Business Controller

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. 

What you will do

Do you want to be responsible for the analysis of financial and business related information for a specific business area? Would you like to support management discussions by sharing these financial insights? Are you able to bring first line managers up to speed with the latest financial figures? Above all, are you a born communicator who likes to spend time on the shop floor? Become our newest Business Controller and be part of our production site in Ghent.

As a business controller, you provide thorough analyses and support with financial info to support strategic direction and business development.

Your responsibilities

• The timely follow-up, analysis & internal reporting of financial results
• Efficiently and effectively support the strategic process (business plan, estimates...)
• Engage with the (line) organization by supplying and discussing relevant business information
• Translate financial business objectives to the shop floor (cost deployment)
• Support and represent finance in projects, including product & process related projects as well as overarching country initiatives
• Provide training & coaching at various levels with regard to the various cost KPIs

Who are you?

• You hold a master's degree in Finance and have proven experience in an accounting or controlling role. Experience in an industrial environment is an asset.
• You like working with numbers and are very analytical
• You are reliable, accurate, discreet, proactive, autonomous and customer-oriented
• You are a team player who builds relationships both inside and outside your own department
• You are a strong communicator, also in a group context
• You speak and write fluent English & Dutch
• You work easily with Excel, experience with/knowledge of Power BI and/or Power Apps is an asset.

What’s in it for you?

• A challenging & ever-changing job
• The possibility to learn and develop yourself to an expert role
• A value driven company with focus on people, passion, customer and results
• Close cooperation with all levels of colleagues and stakeholders
• A competitive salary with a lot of extralegal benefits
• Flexible working hours

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail. 

Who we are and what we believe in 
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. ​We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. ​We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment. 

Trucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need. 
Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.