Vopak

energy

BusinessController

€60–80k Rotterdam, Netherlands FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Business Controller at Vopak. Skills: financial control, business control, financial reporting, month-end close process, financial insights, joint ventures, governance, reporting, risk management. oversee the financial control activities. driving key financial & business improvement initiatives”

What You'll Achieve.

realizing our ambitions; building both the future of Vopak and your own; ensuring accurate financial reporting; providing financial insights to support business decisions; ensure compliance with statutory regulations and internal policies; ensure a smooth and efficient; Driving the identification of key (finance) business risks and opportunities and translating these into business process improvement and/or value creation initiatives

Industry & Context.

energy
Problems you'll solve

organizing data and comparing financial scenarios to provide clear, actionable information for management; collaborative problem-solver; natural curiosity for data analytics; drive to continuously improve workflows

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

relevant professional experience in the field, ability to master complex financial structures, organizing data and comparing financial scenarios to provide clear, actionable information for management, comfortable and effective communicating with colleagues in both Dutch and English, both written and spoken

Nice to Have

VAT or Joint Venture accounting

What You'll Do.

oversee the financial control activities

driving key financial & business improvement initiatives

ensuring financial health across Business Unit Netherlands (BU NL)

ensuring accurate financial reporting

leading the month-end close process

providing financial insights to support business decisions

oversee day-to-day finance operations

ensure compliance with statutory regulations and internal policies

contribute to finance activities for the BU NL joint ventures

reporting and advising on financial matters

and year-end close process

ensuring accuracy and

Drive continuous improvements in financial processes and administrative

Monitor compliance with financial reporting standards

lead the preparation of the statutory annual accounts and monthly VAT declarations

Act as a key point of contact for the financial shared services

work with external auditors to ensure a smooth and efficient

Oversee internal controls

ensure compliance with policies

and coordinate risk management activities

Driving the identification of key (finance) business risks and opportunities and translating these into business process improvement and/or value creation initiatives

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

key point of contact for our financial shared services organization; financial brain to the Senior Business Controller, Manager Finance & Business Control and the Management Team of Business Unit Netherlands; member of the Finance & Business Control team of BU NL; act as a business partner to the organization; Collaborate with various stakeholders to align financial goals with business objectives; communicating with colleagues in both Dutch and English

Communication Scope

communicating with colleagues in both Dutch and English, both written and spoken

Full Job Description

Vopak helps the world flow forward. We store the energy of today and tomorrow. But behind our impressive terminals and tanks, it is our people who make the difference. To strengthen our leading position in the energy transition and global trade, we are looking for your talent. As Business Controller (Joint Ventures), you will play a key role in realizing our ambitions while building both the future of Vopak and your own. We are looking for a person who is strong in Financial Control and optimizing processes with a first step in business control. In this dynamic role, you’ll oversee the financial control activities, being the key point of contact for our financial shared services organization, driving key financial & business improvement initiatives and ensuring strong financial health across Business Unit Netherlands (BU NL). You’ll be the financial brain to the Senior Business Controller, Manager Finance & Business Control and the Management Team of Business Unit Netherlands. If you're ready to make an impact and guide financial success, this is the opportunity for you! **Why you’ll love working with us** * A salary ranging from a minimum of €60.000 and €80.000 based on knowledge and experience. * 30 vacation days, with the option to purchase 10 additional days. * An excellent pension scheme with only a 4% personal contribution to our own Vopak [ _https://pensioenfonds.vopak.com/_](https://pensioenfonds.vopak.com/). * We cover 50% of your health insurance premium. * Net internet allowance of 40 euros per month on a full-time basis. * Great atmosphere! Plenty of freedom, room for initiative, and colleagues with a good sense of humor. **Your Mission** As the Business Controller, you will be a key player in ensuring accurate financial reporting, leading the month-end close process, and providing financial insights to support business decisions. You will oversee day-to-day finance operations and ensure compliance with statutory regulations and internal policies. You ar

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