also in a group context
• You speak and write fluent English & Dutch
• You work easily with Excel, experience with/knowledge of Power BI and/or Power Apps is an asset.

What's in it for you?

• A challenging & ever-changing job
• The possibility to learn and develop yourself to an expert role
• A value driven company with focus on people, passion, customer and results
• Close cooperation with all levels of colleagues and stakeholders
• A competitive salary with a lot of extralegal benefits

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Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group's leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Trucks Technology & Industrial Divisionhire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need.
Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we'll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.

Job Category: Finance

Organization: Trucks Technology & Industrial

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead,we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world's most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.