Senior Business Controller – Enabling Functions

Vanderlande Industries B.V.; Veghel; On-site; EUR 73,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Health & Wellbeing budget

Commuting allowance

Working from home allowance

Pension scheme

On-site health centres

Training and development

Employee networks

Job summary

Vanderlande, a global leader in automation solutions, is seeking a Business Controller Enabling Functions who will act as the financial conscience of HR, IT, Finance and Procurement. You will partner with function leaders and senior management to translate strategy into measurable financial outcomes across an international organisation.

In this high-visibility role you will drive budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning, monitor performance, challenge plans, and provide clear

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Business Control, FP&A or financial business partnering roles.
• Extensive experience with budgeting, forecasting, planning and performance management processes.
• Strong analytical capabilities; connect financial insights to business decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Confidence to challenge senior leaders and engage with Board-level stakeholders.
• Proactive, independent and results-driven mindset.
• Experience partnering with enabling functions (HR, IT, Finance, Procurement) is a plus.
• Excellent communication in English; Dutch knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance business partner for senior leaders across multiple enabling functions.
• Lead the budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning processes for your areas of responsibility.
• Monitor financial and operational performance and provide meaningful, forward-looking insights and recommendations.
• Challenge plans, assumptions and business cases to ensure sound decision-making and optimal resource allocation.
• Analyze costs, FTE development and productivity trends, identifying opportunities for improvement and value creation.
• Translate complex financial data into clear and actionable insights for senior stakeholders and Board members.
• Support leadership teams in achieving strategic objectives through effective performance management.
• Take an enterprise-wide perspective and identify synergies and improvement opportunities across functions.
• Drive continuous improvements in planning, reporting, governance and financial processes.

Skills

Master's degree

8+ years exp

Budgeting

Forecasting

Performance mgmt

Stakeholder mgmt

English fluency

Dutch knowledge

Education

Master's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Admin

Job description

Vanderlande, a global leader in automation solutions, is seeking a Business Controller Enabling Functions who will act as the financial conscience of HR, IT, Finance and Procurement. You will partner with function leaders and senior management to translate strategy into measurable financial outcomes across an international organisation.

In this high-visibility role you will drive budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning, monitor performance, challenge plans, and provide clear