Business Controller (24-32 hours)

The Protein Brewery; Breda; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy over work hours

Flexible work arrangements

Competitive salary

Small, professional team

Job summary

The Protein Brewery in Breda is seeking a Business Controller to sharpen production costing, drive reporting and budgeting, and support scale-up investment. You will report to the CFO and partner with the COO and Operations teams to improve the monthly management report and forecasts.

The ideal candidate holds a Master in Business Control or related field, has a proven track record in business control, is fluent in Dutch and English, and thrives in a fast-growing manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant finance/controls field.
• Proven track record in business control, preferably in manufacturing.
• Affinity with manufacturing and process technology.
• Solid knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and ERP systems.
• Fits a scale-up culture with teamwork and hands-on attitude.
• Excellent communication in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Improve and professionalise the production cost report with budget vs actuals.
• Lead the monthly management report, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Participate in capex projects, purchasing and monthly reporting.
• Support funding initiatives, subsidies and external financing.
• Assist executives on strategic initiatives and expansions.
• Monitor fixed cost development and coordinate monthly management reporting.

Skills

Analytical

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Stress resistance

Flexibility

Education

Master’s degree in Business Control, Business Economics or Finance & Control

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

ERP systems

Job description

The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself. At The Protein Brewery (TPB), that's exactly what we're doing: feeding a fast-growing world population with healthy, sustainable food. Want to help solve one of the defining challenges of our time? We'd love to meet you.

Who are we?

The Protein Brewery (TPB) is a young, highly innovative company developing and producing sustainable food ingredients that support an active lifestyle and healthy ageing, powered by our pioneering biomass fermentation process.

We're answering the world's growing need for healthy nutrition, especially proteins, fibres and specific nutritional ingredients; sustainably, by harnessing the power of fungi.

Our team in Breda is 40 people strong and growing fast. We've just closed our Series B top-up funding round and secured EFSA approval for our flagship ingredient, Fermotein®.

Ours is a mission-driven organisation, the goals of the company, our teams and every individual are aligned. Our culture comes down to four core values:

• SHARING the same purpose. Working together as one team in our pursuit to reach our mission and have a positive and lasting impact on the world around us and beyond, while having fun.
• DARING to do what no one did before and encouraging whoever dares to do so. Creating a stimulating environment where people feel free to innovate in a pragmatic way. Enabling us to remain agile and to move ahead speedily.
• TRUSTING each other's capacities, intentions and sense of responsibility, leading to a culture of ownership, undivided responsibility and relentless dedication.
• CARING for each other and your work environment. Supporting each other, professionally and personally. Valuing each team member as the person he or she is, regardless of background, capacities or status.

Who are we looking for?

As our Business Controller, you'll bring product costing expertise to the organisation, driving production performance and spotting opportunities for improvement. You'll also play a key role in our scale-up investment project, providing insight, monitoring progress and supporting the purchasing process. You'll report to the CFO and work closely with the COO and Operations Team. Alongside this production controlling focus, you'll own the monthly management report, including forecasting and budgeting.

You'll also contribute to our fundraising efforts, helping build business cases for shareholders, investors, banks and subsidy providers.

What are your responsibilities and scope in this role?

• Improve and professionalise the production cost report, tracking actual costs against budget and plan and explaining deviations, the weekly, monthly and forecast reports that form the backbone of our production performance tracking. Proactively offer advice, solicited and unsolicited, on product costs.
• Improve and professionalise the monthly (board) management report including budgeting and forecasting
• Sit on the capex expansion project team, involved in purchasing, monthly reporting and key decisions
• Support the CFO on funding projects, equity, loans and non-dilutive funding such as subsidies
• Act as the CFO's right hand on ad-hoc projects, from strategic initiatives such as CMO decisions, new expansion plans, external investments and acquisitions
• Monitor the organisation's fixed cost development and prepare and track monthly management reporting together with the management team

What does your profile look like?

You are a good match with us if you have...

• Master’s degree in Business Control, Business Economics or Finance & Control
• Proven track record in Business Control, ideally within the food industry or a production environment.
• A genuine affinity with manufacturing and process technology
• Relevant knowledge of and experience with Excel, PowerPoint and ERP systems
• A natural fit with the culture and dynamics of a scale-up: a dedicated team and no shortage of challenges
• Strong personal skills: analytical, accurate, solution-oriented, pragmatic, stress-resistant and flexible
• Excellent communication skills, fluent in both Dutch and English.

What do we have to offer?

• A dynamic, enthusiastic, and rapidly growing scale-up work environment.
• Autonomy and flexibility over your work and working hours.
• Being part of a small team of professionals with a strong can-do mentality.
• A competitive salary package that reflects your experience.