Business Controller

Job Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Collects, analyzes, and reports financial data for Service Contracts, Projects, Supply Chain, Factory or Business Support, this role will have a heavy concentration within the Site Based Services and Projects.

• Continually identifying areas for potential financial improvement.   This will include Internal project management and partnering with all areas of the business to track and manage Continuous improvement initiatives.

• Take initiative to start, lead and execute improvement projects, but always with focus on output and relevance for our business.

• Services Controlling will be a component of the role including support to the Site based Service, spare parts and field services teams. 

• Project Controlling will be a component of the role including support to the Site based Service, spare parts and field services teams. 

• Support Sales Controlling initiatives including Project Cash Flow, Foreign Currency Management and Local Tax Estimation in coordination with sales team through the complete sales phase and change orders for all projects. 

• Ensure compliance with the Company’s financial policies and procedures.

• Accounting and administrative tasks are a small part of the responsibility of the controller, but good collaboration with our Shared Service Teams on administrative processes is key and therefore relevant to business controlling (e.g. quality and timeliness of invoicing etc.).

• Regularly monitor assigned financial performance and cost estimates to complete latest estimates (LE) relevant for our company forecasting and in line with our company deadlines.

• Provides financial guidance and support to facilitate the accurate set-up, performance and maintaining of assigned projects and service contracts based on requirements and in compliance with the company set up rules to ensure the proper reporting of revenue and profits.

• Gain understanding of our business and initiate, participate in monthly financial meetings with relevant team members to come up with accurate financial forecasting.

• Participate in ad hoc projects and improvement projects initiated in North America or from Europe. 

Knowledge & Skills: 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Team player with good communication skills, who can multitask and is an efficient planner.

• A self-starter who is focusing on output and tangible results, who is willing to invest in own development and future, in an ambitious and international environment.

• Ownership of actions and work product.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Undergrad in Finance or related field is preferred, Advanced degree in Finance or Related field is preferred.

• Excellent MS Excel skills.

• Experience with Power BI preferred.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as a controller in an international organization is preferred, experience in an accounting or administrative role is not required. However, experience working in an international or project company is strongly preferred. 

Other Duties: 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.