Business Controller

Tiryaki Agro; Üsküdar; On-site; TRY 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiryaki Agro in Türkiye is seeking a senior finance business partner to drive financial planning and analysis across commercial and operational teams. You will provide insights, model profitability, and guide strategic decisions for the group’s global supply chain.

The role requires 7+ years in finance, strong accounting knowledge, advanced Excel and Power BI skills, and excellent stakeholder management. Fluency in English is essential, Turkish preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree in business, finance, or related field required.
• 7+ years in business controlling, FP&A or related partnering role.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and KPIs.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights and recommendations.
• English fluency required; Turkish advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance partner to commercial and operational teams.
• Analyze revenue, profitability, costs, margins, and growth drivers.
• Monitor performance against budgets and forecasts; investigate variances.
• Perform profitability and performance analyses across products, customers, markets.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and improvement areas through data-driven analysis.
• Prepare management reports, dashboards, and decision-support materials.
• Collaborate with Finance, Sales, Operations and other functions.
• Support initiatives to improve profitability and efficiency.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Management accounting

Stakeholder management

Excel

Power BI

ERP systems

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Management Engineering, or a related field

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

With a 60-year history, Tiryaki Agro stands as one of the world's leading agricultural supply chain companies. Its unique global business model spans the entire supply chain, from certified seed production to field cultivation, storage, processing, logistics, trade, and reaching the end consumer.

Tiryaki Agro provides nutritional solutions worldwide, committed to building a food future in harmony with nature. The company processes products sourced from approximately 30 countries, particularly Turkey, in 27 facilities across 10 locations on 3 continents, delivering over 4 million tons of conventional and organic agricultural products to customers in 70 countries annually. It operates in more than 40 ports globally, including one owned port and three privately contracted ports. Since 2018, Tiryaki Agro has strengthened its global leadership by acquiring majority shares in Sunrise Foods International, one of the world's largest supply chain management company for organic feed and oilseeds.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Management Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in business controlling, commercial finance, FP&A, financial analysis, or a similar business partnering role.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, management accounting principles, profitability drivers, and key business performance indicators.
• Solid experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, and performance management.
• Proven ability to translate financial and commercial data into actionable business insights and recommendations.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to understand key business, customer, market, and operational drivers.
• Experience in preparing management reports, business reviews, financial analyses, and presentations for senior leadership.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across Finance, Sales, Operations, and other functions.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel; experience with Power BI and ERP systems is highly preferred.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Experience in the food, agriculture, FMCG, manufacturing, or trading sectors would be considered an advantage.

Job Description

• Act as a trusted finance business partner to commercial and operational teams, providing financial insights and recommendations to support business decisions.
• Analyze financial and commercial performance, including revenue, profitability, costs, margins, growth drivers, and key performance indicators.
• Monitor actual performance against budgets, forecasts, and targets, investigate key variances, and recommend corrective actions where necessary.
• Perform profitability and performance analyses across products, customers, markets, channels, and business segments.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and periodic business review processes.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to assess the potential impact of commercial and strategic decisions.
• Identify business risks, opportunities, and performance improvement areas through data-driven analysis.
• Prepare regular management reports, dashboards, business reviews, and decision-support materials for senior leadership.
• Work closely with Finance, Sales, Operations, and other functions to ensure alignment between commercial objectives and financial performance.
• Support initiatives aimed at improving profitability, operational efficiency, and overall business performance.