Do you want to make an impact on our business with your insights? Do you love the dynamics of the manufacturing industry and are you ready for a step on regional level in an exposed role? Are you the energetic Regional Business Controller with strong business acumen we are looking for?
Our headoffice in Rotterdam is a lively environment where we work with about 155 people and over 30 different nationalities.
The European Business Control Team comprises 3 Sr. Business Controllers and 4 Controllers and Analysts supporting them. Each member actively participates to best practice sharing activities and contributes to the development of tools and processes to the benefit of the entire team.
Refresco currently embarks on a strategic journey called Operational Excellence for which we will set up a Global Operations team, lead by the Chief Manufacturing Officer. This will have to be supported and enabled in the European businesses, in which you will play a strong role. You will provide the Operations Director Europe and his team across the region with proactive hands-on financial information and guidance in their day-to-day and strategic decision making. You have one Business Controller Operations reporting to you, to support you in data- and variance analysis, reporting and running specific projects.
Due to an internal promotion, we are now looking for a
Regional Business Controller Manufacturing
In this challenging role you will report directly to the CFO Europe. You are the finance business partner to bring financial highlights to the decision making process. The most important stakeholders for this role are the European Management Team (“Operating Board”), the Finance Directors in the 8 Business Units that the European region holds, the local Operation Controllers and the European Operations team-members.
About the role
You work closely with the business units and contribute to the organization’s overall success by proactively managing the financial reporting, analysis, and budgeting for (European consolidated) Operations and by being an effective member of the European Business Control team;- This position is responsible for delivering complete, accurate and timely key financial reporting and metrics (in close cooperation with Financial Control);
- You deliver comprehensive budget and forecasts, ensuring appropriate capital fund expenditure activity, providing visibility to operational performance improvement and cost reduction opportunities, providing, and supporting key operational performance metrics reporting;
- The role assures high-quality data to help the Regional (and Global) Operations organization to take the right decisions to achieve company strategic objectives;
- You take a proactive approach by challenging with qualitative performance analysis to point out areas which need to be improved;
- The role guides the Operations organization in setting smart objectives, key priorities, and ambitious targets;
- You have a strong drive to always deliver excellent personal results and you are passionate about control, operations, new technology, processes and working methods and support an innovative culture.
About you
The people in your team are ambitious, pro-active and fast thinkers. They are teamplayers but can also work independently. They have passion for their work and have in the meanwhile. Colleagues like you for your team spirit, reliability, professionalism, level of ambition and excellent communication skills. You assess processes on efficiency and effectiveness and support optimization of the co-operation on activities between the various teams and with the stakeholders using best practice sharing.
Master's degree in Finance, Control or Accountancy- 10+ years of relevant professional experience
- Self-starter with a sense of urgency and ability to thrive in an environment with tight timelines, business pressure and competing priorities
- Demonstrated leadership through clear communication in team environments as well as effectively within all levels of the organization.
- Strong sense of team and individual ownership and accountability with the ability to influence others and lead teams in a similar fashion.
- Ability to recognize opportunities to take initiative to drive the business forward in a collaborative and team based approach.
- Good understanding of financial and budgeting/forecasting processes of a manufacturing environment and how manufacturing processes drive financial results.
- Analytic capability to translate financial information into meaningful business analysis for business leadership.
- Ability to translate operational trends and metrics to timely business and financial discussions and decisions related to performance and results.
- Experience working with ERP and reporting systems and ability to lead strategy for system simplification and leverage for reporting improvements.
- The ability to translate strategy to results.
- Strong understanding and knowledge of relevant accounting guidance (IFRS) and best practices in internal controls.
Up for an amazing challenge?
About Refresco
Refresco is a very dynamic organization. Find out more! With about 155 people at the head office in Rotterdam and more than 14,000 employees elsewhere in the world, we confirm that the local Business teams have a large sense of ownership for their local business, whilst they do this in close collaboration with the central team.
The desire to continue growing is reflected across every layer of the organization. This translates into an extremely enterprising group of people who are constantly setting new things in motion and really want to make an impact. A focus on personal growth and development is a priority at Refresco. Refresco is a dynamic, ever growing and changing business which shows fast and strong organic growth, further fuelled by an active and successful strategy on Mergers & Aqcuisitions.
Refresco Group is the world’s largest independent bottler of soft drinks and fruit juices for retailers and branded beverage companies. With production in the Benelux, Finland, France, Germany, Iberia, Italy, Poland, the UK, the US, Australia, Canada and Mexico, our global sourcing and local R&D capabilities offer an almost unlimited variety of products, manufactured to customer specifications and requirements. In addition to the efficiency of our bottling processes, we can also provide our customers with total supply chain solutions – from planning and sourcing of raw materials and packaging through to warehousing and transportation. We are able to develop new concepts and bring these to market in an extremely short time frame. Refresco Group is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Recruitment process
Are you curious about this open position and want to learn more? Feel free to send your application or contact us directly!
In case of any questions with regards to the position, you may reach out to us directly.
Mobile: +31622910406
E-mail: yasimin.harput@refresco.com
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Der Bewerbungsprozess
Do you think you have what it takes? Apply for this vacancy via our website. Please include your resumé in your application.
We'll review your application and when we think we could be a match we will invite you for an interview to get to know you better. Sometimes the interviews will take place over multiple rounds.
If you are the preferred candidate for the role, we'll offer you a contract and welcome you to the Refresco team!
Bei Refresco ist der Grundsatz der Chancengleichheit ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der Unternehmenswerte. Wir behandeln alle Mitarbeiter gerecht und fair. Wir beurteilen die Qualifikation aller Kandidaten frei von Diskriminierung aufgrund von Geschlecht, Alter, Behinderung, Familienstand, Hautfarbe, Rasse, Religion, ethnischer Herkunft, sexueller Orientierung oder Geschlechtsumwandlung.
