Junior Business Unit Controller

We are looking for a skilled, proactive and hands-on Junior Business Unit Controller to join our business unit controlling team. In this dynamic role, you will drive financial performance, ensure business success, and provide accurate reporting, analysis, and insights. You'll ensure financial management and control while delivering timely insights to stakeholders. In this role you will report to the Business unit Controller and be trained to become a fully qualified independent Controller by yourself.  

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assist in the monthly closing process, creating reports for the new month, including monitoring and determining work-in-progress positions, finalizing (project) results, creating proper accruals and month end postings, monitoring actuals versus budget/forecast

• Prepare and deliver timely and accurate financial reports, including monthly P&L statements, project overviews, and sales forecasts (currently for a big part in excel)

• Support monthly performance reviews, preparing data for Monthly Business Review meetings

• Assist in financial forecasting and budgeting, working closely with Business Unit Controller, Sales and Operations to ensure accuracy and proper documentation

• Conduct analysis of (project) performance, providing insights and feedback to Sales and Operations, comparing actual results to budgets and previous years, to identify variances, risks, and opportunities and perform cost control activities

• Actively contribute to ongoing business improvements and process optimizations

• Support the SAP transition

• Provide financial operations support, including guidance for Operations, assistance with investment requests and support for ad hoc projects

Benefits and Terms of Employment

• A permanent position with a leading TIC (Testing, Inspection and Certification) company

• A competitive base salary between € 3.500,- and € 5.000,- depending on your knowledge and experience

• A fixed 13th month salary, paid out in November

• 40 vacation days per year based on full-time employment

• The possibility to work hybrid (max 2 days from home)

• An excellent pension plan, managed by PME (Pension Fund for the Metalektro)

• Excellent facilities and additional employment conditions

• A challenging position in a company where your input and potential improvements are valued.

Your profile

We are looking for someone who feels at home in the work environment described in this vacancy. Additionally, it’s a bonus if you meet the following profile, but don’t hesitate to apply even if you don’t check every box. Our future Junior Business Unit Controller has a Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.

• 2-5 years of relevant experience, such as Project Controller or Assistant (Financial) Controller, ideally within a project-based organization

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive and solution-focused mindset

• Experience in working with complex project dynamics and financial reporting is a plus

• Fluent in both Dutch and English (spoken and written)

• Advanced proficiency in Excel; familiarity with ERP systems (SAP and Power BI is a plus)

• Strong organizational skills, able to oversee multiple projects while maintaining attention to detail

• Flexible and comfortable working in a fast-paced international environment with tight deadlines.

About the organization

Applus+ is a market leader in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and Inspection. As an established global company with its headquarters in Madrid, we lead the market in highly specialized non-destructive testing and inspection services. In more than seventy countries, 23.000 motivated and highly qualified professionals work across various sectors, primarily in petrochemicals. In the Netherlands, we have over 500 employees.

Apply?

Are you ready to take on this exciting challenge and make a meaningful impact in our global operations? Apply for this vacancy today via the orange button! For further questions, you can contact Lisa Stroop via lisa.stroop@applus.com.

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