Group Business Controller

Are you looking for an interesting Group Business Controller position within a highly ambitious international company in Testing, Inspection and Certification? Do you aspire to take responsibility for the financial planning, reporting and performance analysis across our very international group to support strategic decision-making and to enable business growth? Then you might well be Kiwa’s new Group Business Controller based in Rijswijk, the Netherlands.
Overview:

Kiwa is a rapidly growing TIC organization with more than 12,300 FTE worldwide and a total revenue of €1.7 billion. Kiwa has highly ambitious growth plans, and as a Group Business Controller we expect you to be part of this growth. You will contribute to financial oversight and strategic support by professionalizing reporting and forecasting processes, analyzing performance across regions and countries and provide actionable insights to leadership to guide growth decisions. You will have a pivotal role in effective financial planning and analysis and performance management, and provide finance and business expertise for various topics (e.g. working capital, investments). You will work in a team of 4 FTE and collaborate closely with the broader Corporate Finance team of more than 25 colleagues and regional/local finance teams and with local management all around the globe.

Your responsibilities

• Lead, together with your colleagues of the Group Business Control Team, the global financial planning & control and reporting processes, but also continuously professionalize budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling tools that can scale with the business;
• Serve as the primary finance contact for all Spanish-speaking but also other countries within Kiwa, supporting local teams on financial planning, reporting, growth initiatives and other financial matters;
• Develop meaningful KPI’s and reporting on business performance, providing deep insight and fact based analysis;
• Support the process for monthly reporting and quarterly forecasting, as well as the preparation of gap analysis;
• Support working capital management by analyzing working capital drivers (work in progress, aged receivables), and coordinate with local finance teams to ensure efficient use of capital;
• Identify financial business risks and opportunities as well as opportunities for process optimization;
• Interact with various other Finance departments such as Accounting, Tax and Internal Control;
• Review and challenge investment proposals and business cases to ensure financial soundness, and strategic fit before submission to senior management;
• Be the sparring partner for the CFO, Corporate Finance Director and other senior stakeholders, and provide financial reports regularly to this audience;
• Present your findings and proposals for decision making to regional Management and the Kiwa Board and other relevant stakeholders;
• Contribute to the development of a Business Intelligence environment, working on IT-tooling suitable for Kiwa.

Responsabilities:

You can (and dare to) make a change. You are able to combine first-class analytical skills with a creative and problem-solving mindset. You don’t only see numbers in data, but you see opportunities. You are ready for a second step in your career, but are still eager to learn and develop your knowledge and skills. Your ambition drives your curiosity and flexibility. You are used to working in projects and you are a pragmatic and confident personality with excellent communication skills and a result-oriented approach. You can work independently as well as in a team and take ownership for your projects. You bring a highly developed sense for stakeholder management. We also expect a willingness and ability to occasionally travel to Kiwa locations.

What background you need

For this position, we would like you to bring these educational and personal skills:

• Master or Bachelor in Finance or another relevant area;
• About 3-5 years of professional experience in a similar position, preferably at a Big 4 firm or alternatively in a corporate environment or PE-setting;
• You are a native Spanish speaker and fluent in English (speaking and writing), Dutch proficiency is an advantage, but not required for this role;
• You are analytical and you have a long term overview;
• You are proactive, can anticipate business needs and take initiatives;
• You have attention for detail, the ability to cope with high pressure assignments and are used to meeting strict deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy;
• You have extensive data analysis skills, and are proficient in Ms. Excel, PowerPoint and other BI tools;
• You are a team player, with a strong ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams, whilst fostering a cooperative and healthy working environment;
• You are based in the Netherlands and are entitled to work here.

As a Group Business Controller at Kiwa, you will hold a challenging position in a technically oriented, ambitious, expanding international organisation. At Kiwa, we value your professional development and personal wellbeing. You will be given ample opportunities to balance your working and private life by planning your office hours flexibly and, if desired, remotely.

When it comes to our terms and conditions, we offer you a salary tailored to your professional competence and experience, 33 days of annual holiday leave entitlement, 8% holiday allowance, a good pension scheme and a variable bonus.

Where you will work
In this full-time (36-40 hours) role, you will work for Kiwa, headquartered in Rijswijk, the Netherlands. As a member of the Group Business Control, you will work for and report to the Head of Group Business Control.

Why Kiwa
Kiwa is an autonomous global organisation in Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC), training and consultancy services. We create trust by contributing to the transparency of the quality, safety and sustainability of your organization’s products, services, processes, systems and employees, as well as personal and environmental performance. You have the ambition and we help you to go forward!