Junior Controller

SIG group; Tilburg; Remote; EUR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Partial remote work

Job summary

SIG is seeking a Junior Controller based in Tilburg to support cost control and the broader finance function. You will work with the controlling team and business stakeholders to ensure accurate financial information, assist with VAT, CIT, and other tax submissions, and support internal and external audits.

You will help with monthly closings, variances analysis, and process improvements, while developing broad controlling expertise in an international, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or related field.
• Advanced Dutch and English language skills, both written and spoken.
• Advanced Excel skills, including data analysis, reporting, and financial modeling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Good communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proactive mindset with willingness to learn and develop within Controlling.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Head of Finance and the controlling team with accurate, timely financial information.
• Collaborates with the controlling team, finance colleagues, and business stakeholders on activities.
• Contributes to process improvements, documentation, and internal controls.
• Maintains current costs, estimates costs of new products, and supports costing analyses.
• Supports monthly, quarterly, and annual closing and reporting activities.
• Investigates variances and explains cost movements and business drivers.

Skills

Dutch language

English language

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Teamwork

Proactive mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Financial reporting tools

Job description

Based in Tilburg and reporting to the Head of Finance BiB & SP EU, the Junior Controller supports effective cost control and the wider finance function. The role contributes to accurate and timely financial information, assists with tax and reporting requirements, and supports internal and external audit activities. Working closely with the other members of the controlling team and relevant business stakeholders, the Junior Controller helps maintain reliable financial processes, analyses variances, and contributes to continuous improvement. This position offers a strong foundation for developing broad controlling expertise in an international and collaborative environment.

Key responsibilities

Finance Support & Team Collaboration

• Supports the Head of Finance and the controlling team with accurate, timely, and well-structured financial information.
• Collaborates closely with the other members of the controlling team, finance colleagues, and business stakeholders to complete recurring and ad hoc activities.
• Contributes to process improvements, documentation, and the consistent application of finance procedures and internal controls.

Cost Control & Optimization

In close collaboration with the Plant Controller:

• Maintains current costs in the system. Calculates and releases new costs.
• Estimates the costs of new products and responds to ad hoc costing requests. Supports analysis to enable informed business decisions.
• Analyzes purchase price (PPVs) and other material variances.
• Supports inventory valuation, stock counts, write-offs, and slow-moving inventory analysis.
• Reconciles inventory and related accounts on a monthly basis.

Reporting

• Supports monthly, quarterly, and annual closing and reporting activities, including data collection, reconciliations, and validation.
• Prepares recurring financial reports and management information under the guidance of senior finance colleagues.
• Investigates variances and helps provide clear explanations of cost movements and business drivers.

Banks, Taxes, Audit, Statistics, Internal controls

In collaboration with the Financial Controller:

• Supports liquidity plan and analyses deviations.
• Understands the Dutch tax environment and provides accurate, high-quality data for VAT, CIT, and other applicable tax submissions.
• Supports external and internal audits
• Supports tax audits when required.
• Supports on statistical surveys delivery, accurately and on time.

You bring these skills, experience & education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or another relevant field
• Advanced Dutch and English language skills, both written and spoken
• Advanced Excel skills, including data analysis, reporting, and financial modeling functionalities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Good communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
• Proactive mindset with a willingness to learn and develop within the Controlling function

Nice to Have:

• 1-2 years of relevant experience in Controlling / Financial Analysis / Reporting or a similar Finance function
• Experience working with ERP systems and financial reporting tools.
• Financial performance analysis

We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful?

SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. We offer competitive compensation and an opportunity to partially work from home. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.

About SIG

SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it's the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better. Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Contact

SIG Talent Acquisition Team
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