Business Controller

About Our Client:

VHR Is hiring for our client, a leading aerospace manufacturing company client specialising in designing and manufacturing parts for airplanes and helicopters. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of the industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further.

Job Description:

You will support the closure and reporting activities of the overall consolidated reporting and you will be partly responsible for the planning cycle (forecast, budget, strategic plan).

Your duties:

• Ensuring adequate accounting of various programs, including analysis and balance sheets,
• Preparing budget, forecast and strategic plan for several programs,
• Assisting in achieving programs' financial goals by providing analyses and recommendations,
• Contributing to annual planning processes by providing insight into sales, profit, and cash flow forecasts,
• Analyzing actuals compared to budget, forecast, and previous year's figures, acting as a point of contact for Central Finance,
• Preparing various reports to present the analysis of financial results to stakeholders,
• Providing ad hoc reports, incl. margin analysis, monthly closure activities,
• Supporting program management in preparing and updating business cases and challenge the business with financial insights.

Requirement:

To be successful in this role, you should possess the following qualifications:

• A completed HBO/University degree in Finance or similar,
• 3-5 years of similar experience as Business or Program Controller, ideally a company in the manufacturing industry,
• Ability to easily collaborate with other functions within the programs for gathering, challenging and summarizing key drivers of results and cash flow,
• Strong analytical and financial skills, especially in management reporting,
• Proactive, ability to work independently, eager to learn,
• Structured, able to plan own work & set priorities,
• Ability to communicate with other non-finance professionals (e.g. program team, procurement, manufacturing),
• Advanced Excel skills,
• PowerBI or other data management software would be considered a plus,
• Fluent in English and Dutch (B2 level is mandatory)

Benefits:

• A competitive package which will depend on your experience,
• 8% holiday allowance,
• 42 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro (29 holidays and 13 ADV days),
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,
• Hybrid working, giving you the opportunity to balance home and office working,
• Profit sharing scheme,
• Career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities.

How to Apply:

If you are a dedicated and qualified for the role and looking to join a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply. Please apply to this advert.