Senior Business Controller - Supply Chain/ Operations

Tony's Chocolonely; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training programs

Coaching and learning & development (L

Company bonus

Minimum of 28 holidays

In-office 3 days a week

Job summary

Tony’s Chocolonely is hiring a Business Controller to join a fast-growing scale-up, reporting to the COO. You will own core controlling cycles from forecasting and budgeting to reporting, and lead the strategic direction of our operations cost base.

You will bring structure, implement governance, and ensure financial decisions keep pace with growth. In early months you’ll map cost drivers and deliver insights that sharpen performance across global supply and operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in business control, FP&A, or financial analysis.
• Strategic and analytical mindset; able to create structure in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments; scale-up experience is a strong plus.
• Strong Excel; experience with financial systems and reporting tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management in English.
• Academic degree in finance, economics or business.

Responsibilities

• Run a fit-for-purpose planning and control cycle for our supply chain spend, including reporting, budgeting, and long-term planning.
• Partnering with the COO and Head of Operations to share financial insights and ensure P&L owners are in control of their spend.
• Translate financial results into meaningful insights - crafting the story behind the numbers and spotting opportunities to improve performance.
• Build and evaluate business cases for operational improvements and investments.
• Support the broader Business Control team with flexibility and collaboration across the full planning & control cycle.
• Elevate financial awareness across teams by making finance accessible, actionable, and strategic.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Analytical skills

Financial planning & analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel, advanced

Project management

English communication

Education

Finance degree

Economics degree

Business degree

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Reporting tools

Job description

Job Description

Why we are here

Tony’s Chocolonely is committed to ending exploitation in cocoa. We are an impact company that makes chocolate, not a chocolate company that makes impact. With incredibly tasty chocolate, we lead by example, demonstrating that ethical practices and success can go hand in hand. Through Tony's Open Chain (TOC), mission allies like Albert Heijn, Ben & Jerry's, Jokolade, and Aldi have embraced a fairer, more transparent supply chain for their chocolate too.

What you will do

As a Business Controller at Tony’s, you’ll step into a fast-growing scale-up environment where supply chain complexity meets fast decision-making. As the right hand to our COO, you will not only own the core controlling cycles - from forecasting and budgeting to reporting - but also take a leading role in shaping the strategic direction of our operations cost base.

You will bring structure where things are still being built, introduce governance and control mechanisms that support - not hinder - speed, and ensure financial decisions keep pace with our growth. Your focus will go beyond tracking costs: you’ll question assumptions, evaluate trade-offs, and help operational leaders make smarter, more informed decisions. Whether we’re launching new logistics setups, scaling production, or onboarding suppliers, you’ll be the one ensuring the numbers support our ambition. In your first months, you’ll prioritise building a grip on our global cost drivers and delivering insight that sharpens performance. Over time, you’ll be the architect of a professionalised, forward-looking operations control environment - and a key partner in Tony’s long-term growth.

In this role, the real challenge lies in navigating ambiguity, connecting financial insights to operational reality, and influencing stakeholders across all levels of the organisation. You’ll translate complexity into clear decision frameworks, build scalable reporting and planning structures, and bring financial clarity to an area of the business that is constantly evolving.

All wrapped up, you're responsible for

• Run a fit-for-purpose planning and control cycle for our supply chain spend, including reporting, budgeting, and long-term planning.
• Partnering with the COO and Head of Operations to share financial insights and ensure P&L owners are in control of their spend.
• Translate financial results into meaningful insights - crafting the story behind the numbers and spotting opportunities to improve performance.
• Build and evaluate business cases for operational improvements and investments.
• Support the broader Business Control team with flexibility and collaboration across the full planning & control cycle.
• Elevate financial awareness across teams by making finance accessible, actionable, and strategic.

Job Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in business control, FP&A, or financial analysis. Experience in an FMCG environment is a strong plus.
• You have a strategic and analytical mindset, and know how to bring clarity in complexity. You enjoy creating structure in a dynamic environment.
• You’re experienced in fast-paced, high-growth environments – scale-up experience is a strong plus.
• Strong strategic and analytical mindset, with the ability to challenge, influence and support senior stakeholders.
• Proven project management capabilities, able to balance multiple priorities and drive initiatives to completion.
• Advanced skills in Excel; experience with financial systems and reporting tools.
• A relevant academic degree in finance, economics or business.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills in English.
• We are all about being more in person than apart; this means we offer flexibility but see each other in the office on average 3 days a week. More is fine too!
• You believe wholeheartedly in Tony’s purpose. You live our core values: outspoken, in it together, entrepreneurial, raise the bar and makes you smile.
• Supply chain controlling experience is a plus.

Our benefits (the icing on the cake)

At Tony's you will get the opportunity to be part of something extraordinary; first and foremost, by making real impact in the world but also enjoying the nice benefits we provide as you help us succeed. We’re dedicated to enabling all Tonys to grow and develop their careers and therefore we offer training programs, regular feedback cycles, coaching and a generous L&D budget. We also offer a wide range of additional benefits, including a luxurious vega‑lunch at the office, company bonus, minimum of 28 holidays, inspirational team updates, unforgettable events and unlimited chocolate. But we also know chocolate won’t cover the bills, so we’ve made sure your salary is just as rewarding, for this role that meansa salary between €85k-€115k on a yearly basis, including holiday pay. Unfortunately, for this role we are not able to support with a relocation.

At Tony's we are convinced that diversity of thought, background and perspectives will make us stronger (...just like the different flavors of our chocolate assortment). Our mission is founded on principles of equity and justice, and we are actively seeking candidates who bring new perspectives and life experiences, especially from underrepresented groups. We look forward to your application!