Job Description
The Global Business Controlling team based in Utrecht at the corporate headquarters is responsible for the controlling of cost development of various HQ departments such as Marketing, R&D, IT and several other support functions. The team operates as the controlling co-pilot towards the global functions and the International HQ.
In your role as Global Business Controller you are partnering with global departments on the budget, extracting information from and coordinating with the Financial Control team, while co-piloting the required crucial decisions together with budget holders who are typically senior leaders of the company. You will be the single point of contact for several global departments and global support functions.
Moreover, you will be key in reviewing the differences in actuals versus the budget, flagging the risks as well as opportunities. You will have periodic contact with budget owners, also at Executive Committee level, which increases during the preparation of the annual operating budget. You will be reporting to the Global Controller – Central Functions.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will bring a Master’s Degree in a Finance related area with a minimum of 5 - 8 years of professional expertise in a Business Controlling position gained in an international environment. You should have an understanding of financial reporting. We require you to be capable of communicating as a business partner with impact (open, honest and with respect) & across different levels across the organization including Executive Committee level. You should be able to act as an entrepreneur, earn trust quickly, understand and value diversity and individual differences; and drive improvement through people and align an organization in a new and challenging direction. Last but not least, you will need to be analytical & able to work within tight deadlines. Experience with Excel combined with ERP system knowledge (SAP BPC, R3 or similar) is a must.