Commercial Controller

Join Our Purpose – Feeding the Future

Nutreco is a member of the SHV family, and we are committed to 'Feeding the Future' through sustainable and innovative practices. Nutreco has two business lines: Skretting is a leading global provider of innovative aquafeed solutions, revolutionizing aquaculture for a sustainable future. Trouw Nutrition specializes in animal nutrition and is committed to advancing livestock health and productivity through cutting-edge solutions.

For our location in Putten we are looking for a Commercial Controller who combines commercial finance skills such as profit analysis and credit management with financial knowledge like expertise in financial reporting procedures. You will have the ability to work closely with different teams to drive the financial and commercial success of the organization.

If you are a dedicated finance professional with deep understanding of financial processes, good analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, we encourage you to apply and join our dynamic finance team in Putten.

The role is a temporary position for 6 months and can be done fulltime or parttime (4 days). Half of your time you have the ability to work hybrid.

About The Role

As the Commercial Controller you will analyse internal and external developments, and to apply policies, procedures, and guidelines in line with our finance strategies. As part of your work, you contribute to accurate and up-to-date financial insights, minimization of risks and optimization of business processes.

The role will involve projects or activities as needed, for example to the financial processes (budget, reporting, and compliance). You will assist in the company’s monthly and yearly closing, setting up of internal control systems and adopting Nutreco policies for financial reporting. You will work for three entities in The Netherlands, Belgium and France. As part of your job, you will collaborate with the Finance Shared Service Center (FSSC) to keep the accounting up to date and to resolve discrepancies and variances.

Responsibilities

• Enhance effectiveness and efficiency of the processes by identifying and implementing improvements to systems, processes, and practices
• Analyzing and reporting on commercial and financial data to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities.
• Implementing and maintaining effective credit management
• Staying up to date on financial regulations and accounting standards.
• Managing and participating in (a portfolio of) projects and delivering the required outcomes, according to targeted outcome, timing, budget and quality of deliverables.
• Acting as a liaison with managers, advising and supporting them concerning finance related matters. Formulating and presenting possible solutions.

Skills and Expertise

Succeeding in this role requires good collaboration, analytical and project management skills. Your driver for success is a resilient "can-do" mentality, driving you to conquer challenges. You enjoy working at an international level and you can cope well with cultural differences. You are pragmatic and solution oriented.

You are a real team player, can work well together and you work in a structured way. You have an eye for detail with the right balance with big picture thinking. Finally, you can influence others by providing data-driven solutions to key topics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial analysis, and financial reporting
• Experience in a financial or commercial controlling role
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Profound English language skills in word and writing, Dutch language skills are preferred, but not required

Why You Will Love Working with Us:

• We will offer you a fulltime or parttime hybrid position, preferable 40 but at least 32 hours per week.
• Competitive remuneration package with a good pension scheme.
• You will have the opportunity to grow within Nutreco and SHV Group.
• Opportunity to develop yourself by following trainings and courses.

We value a seamless candidate experience and would like to respond within five (5) business days. The hiring process typically takes 4-6 weeks. We appreciate your interest in joining our mission to innovate and sustainably shape the future of food production.

Additional information:

Our factory in Tilburg is classified as a Seveso company. This means that we work with substances that may be hazardous to humans and/or the environment and that we adhere to strict safety requirements to minimise risks. Within our company, the well-being of our employees, the health of the environment and the safety of our surroundings are key. We believe it is important to be open and transparent from the first moment of contact about the risks associated with our operations and the safety requirements we apply. We invest in improving our processes and training our employees to ensure that we can conduct our operations in a safe and responsible manner.