Business Controller

Vanderlande is looking for a Business Controller to act as a strategic finance partner to the Manufacturing organization in Veghel, Global Spare Parts, Reverse Logistics, and Facilities. In this role, you will help the business navigate a significant transformation journey while ensuring sound financial decision-making across multiple international stakeholders.

This position is not only about reporting financial results; it is about influencing business decisions, challenging assumptions, and helping leadership balance local priorities with overall company objectives.

Veghel Manufacturing is undergoing substantial operational and financial change. We are looking for someone who thrives in dynamic environments, enjoys working through uncertainty, and can help guide an organization through transformation from a financial perspective.

You will work closely with senior business leaders, factory management, and corporate stakeholders, providing clear financial insights that support both short-term performance and long-term success.

The Business Controller reports to the Supply Controller and forms part of several management teams.

What Makes This Role Unique

• Gain significant exposure to senior leadership, including business leaders and CFO-level stakeholders.
• Play a key role in one of Vanderlande's most important transformation journeys.
• Act as the financial conscience of the business by helping leaders distinguish between local priorities and what truly drives value for the company as a whole.
• Contribute directly to improving the performance and future success of the Veghel manufacturing organization.
• Join a highly international team of more than 20 professionals representing 11 nationalities.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the strategic finance partner for Manufacturing, Global Spare Parts, Reverse Logistics, and Facilities.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, performance management, and business case development.
• Support business transformation and provide financial guidance in a changing environment.
• Challenge and influence decision-making by balancing operational priorities with company-wide objectives.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and improvement initiatives to enhance business performance.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to deliver clear financial insights and support strategic decisions.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, controls, and governance standards.

What you bring

We are looking for a highly energetic and resilient finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-changing environment.

• A bachelor's or master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Business Controller, Finance Business Partner, or in a similar strategic finance role.
• Experience supporting large-scale business transformations, restructurings, or change programs.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• The ability to navigate complex organizational environments and challenge senior stakeholders when required.
• Strong analytical capabilities and the ability to separate strategic priorities from operational details.
• Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English.

Nice to Have

• Experience within manufacturing environments is beneficial, but not mandatory.
• Candidates with extensive transformation, business partnering, or change-management experience from other industries are also encouraged to apply.

Personal Characteristics

• High energy and positive mindset.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Strong business acumen.
• Resilient and adaptable.
• Able to connect operational realities with financial outcomes.
• Pragmatic, hands-on, and results driven.

What we offer

We offer a position in an international and professional working environment with room for personal development and growth.

• 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