Financial & Business Controller

CelSian; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

32 holidays

Top-notch pension arrangement

All-you-can-eat lunch

Inspirational work environment

Job summary

A leading glass manufacturing firm in Eindhoven is seeking a part-time financial project controller to enhance financial processes. Responsibilities include improving internal controls, financial reporting, and intercompany coordination. The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree and 5–8 years of experience in financial controlling. Excellent benefits include 32 holidays and a top-notch pension arrangement.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in financial controlling or audit.
• Experience with multi-entity setups and intercompany transactions.
• Hands-on experience with ERP/finance systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Improve and maintain the internal control framework.
• Coordinate intercompany allocations and align NL and US administration.
• Advise on financial strategy, risks and performance benchmarks.

Skills

Financial controlling/audit

ERP/finance systems

MS Office proficiency

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in business, management, or finance

Project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2)

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

AFAS

QuickBooks

Job description

At CelSian, we are the partner for future-proof glass. From our headquarters in Eindhoven and our US subsidiary, we work with leading glass manufacturers worldwide on modeling, lab research, and innovation projects. To strengthen our organization and manage expected further growth, we are looking for a financial project controller as part of our management team who brings structure, transparency, and insight into our financial processes and projects. With over 30 employees, we work on 120-150 projects per year for our customers around the world.

What you will do

• Improve and maintain internal control framework.
• Improve financial and KPI reporting to support management in data driven decision making
• Coordinate intercompany allocations and align NL and US administration.
• Validate work-in-progress, provisions, and project margins.
• Support monthly closings and prepare management reports and dashboards (PowerBI).
• Advise on financial strategy, risks and performance benchmarks.
• Prepare yearly budget along with operations and sales.
• Control all bookings and costs on projects.

Project management

• Track progress of running projects (weekly WIP reporting).
• Monitor booked hours, budgets, and direct/indirect ratios; flag and follow up on deviations.
• Join project leader meetings to review progress, invoicing, and risks.
• Open and close projects, and manage our license projects.
• Identify and implement improvements in project processes.

Teamwork

• Foster collaboration between the various disciplines, like sales, administration and project engineers, across our different locations.
• Establish a new team with clear accountability for project administration and coordination.

What you bring

• A master’s degree in business, management, or finance. Further degrees or certifications in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) are a plus.
• 5–8 years of experience in financial controlling or audit.
• Experience with multi-entity setups and intercompany transactions.
• Hands-on with ERP/finance systems (AFAS preferred) and QuickBooks.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerBI.
• Strong communicator, comfortable working with both commercial, financial and technical colleagues.

CelSian offers

• An equal opportunity place to work, and with our global customer base, we’re proud to celebrate differences between our team members and affiliated partners.
• Intellectual, inspiring work environment, ambitious team.
• Excellent benefits, including 32 holidays and a top-notch pension arrangement.
• All-you-can-eat-lunch.

Curious to learn more?

If you would like to know more about this role, or wish to apply directly, please send your motivation and CV to [e-mail]. You can also call Harmen Kielstra at [phone] for more information.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Part-time

Job function

Finance and Sales

Industries

Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing