Ready to shape the financial future of a global leader? Join BekaertDeslee as a Group Controller and become a key player in our Controlling team within the Group Finance department. In this role, you’ll support and guide local business units across your assigned region, ensuring financial accuracy, optimizing reporting processes, and driving operational performance. From managing budgets, forecasts, and cash flows to contributing to group-level reporting and strategic projects like M&A and cost optimization, you’ll have the chance to make a tangible impact. With a mix of hands-on responsibilities and opportunities to collaborate on process improvements, this is your chance to thrive in a fast-growing international organization that values initiative, teamwork, and out-of-the-box thinking. Think you’ve got what it takes? Read on to see if this challenge is the right fit for you!
Your Function
As part of the Controlling team within the Group Finance department at BekaertDeslee, you will be responsible for a specific set of local business units (region). You will assist them in the planning processes, controlling, monthly variance analysis reporting and management reporting at group level
Together with the other members of the Controlling team you will work on standardization and alignment of processes and procedures to reach global standards.
You will be responsible for the Operational reporting on group level with focus on Plant controlling & Inventory and will support the different Business Units in reporting and improving their Operational performance.
You will be responsible for Capital Expenditures reporting on Group level and will oversee investment projects in the different Business Units.
Next you will also be involved in monthly and ad-hoc reporting to the BD management and Shareholder reporting. Your primary reporting tool will be SAP BPC.
According to interest and capabilities also be involved in projects regarding M&A, cost optimization, continuous improvement, sales development and others.
You will report to the Head of Controlling, Reporting & Planning
Your Profile
University-degree in finance or business economics
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in financial analysis, reporting or controlling
Having worked in a multinational company is a plus
A good understanding of controlling and financial modeling
Basic accounting and consolidation insights, IFRS
Experience with planning processes
Fluent in Dutch and English, other languages are a plus
Eager to travel up to 10 – 20% of your time
Solid knowledge of Microsoft Excel, experience with ERP (preferably SAP), Consolidation software (preferably SAP BPC) and PowerBi.
Team player, excellent communication skills, customer focused and highly approachable
Hands-on mentality, able to work independently
Effective problem solving skills, results oriented and flexible
You challenge the status quo in order to create more efficient processes and work on improvements
Our offer
We offer you a job in a fast-growing international organization.You will receive a salary package according to your experience topped with fringe benefits.
We offer the possibility to further expand your skills in a very dynamic team.
2 days per week remote workingDespite its worldwide presence, the company has kept an important intrapreneurial vibe and appreciates initiative and out of the box thinkingWe give you the environment to challenge yourself and take ownership
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Finance
Industries
Textile Manufacturing
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