Finance Controller

The ingredients production facility in Borculo, Netherlands (Food sector) produces high-quality ingredients used globally (e.g., baby, sports and medical nutrition). For this production site in Borculo, we are looking for a Finance Business Partner (Manufacturing Operations) who will act as the financial sparring partner for local management. The role combines strong controlling fundamentals with real business partnering: turning financial insights into practical actions that improve factory performance.

This is not a typical desk-based position; regular presence on-site is key. Responsibilities include owning budgeting, forecasting, and monthly performance analysis for the factory; acting as financial business partner to local management; providing insights and challenging performance; validating business cases and savings projects (Performance Plus program); supporting cost calculations and decision-making for new products; building/improving reporting in SAP and Power BI; contributing to the SAP S/4HANA transition; supporting financial compliance and a strong internal control environment; and collaborating with Operations, Finance, HQ teams, and a Financial Shared Service Center.

Requirements: University degree in Finance / Accountancy / Economics / Business Administration; 2–5 years relevant experience (controlling, finance, business control) and not junior; strong analytical skills with the ability to turn insights into action and strong stakeholder communication; Dutch and English (factory language is Dutch); SAP and Excel required, Power BI strongly preferred; experience with improvement/savings business cases is important and must be clear on CV; production/factory environment experience is a plus; affinity with digitization / data and Microsoft Copilot interest is a nice-to-have.

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