Financial Business Controller

innocent Alps GmbH; Europoort; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range per CLA: €5,416.48 - €6,

25 vacation days + 12 ADV days

Holiday allowance and year-end bonus

Excellent secondary benefits

Job summary

innocent is seeking a Financial Business Controller for The Blender in Rotterdam. You will turn data into insight, support site decision-making and enhance reporting and forecasting to drive a smarter operation.

You'll partner across Operations, Supply Chain and Finance to deliver improved cost management and reporting visibility, enabling informed manufacturing decisions and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Economics, Accounting & Control or related field.
• 3–5+ years in a finance or controlling role within manufacturing.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to turn data into insights.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Bonus: experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and/or Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve financial reporting processes for The Blender.
• Lead month-end and year-end closing activities with accurate reporting.
• Analyse financial performance, identify trends and translate data into insights.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes.
• Build high-quality reporting and dashboards to aid decision-making.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Proactive mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Economics/Accounting & Control

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Microsoft Power BI

Job description

Our goal is to be carbon neutral by 2030. That's why we built the Blender in Rotterdam: our very own drinks factory, where every day we strive to be as kind as possible to the planet, to people, and to our business.

The Blender is now running at full capacity and shows what a factory can look like when sustainability is built into every decision from the very beginning. We hope our approach inspires other companies to go that extra mile when building new manufacturing facilities of their own.

background around the role

At innocent, we like to know our numbers, but more importantly, we like to understand what they're telling us. As our Financial Business Controller, you'll be part of the finance team at The Blender, our factory in Rotterdam. You'll help turn data into insight, support decision-making across the site and improve the way we report, analyse and use financial information. Working closely with teams across the factory, you'll play a key role in helping us run a smarter, more efficient operation while supporting the future growth of our business.

you'll be

• owning and improving financial reporting processes for The Blender
• Leading month-end and year-end closing activities and ensuring accurate financial reporting.
• Analysing financial performance, identifying trends and translating data into meaningful business insights.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes.
• Providing clear financial input to support operational decisions and business trade-offs.
• Building and maintaining high-quality reporting and dashboards that help teams understand performance.Identifying opportunities to simplify, improve and automate financial processes and controls.
• Partnering with teams across Operations, Supply Chain and Finance to drive continuous improvement.

you'll have

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree level (HBO/WO) in Business Economics, Accounting & Control, or a related field.
• 3-5 + years experience in a finance or controlling role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn complex data into simple, actionable insights.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting processes.
• A proactive mindset with a natural curiosity to investigate, challenge and solve problems.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively across different teams.
• A master's degree-level way of thinking and experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and/or Microsoft Power BI would be a bonus.

you'll get

• A salary within Grade 10 of our own innocent Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) (€5,416.48 - €6,868.67 gross per month)
• 25 vacation days plus 12 additional leave (ADV) days
• Holiday allowance and an annual year-end bonus
• A range of excellent secondary benefits, as outlined in our Collective Labour Agreement (CLA)
• End-to-end visibility of the finances behind innocent's largest manufacturing site.- The opportunity to work closely with operational, supply chain and leadership teams to influence key business decisions.
• Exposure to budgeting, long-range planning and manufacturing cost management in a complex production environment.
• The chance to improve reporting and data visibility, helping shape how decisions are made across the factory
• Hands-on involvement in cross-functional projects that drive efficiency, performance and growth.
• The opportunity to build deep expertise in manufacturing finance while helping us make better decisions every day.

At innocent, we believe in equal opportunities and place great value on diversity. We are an inclusive organisation where everyone is welcome, can be themselves, and has the opportunity to thrive.