Financial Controller responsible for supporting closure processes and collaborating with management and central functions. Key role with business exposure and growth opportunities in a structured context.
About the role
- Global Savings Controller responsible for cost movement analysis and financial reporting within procurement. Enhancing methodologies and collaboration with finance stakeholders in an international environment.
Responsibilities
- Act as the finance business partner for Procurement globally on all cost movement–related topics, providing financial insight, guidance, and alignment.
- Improve and govern the global cost movement review methodology, ensuring consistent application across categories, regions, and functions.
- Assess, validate, and report cost movement impact (cost up, cost down, cost avoidance) in collaboration with Procurement and Finance stakeholders.
- Maintain and further develop cost movement tooling, templates, and reporting solutions to support accurate and efficient tracking.
- Monitor cost movement KPIs and financial impact across the organization and ensure timely, clear, and accurate reporting to management.
- Deliver insights and financial analysis on savings performance, trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Ensure savings documentation meets internal audit and compliance standards.
- Integrate cost movement insights into budgeting, forecasting, and performance management cycles.
- Collaborate closely with Procurement, Finance, and Business Unit Controllers to ensure alignment on methodology, data quality, and reporting standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively at different levels of the organization.
- Proven capability in cost movement analysis, spend analysis, and financial impact assessment.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in Controlling, FP&A, Procurement Finance, or similar analytical roles.
- Strong preference for experience in Procurement Controlling .
- Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with spend analytics tooling and ERP systems such as JDE is strongly preferred.
- Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools is an advantage.
- Structured, analytical, and detail-oriented, with a proactive mindset for improving processes and tools.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to operate effectively in a global, matrixed environment.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
Benefits
- 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
- Flexible working hours.
- A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
- A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.
- Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
- Working from home allowance.
- Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
- On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
- Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
- A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.
- A great company restaurant and coffee bar with barista.
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