Programme Financial Controller

At GKN Aerospace, you will join the Finance team in Papendrecht as a Programme Financial Controller to support financial operations and business success. In this role, you will support monthly reporting activities for consolidation and contribute to the planning cycle, including forecast, budget, and strategic plan. You will also play a key role in enhancing business processes and advancing the standards of finance operations.

Job Summary

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, the role of Business Controller at GKN Fokker Aerospace is your next step.

As a Programme Financial Controller, you are a member of the Finance team based in Papendrecht, where you'll dive into the heart of financial operations and help ensure financial health. You will support the monthly reporting activities for consolidation and contribute to the planning cycle, including forecast, budget, and strategic plan. You'll play a key role in enhancing business processes and advancing the standards of finance operations.

Job Responsibilities

• 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.

Job Qualifications

• 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, able to work independently, and eager to learn.
• Structured, able to plan own work and set priorities.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation at the cutting edge of the industry, with strong training opportunities to support your growth.