Junior Business Controller

Air Liquide; Ukkel; Sur place; EUR 38 000 - 56 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Air Liquide Belgium is seeking a Junior Business Controller to support the Controlling team and Head of Business Control in overseeing financial operations. You will assist in analysis, planning, and decision-support for management.

Based in Brussels area, this entry-level role offers exposure to P&L, month-end close, rolling forecasts, investments, and cross-functional collaboration with operations and corporate teams. English, French, and Dutch are a plus.

Qualifications

• Master in Engineering or Finance.
• Entry-level to 3 years of experience.
• Basic knowledge or strong interest in ERP, BI, and database systems.
• Languages: English, French and Dutch are a plus.
• Interest or background in energy-intensive industries is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Assist in analyzing results for the monthly P&L and variance analysis.
• Support month-end close and ad-hoc reporting of business performance.
• Contribute to short- and mid-term forecasts and Target setting.
• Monitor investments and assets, and track Capex expenditures.
• Translate financial analysis into actionable business messages.

Connaissances

ERP knowledge

BI tools

Database systems

Languages: English/French/Dutch

Formation

Master in Engineering or Finance

Outils

ERP systems

BI

Database systems

Description du poste

As a Junior Business Controller, you will support the Controlling team and the Head of Business Control in overseeing the business and financial operations of ALBI. You will assist in financial analysis, participate in planning processes, and help provide relevant support to management in decision-making.

Please note: Due to the holiday period, the recruitment process will only start at the end of August.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Financial Analysis & Reporting:

Assist in analyzing results for the monthly P&L and performing variance analysis. You will support the month-end close process to help guarantee the accuracy of the P&L from Sales to OIR, and assist in preparing timely, ad-hoc reporting of business performance.

Budget and Rolling Forecast Process:

As part of the business control team, you will support the development of short-term (next month) and mid-term (next year) forecasts. You will also assist in the yearly Target setting and Quarterly Forecast processes.

Investment & Asset Management:

Support the monitoring of the investment process for projects, from initial request to completion, verifying that expenses are correctly booked. You will also assist the team in managing asset registers, assets under construction, and tracking Capex expenditures for AL Group reporting.

Advising Departments:

Help translate financial analysis into clear messages to assist the team in acting as a business partner for operations, commercial, and general management.

Continuous Improvement:

Challenge the status-quo and propose process improvements within the financial controlling and planning processes. You will also have the opportunity to learn and support reporting on Group CO2 emissions, Energy Contributions, and taxonomy compliance.

Are you a MATCH?

Skills:

Knowledge specific to the job:

• Master in Engineering or Finance.
• Entry-level to 3 years of experience
• Basic knowledge or strong interest in ERP, BI, and database systems.
• Languages: English, French and Dutch are a plus.
• Interest or background in energy-intensive industries is a plus.

Behavioral skills:

• Rigorous and efficient.
• Self-starter and autonomous.
• Stress resistant to cope with deadlines.
• Good communication skills to interact with operations and corporate teams.

Please note: Due to the holiday period, the recruitment process will only start at the end of August.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background.

We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.