Senior Business Controller – Enabling Functions & Strategy

Vanderlande; Veghel; On-site; EUR 73,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 vacation days

Flexible working hours

Health & Wellbeing budget

Commute allowance

Working from home allowance

Pension scheme

On-site health centre

Job summary

Vanderlande in Veghel, Netherlands, seeks a Business Controller Enabling Functions to partner with HR, IT, Finance and Procurement. You act as financial conscience, delivering insights and recommendations to senior leaders and the Board in a complex, international environment.

You will translate strategy into financial outcomes, monitor performance, challenge plans, and drive improvements across planning, reporting, governance and processes, shaping value creation for the group.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Business Control, FP&A or financial business partnering roles.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, planning and performance management processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to challenge senior leaders and engage with executive management and Board-level stakeholders.
• Proactive, independent and results-driven mindset.
• Experience partnering with HR, IT, Finance or Procurement is a strong advantage.
• Excellent communication skills in English; Dutch a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance business partner for senior leaders across multiple enabling functions.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning processes for your areas of responsibility.
• Monitor financial and operational performance and provide 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

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

English language

Dutch language

Education

Master's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration or related field

Job description

Vanderlande in Veghel, Netherlands, seeks a Business Controller Enabling Functions to partner with HR, IT, Finance and Procurement. You act as financial conscience, delivering insights and recommendations to senior leaders and the Board in a complex, international environment.

You will translate strategy into financial outcomes, monitor performance, challenge plans, and drive improvements across planning, reporting, governance and processes, shaping value creation for the group.