Your Role
Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.
As Senior Business Controller, you will play a key role in driving financial performance and enabling informed strategic and operational decision-making. Working closely with business unit leaders, operations, and corporate stakeholders, you will translate complex financial and operational data into clear, value-driven insights that support sustainable growth and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as a trusted financial business partner to business units, operations, and senior management
* Lead budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year planning processes
* Analyse financial and operational performance, including cost drivers, margins, and key performance indicators
* Monitor and optimise cost structures, including raw materials, energy, labour, overheads, and CAPEX
* Prepare and present monthly management reporting with clear analysis, insights, and recommendations
* Support investment appraisals, strategic business cases, and profitability analyses
* Contribute to continuous improvement, efficiency, and value-creation initiatives
* Ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance of financial reporting and controlling processes
* Support ERP, reporting, and data model improvements (SAP or similar systems)
* Challenge and support stakeholders with a critical, constructive, and solution-oriented mindset
Your Profile
* Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Accountancy, or a related discipline
* 7–10+ years of experience in business controlling, preferably within an industrial, chemical, materials, or technology-driven environment xphnsxz
* Strong expertise in cost controlling, performance management, and industrial finance
* Analytical, structured, and hands-on working approach
* Ability to translate complex financial information into clear strategic and operational insights
* Strong communication and influencing skills, with experience working with senior and international stakeholders
* Solid experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and advanced Excel skills
* Fluent in English;
knowledge of Dutch and/or French is a strong asset