Finance & Risks Manager BeNeSca

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Niel-bij-Sint-Truiden; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Meal vouchers

Insurance (group/hospitalisation)

Fixed expense allowance

Company car

32 days leave

Hybrid working model

Pet-friendly office

Job summary

Vetoquinol BeNeSca is seeking a Finance & Risks Manager BeNeSca to lead finance, performance, risk and people across BeNeSca. You will oversee financial procedures, ensure policy compliance and coordinate with local management and Group Finance to deliver accurate reporting.

You will mentor a small Belgian finance team, drive budgeting, forecasting, KPI tracking, data analytics and strategic support, while promoting a strong risk culture and ensuring GDPR, anti-corruption and ethical standards.

Qualifications

• Qualified finance professional.
• Extensive experience in financial leadership within an international environment.
• Strong people management and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in business partnering, financial planning, reporting, compliance and risk management.
• Strong analytical, communication, leadership and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience with IT implementations and/or project management.
• Fluent in Dutch, English, French

Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial procedures, accounting processes, controls and financial systems across BeNeSca.
• Ensure compliance with Group policies and finance best practices.
• Coordinate finance activities with local management and Group Finance.
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, statutory accounts, tax declarations, management accounts, and balance sheets.
• Coordinate external audits and statutory requirements.
• Provide local and Group reporting, including quarterly business reviews and performance analysis.
• Lead the annual budget and forecasting processes.
• Provide financial guidance to support strategic decision-making.
• Challenge and evaluate commercial and operational initiatives to maximise value creation.
• Lead the small finance team in Belgium.
• Ensure succession planning, capability development and performance management.
• Establish and monitor finance KPIs.
• Ensure accurate financial and commercial data management.
• Deliver actionable insights based on business intelligence and reporting tools.
• Support commercial policies through discount calculations, customer analyses and profitability assessments.
• Promote a strong finance and risk culture and ensure compliance with GDPR, anti-corruption, fraud prevention, ethics.

Skills

Financial leadership

People management

Stakeholder management

Business partnering

Financial planning

Reporting

Compliance

Risk management

IT implementations

Project management

Dutch

English

French

Job description

We’re a top-10 global animal health company with a family business mindset.

Every day, we make life better for pets, their owners and the veterinary teams who care for them.

Job Description

As Finance & Risks Manager BeNeSca, you’ll have a broad responsibility across finance, business performance, risk and people:

• Oversee all financial procedures, accounting processes, controls and financial systems across BeNeSca.
• Ensure compliance with Group policies and finance best practices.
• Coordinate finance activities with local management and Group Finance.
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, statutory accounts, tax declarations, management accounts, and balance sheets.
• Coordinate external audits and statutory requirements.
• Provide local and Group reporting, including quarterly business reviews and performance analysis.

3. Business Performance Management

• Support the achievement of sales, gross margin and profitability targets.
• Provide management with insightful analyses on sales, margins, operating expenses and business performance.
• Identify cost optimisation opportunities and support pricing and profitability decisions.
• Lead, develop and coach the small finance team in Belgium.
• Ensure succession planning, capability development and performance management.
• Establish and monitor finance KPIs.

5. Budgeting & Strategic Support

• Lead the annual budget and forecasting processes.
• Provide financial guidance to support strategic decision-making.
• Challenge and evaluate commercial and operational initiatives to maximise value creation.

6. Data & Analytics

• Ensure accurate financial and commercial data management.
• Deliver actionable insights based on business intelligence and reporting tools.
• Support commercial policies through discount calculations, customer analyses and profitability assessments.

7. Risk, Compliance & Internal Control

• Promote a strong finance and risk culture throughout the BeNeSca organisation.
• Ensure compliance with Group policies and applicable regulations (internal controls, GDPR, anti-corruption, fraud prevention, ethics, etc.).
• Lead audit remediation plans and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Who you are

• Qualified finance professional.
• Extensive experience in financial leadership within an international environment.
• Strong people management and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in business partnering, financial planning, reporting, compliance and risk management.
• Strong analytical, communication, leadership and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience with IT implementations and/or project management.
• Fluent in Dutch, English, French

Additional Information

• A strategic finance leadership role within an international organisation.
• Broad responsibility across finance, reporting, budgeting and risk & compliance.
• An attractive benefits package including a bonus, meal vouchers, group and hospitalisation insurance, a fixed expense allowance and a company car.
• 32 days of leave and a flexible hybrid working model, supporting a healthy work-life balance.
• A role with direct impact on the financial and strategic direction of the organisation.
• An international environment with close collaboration within the broader Group Finance organisation.
• A global company with a family-oriented culture, combining an international mindset with a personal and collaborative working environment.
• A collaborative team of passionate animal lovers with a strong team spirit and regular team activities.
• Room for initiative and professional development, with an important role within the local Management Team.
• And yes, you can bring your furry friend to our state-of-the-art office in Niel!

Ready to make an impact beyond the numbers?

Join Vetoquinol BeNeSca and play a key role in shaping financial strategy, strengthening business performance and supporting sustainable growth.