Finance Controller · Up to €80,000/year

Walt & Spencer; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Net expense allowance

Health insurance

Guided onboarding

Training and mentoring

Job summary

Walt & Spencer in Brussels is seeking a Finance Controller to coordinate the month-end close across retail entities, ensure IFRS compliance, and provide management reporting and KPI analysis. You will contribute to forecasting, budgeting, and planning with regional teams, support audits, and help improve financial controls and data quality across the group.

The role offers exposure to intercompany activities and partnerships with tax, treasury and legal, with a focus on turning numbers into

Qualifications

• Master's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or a related field.
• 3 to 10 years of experience in controlling or audit with strong IFRS knowledge.
• Fluent English + French or Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the month-end close across retail entities with management reporting, variance analysis and KPIs.
• Ensure accuracy and IFRS compliance of financial statements with input on lease accounting, intercompany and restructurings.
• Support internal and external audits and strengthen internal controls.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Management reporting

Variance analysis

Fluent English

French or Dutch

Education

Master's degree in finance/accounting/economics/business

Job description

Many controllers can close several entities correctly. Few can turn those numbers into the decision the leadership team has to make. That is this role.

Our partner is an international mobility group with 100,000+ employees in 100+ countries. The group develops and produces in-house, and also sells directly to end customers through a retail network of 500+ points of sale across several European countries. The retail activities run decentrally, across multiple entities. This role is based in Brussels.

Your impact as Finance Controller

• Coordinating the month-end close across the retail entities, with management reporting, variance analysis and KPIs
• Safeguarding the accuracy and compliance of the financial statements under IFRS and local regulations, with specialist input on lease accounting, intercompany and restructurings
• Supporting internal and external audits and following up on the actions that strengthen internal controls
• Contributing to forecasting, budgeting and planning, together with the regional finance teams, the shared service centre and FP&A
• Assessing business cases and new opportunities, from profitability analysis to turnaround initiatives, with clear recommendations for senior management
• Coaching the regional finance community and improving processes, systems and data quality across the whole retail network

You don't hand management a stack of numbers, you put a recommendation on the table.

Your profile as Finance Controller

• Master's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or a related field
• 3 to 10 years of experience in controlling or audit, with strong IFRS knowledge
• Fluent English + French or Dutch

What you get as Finance Controller

• €65,000 to €80,000 per year, depending on experience: your experience counts
• Company car: you stay flexibly mobile
• Net expense allowance: extra take-home pay every month
• Health insurance: you stay covered when it matters
• Guided onboarding: a smooth start in a large organisation
• Training and regular mentoring: you grow with the role
• Reporting to the EMEA Finance Director: a short line to the top of retail finance
• Recommendations for senior management: your numbers steer the decision
• Broad scope, from IFRS and audits to turnarounds: you see the full financial picture
• Partner to group finance, tax, treasury and legal: you work with specialists from every field
• Experience across entities and countries
• Improving systems and processes: you help shape how finance works
• Diverse and inclusive team: different backgrounds, one team
• Attention to work-life balance: room for your long-term wellbeing
• CSR activities: your work goes beyond the numbers