Business Controller - EN - Brussels

Michael Page BeLux; Belgique; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Long-term position

International environment in Brussels

Multilingual working environment

Zusammenfassung

Michael Page (Belgium) partners with an international energy group in Brussels to recruit a Financial Controller focused on SAP CO and cost allocation cycles. The role blends management accounting, cost analysis and rigorous data validation within a multilingual, globally connected environment.

You will design and implement cost allocation methodologies, generate insightful management reports, and support strategic decision-making across finance and operations.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in controlling, management accounting or financial reporting within a complex international setting.
• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, formulas, lookups and handling large data sets.
• Strong understanding of cost allocation concepts and data reconciliation.

Aufgaben

• SAP CO and allocation cycles: maintain, execute, review and troubleshoot cost allocation cycles across cost centres, activities, departments, products and other dimensions.
• Management accounting: support analytical accounting principles, cost-centre structures, cost-driver logic and allocation methodologies.
• Direct and indirect costs: analyse cost flows and validate allocation keys for consistent, transparent costing.
• Reporting and analysis: develop and maintain management reports; analyse actual vs budget/forecast; explain variances.
• Data quality and reconciliation: consolidate, review, and validate large financial and operational data; reconcile SAP with reporting and records.
• Excel-based modelling: build and maintain efficient reporting tools using advanced formulas, PivotTables, lookups and structured datasets.
• Process improvement: identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate reporting and allocation processes with stronger controls.
• Management support: prepare clear financial analyses and ad hoc reports for management and stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

SAP CO

Analytical accounting

Fluent English

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

• A competitive salary completed by various extra-legal advantages
• International and multilingual working environment in the heart of Brussels

About Our Client

Our client is an international organization active in the energy sector.

Job Description

• SAP CO and allocation cycles: Maintain, execute, review and troubleshoot cost allocation cycles, including assessments and distributions across cost centres, activities, departments, products and other relevant dimensions.
• Management accounting: Support the design and consistent application of analytical accounting principles, cost-centre structures, cost-driver logic and allocation methodologies.
• Direct and indirect costs: Analyse cost flows, distinguish direct from indirect costs, validate allocation keys and ensure that costs are assigned consistently and transparently.
• Reporting and analysis: Develop and maintain management reports; analyse actual results against budget, forecast and prior periods; investigate and explain significant variances.
• Data quality and reconciliation: Consolidate, review and validate large volumes of financial and operational data; perform reconciliations between SAP, management reporting and accounting records.
• Excel-based modelling: Build and maintain efficient reporting tools and analyses using advanced formulas, PivotTables, lookups and structured datasets.
• Process improvement: Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate reporting and allocation processes while strengthening controls and documentation.
• Management support: Prepare clear financial analyses and ad hoc reports for management and support stakeholders in understanding cost drivers and allocation outcomes.

The Successful Applicant

• Professional experience: Relevant hands‑on experience in controlling, management accounting, cost accounting or financial reporting, preferably within a complex international organization.
• Analytical accounting: A sound understanding of management accounting and cost‑allocation concepts, or demonstrable experience and readiness to quickly deepen expertise in these areas.
• Excel: Advanced command of Microsoft Excel, especially PivotTables, formulas, lookups, data validation and analysis of large datasets. This is an essential requirement.
• Power BI: Experience with Power BI is a plus and will be positively valued.

Analytical mindset

Ability to understand and challenge complex cost flows, allocation keys and reporting logic, with strong attention to detail and data consistency.

• Ways of working: Structured, accurate, autonomous and pragmatic, with the ability to collaborate effectively across Finance and operational functions.
• Industry background: Experience in a company with manufacturing or production operations is a strong advantage, particularly in an industrial, energy, chemical or petrochemical environment.
• Languages: Fluent English is required. French, Dutch or Italian would be an asset.

What's on Offer

• A competitive salary completed by various extra-legal advantages
• The opportunity for a long‑term position in one of the most significant international groups in the energy sector.
• A varied assignment combining SAP CO, management accounting, reporting, data analysis and process improvement.
• A significant exposure to complex cost‑allocation mechanisms and close collaboration with Finance, operational and commercial stakeholders.
• An international and multilingual working environment in the heart of Brussels' European Quarter, with excellent public transport connections.