About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Join the Magic</span></strong><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Finance Controller</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#984806"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Your Mission</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0.0cm;margin-left:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions that improve the health and well‑being of people everywhere. As <strong>Finance Controller</strong>, you will play a pivotal role in <strong>strengthening the financial performance of our organisation</strong> by providing <strong>insights</strong>, driving <strong>planning cycles</strong>, and supporting business decisions at HQ and across markets. You will work closely with <strong>senior stakeholders</strong>, ensuring <strong>reliable data</strong>, <strong>harmonized processes</strong>, and forward‑looking <strong>financial guidance</strong>. This is an opportunity to make a <strong>visible impact</strong> in a growing, international environment. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Key Accountabilities </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Deliver <strong>monthly reporting</strong>, <strong>variance analysis</strong> and <strong>financial insights</strong> to senior management to support effective decision</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">making.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Coordinate and manage <strong>key planning cycles</strong> such as Rolling Forecasts, Budget and Long</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Range Plan, with a specific focus on HQ.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Partner with HQ and local stakeholders to <strong>challenge assumptions</strong>, <strong>improve performance</strong>, and <strong>strengthen financial ownership</strong>.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Lead tailor</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">made <strong>financial and non</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">financial analyses</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> to guide investment decisions and strategic discussions.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Contribute to <strong>process optimisation</strong> and <strong>digitalisation initiatives</strong>, aligning data flows and improving reporting frameworks.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Strengthen data quality</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> and <strong>internal control environments</strong> in collaboration with finance, consolidation, and BI teams.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Support ongoing improvements in <strong>planning tools</strong>, <strong>automation</strong>, and <strong>emerging technologies</strong> such as AI.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">Who are we looking for?</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px" type="disc"> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">Master’s degree</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black"> in Finance, Business Administration or equivalent, with minimum 5 years of experience in controlling or a finance role with demonstrated growth.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">Strong analytical mindset</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">, able to interpret complexity and simplify insights for diverse audiences. </span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">Experience in <strong>process optimisation</strong>, <strong>digitalisation</strong> and strong affinity with tools such as Power BI, QlikView, Excel; SAP knowledge is a plus.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">Confident communicator</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black"> able to challenge stakeholders assertively while maintaining constructive relationships.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">Ability to balance <strong>detail oriented work</strong> with <strong>big picture thinking</strong>, operating effectively in a dynamic and international environment.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">Fluent in English</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">; knowledge of Dutch and/or French is an asset.</span></li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:black">Hands on, proactive and team oriented personality who enjoys problem solving and <strong>continuous improvement</strong>.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000">What you can expect from Puratos?</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#c00000"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">We at Puratos cultivate an inclusive global workplace, that fully embraces diversity and equal</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">opportunities for all. We strive to reflect the richness of our customers, communities and society, accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver on our commitments.</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">You will be welcomed in a dynamic work environment where passion for innovation, team spirit and continuous improvement are key. You can count on a competitive salary package with attractive benefits such as:</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Meal vouchers (9€/day)</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Group, dental and hospitalization insurance fully paid by Puratos</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Company Car</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Bonus </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Minimum 5 training days per year</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">A wide variety of Health&Wellbeing benefits</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 48.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Responsibilities and the possibility to take ownership of your work</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Watch our corporate movie and feel the Puratos Magic:</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNRsBzuRlNI" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif;color:#0563c1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNRsBzuRlNI</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Working at Puratos is choosing a Top Employer in Belgium!</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0pt 0.0cm"> <p style="margin:0.0cm;border:none;padding:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif">Shall we meet soon?</span><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> </div> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic', sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p>