Business Controller

Are you eager to immerse yourself in a role where continuous learning is the norm and where challenges push you beyond traditional finance boundaries? Do you have strong skills in financial analysis & reporting that can support the company towards business success? If so, this could be your next step at GKN Fokker Aerospace.

As a Business Controller, you are a member of the Finance team based in Papendrecht where you'll dive into the heart of our financial operations, taking charge of mostly Airbus programs and ensuring their financial health. You will support the monthly reporting activities for consolidation and contribute to the planning cycle (forecast, budget, strategic plan). As a member of the Business Control Team, you will stand between finance and Airbus program teams. Additionally, you'll play a key role in enhancing business processes and advancing the standards of our finance operations.

What You'll Do

• Hold responsibility for the accounting of the programs, including analysis and balance sheets
• Prepare budget, forecast and strategic plan for the programs
• Assist in achieving programs' financial goals by providing analyses and recommendations
• Contribute to annual planning processes by providing insight into sales, profit, and cash flow forecasts
• Analyze actuals compared to budget, forecast, and previous year's figures, acting as a point of contact for Central Finance
• Prepare various reports to present the analysis of financial results to stakeholders
• Provide ad hoc reports, including margin analysis and monthly closure activities
• Support program management in preparing and updating business cases and challenge the business with financial insights

What You'll Bring

• A completed HBO/University degree in Finance or similar
• 5+ years of similar experience as Business or Program Controller, ideally gained in the manufacturing sector
• 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 and 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 both Dutch and English

What We'll Offer

We are committed to offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities, a career that can go in many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. In the role of Business Controller, you will belong to an international team of experts. We will not only provide you with the conditions to perform at the best of your capabilities, but we will also support and promote your professional and personal development.

Furthermore, we will offer you:

• 8% holiday allowance
• 42 holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance
• Hybrid working, giving you the opportunity to balance home and office working
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers
• Learning and development opportunities to support your career progression