About this role
<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>The Role </b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Howden Thomassen Compressors (HTC) is a global engineering leader delivering mission-critical air and gas handling solutions that help clients improve environmental and operational efficiency. With over a century of expertise and a future-focused mindset, we’re committed to innovation, sustainability, and teamwork.</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">We’re now looking for a Business Controller with strong project finance experience to join our Finance team in Rheden. This is a hands-on, commercially focused role where you’ll act as a strategic partner to our operational and project teams — helping to manage financial performance across complex industrial contracts.</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Rather than focusing on traditional reporting cycles, this role is embedded in the heart of our project delivery. You’ll be interpreting contracts, forecasting cash flow, tracking budgets, and identifying financial and operational risks. You’ll work closely with project managers, engineering, and commercial teams to ensure timely invoicing, accurate forecasting, and strong financial oversight throughout the full project lifecycle.</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">If you’ve previously worked as a Project Controller, Project Accountant, or Business Controller in an industrial or engineering environment — and you’re ready to influence real-world outcomes — we’d love to hear from you.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What will you do?</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Partner with project and operational teams to manage financial performance across the full lifecycle</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Interpret commercial contracts and ensure financial terms are reflected in forecasts and planning</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Monitor and manage project cash flow, invoicing schedules, and payment milestones</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Track budgets, actuals, and variances - providing insight and challenge to ensure delivery within financial targets</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Identify and mitigate financial and operational risks, escalating where necessary</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Support project planning and scheduling with financial input and scenario modelling</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Drive continuous improvement in project financial processes and controls</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Align finance processes with business needs across departments and location</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Requirements</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">An ideal candidate would likely have the following profile: </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or International Business</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Extensive experience in a project-focused finance role within a multinational or industrial environment</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Strong understanding of project accounting, cash flow management, and contract interpretation</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence non-financial stakeholders</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Experience with business intelligence tools and ERP systems</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, project-driven setting with tight deadlines</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• A collaborative mindset and a drive for continuous improvement</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Our Benefits </b></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.0pt"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.0pt"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.0pt"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Type of Employment: Full time (40 hours a week)</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Collective Labor Agreement: The "CAO Metalektro" is applicable</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Additional Compensation: Commuting Allowance</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Holidays: 27 days</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Additional "ADV" days: 13 days</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Pension: We are with the PME pension scheme which is in line with the CAO Metalektro</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Equipment: Laptop</span><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">• Insurance: Additional collective insurances related to loss of income due to a long period of incapacity to work plus a collective accident insurance</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.0pt"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:Verdana;font-size:12.0pt"> </p></div></div></div>