Corporate Finance Director

Nutreco; Amersfoort; On-site; EUR 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Nutreco is seeking a Corporate Finance Director to lead enterprise‑level governance and strategic financial coordination across the group. The role focuses on developing group-wide standards, policies, and reporting frameworks to enable disciplined, transparent execution of the business strategy.

Reporting to the CFO, you will drive coherence in policy and governance across Business Lines, Global Functions, and Finance Operations, ensuring robust risk management and external reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining group-wide financial frameworks and governance structures.
• Ability to coordinate enterprise-wide reporting standards and disclosures.
• Strong track record in financial policy, risk management, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior advisor to the CFO on enterprise financial strategy, governance, and policy development.
• Own and drive global financial policies, guidelines, and control frameworks across Nutreco.
• Oversee enterprise reporting and financial integrity, ensuring consistency across the group.

Skills

Leadership

Financial governance

Policy development

Enterprise reporting

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Job Description

Job Description: The Corporate Finance Director is the senior Finance leader responsible for enterprise‑level financial governance, policies, frameworks, and strategic coordination across Nutreco. The role ensures the integrity, consistency, and forward‑looking development of Nutreco’s financial architecture, enabling the business to execute its strategy with discipline, transparency, and control. The Corporate Finance Director sets group‑wide financial standards and frameworks and ensures coherent application across Business Lines, Global Functions, and Finance Operations. In line with Nutreco’s Finance transformation, the role has shifted away from direct Business Line controlling activities and now focuses on group governance, financial policy, risk management, enterprise reporting frameworks, and strategic finance coordination. It includes corporate Accounting and in‑and external reporting, Controlling for corporate functions, Corporate finance systems, finance planning and analysis. The Corporate Finance Director reports to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and is a member of the Finance Leadership Team.

Key Accountabilities

Enterprise Financial Strategy & Frameworks

Act as senior advisor to the CFO on enterprise financial strategy, long‑term value creation, and financial governance. Develop and maintain Nutreco’s group‑wide financial frameworks, principles, and methodologies. Ensure alignment between corporate strategy, financial policies, and execution across the Finance organization.

Financial Policies, Governance & Compliance

Own Nutreco’s global financial policies, guidelines, and control frameworks, ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and internal requirements. Ensure consistent interpretation and application of financial policies across Business Lines, Finance Operations, and Global Functions. Act as key counterpart for Internal Audit, external auditors, and risk‑related governance bodies on corporate finance topics.

Enterprise Reporting & Financial Integrity

Ensure robustness, consistency, and transparency of Nutreco’s enterprise financial reporting frameworks. Oversee group‑level financial principles related to accounting, reporting standards, and disclosures (in close collaboration with specialized CoEs). Safeguard financial integrity, accuracy, and comparability of financial information across the enterprise.

Financial Risk Management

Lead the development and coordination of enterprise‑level financial risk management policies and practices. Ensure financial risk considerations (e.g. liquidity, compliance, control effectiveness) are embedded in decision‑making and governance processes. Support the CFO and Management Board in understanding and managing financial risk exposure.

Cross‑Finance Coordination & Enablement

Act as a central coordination point between Business Line Finance Directors, Finance Operations Director, and Finance CoEs. Enable effective collaboration across the Finance operating model by providing clarity on roles, decision rights, and escalation paths. Support coherence and consistency across Finance initiatives without duplicating Business Line or Operations ownership.

Leadership & Capability Building

Contribute to the development of Finance leadership capability at enterprise level, fostering a strong governance and integrity mindset. Support talent development and succession planning for key Corporate Finance and governance‑related roles. Promote continuous improvement of corporate finance frameworks in line with evolving business needs.

Reporting Lines

Reports to: CFO

Key Competencies

Strategic Mindset – Shapes enterprise financial frameworks aligned with Nutreco’s long‑term strategy.

Financial Acumen – Ensures sound financial governance, policy, and integrity across the group.

Manages Complexity – Operates effectively across multiple business lines, functions, and regulatory environments.

Ensures Accountability – Establishes and enforces clear standards, controls, and decision rights.

Organizational Savvy – Navigates complex stakeholder landscapes at enterprise and board level.

Our organisation

Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for agriculture and aquaculture.

Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Nutreco is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Nutreco is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.

Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Its two global company brands Skretting (aqua feed) and Trouw Nutrition (animal nutrition) have sales in over 90 countries. Our purpose Feeding the Future captures a big challenge: feeding 9 billion people in 2050. Our responsibility is twofold: we need to make a significant contribution to meeting the rapid increase in worldwide demand for food; on the other hand, we need to find the right balance in order that we can realize growth while making also responsible choices for people and planet. To know more about us, please visit our website https://www.nutreco.com.