Business Controller

GKN Aerospace Netherlands B.V. is seeking a Business Controller to join their accomplished Finance team in Papendrecht, offering you the chance to play a pivotal role in shaping the financial future of one of the world’s leading aerospace innovators.

Your potential employer

The company plays a key role in protecting the world’s democracies and is committed to putting sustainability at the centre of all operations, opening up and protecting the planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries, GKN Aerospace serves over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn in 2023. There are no limits to where your career can go.

Your department/ team

As a Business Controller, you will be a member of the Finance team based in Papendrecht, managing programs and ensuring their financial health. Responsibilities include supporting closure and reporting activities of the overall consolidated reporting, and contributing to the planning cycle (forecast, budget, strategic plan). Positioned between finance and program teams, you will also play a key role in enhancing business processes and advancing the professionalism of finance operations.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Ensure adequate accounting of various programs, including analysis and balance sheets.
• Prepare budget, forecast, and strategic plan for multiple programs.
• Assist in achieving programs' financial goals by providing analyses and recommendations.
• Contribute to annual planning processes by providing insight into sales, profit, and cash flow forecasts.
• Analyze actuals compared to budget, forecast, and previous year's figures; act as a point of contact for Central Finance.
• Prepare various reports to present the analysis of financial results to stakeholders.
• Provide ad hoc reports, including margin analysis and monthly closure activities.
• Support program management in preparing and updating business cases and challenge the business with financial insights.

Your knowledge and experience

• Completed HBO/University degree in Finance or similar.
• 3-5 years of experience as a Business or Program Controller, preferably in manufacturing.
• Ability to collaborate with other functions within programs to gather, challenge, and summarize key drivers of results and cash flow.
• Strong analytical and financial skills, particularly in management reporting.
• Proactive, independent, and eager to learn.
• Structured, able to plan own work and set priorities.
• Ability to communicate with non-finance professionals (e.g., program team, procurement, manufacturing).
• Advanced Excel skills; PowerBI or other data management software is a plus.
• Fluent in English and Dutch.

We offer you

• Belonging to an international team of experts, with conditions to perform at the best of your capabilities.
• Support for professional and personal development.
• Gross monthly salary ranging from €5,124 (junior) to €6,792 (medior/senior), depending on experience.
• 8% holiday allowance.
• Up to 42 paid holidays for full-time employment (in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro).
• Excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance.
• Hybrid working options to balance home and office.
• Profit-sharing scheme.
• Pleasant, informal working environment focused on delivering the best results for customers.

Robert Walters Netherlands is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.