Business Controller

About Tiense Suikerraffinaderij
For nearly 200 years, Tiense Suikerraffinaderij has been producing sugar from local sugar beets, serving both industries and home kitchens. You'll become part of a family of 600 proud sugar makers who stick together, both on and off the factory floor. They operate with a refined blend of tradition and innovation, aiming for minimal environmental impact as nothing from our sugar beets goes to waste. Our mission? To make life sweeter for people worldwide. And we're excited to do it together with you!

Sweet Challenges Await: Join Our Headquarters in Tienen
Are you ready to make a sweet impact in a dynamic environment, right at the heart of sugar production? As a Business Controller, you act as a business partner to operations, sales and other departments of Tiense Suikerraffinaderij in Belgium. Our business controllers are responsible for the cost and margin analysis of processes related to the development, manufacturing and packaging of sugar products in our different factories. For this specific function, we look for a colleague who likes to focus on improvement of financial reporting tools and business performance dashboards.

Your job as Business Controller
At Tiense Suikerraffinaderij, we boast an impressive lineup of 6 factories, each specializing in unique sugar processes. Ensuring optimal efficiency and cost effectiveness across all operations is essential to our success. Your main responsibilities are, together with your colleague business controller:
You develop automatic and easy-speaking cost analyses and dashboards.
You create added value by making recommendations and thus enabling well-founded business decisions. You develop, maintain and follow up on business data (e.g. budgets, forecasts, cost targets, KPI) and monitor cost efficiencies through the whole chain
You play an active role in the monthly and yearly closings and the regular forecasting process.
You report to the Director Controlling. You report to and work together with the colleagues of the Südzucker Group.

It is in our roots. In yours too?
At Tiense Suikerraffinaderij, we've been making sugar since 1836. The ingredients for success? They're ingrained in our roots:
Flexibility and curiosity – We continue to invest in better, more sustainable and more efficient ways of working. As we modernise our processes and equipment, your expertise and ideas will help us make the right choices and drive continuous improvement.
Technology and common sense – You'll work in a technologically advanced manufacturing environment where data, experience and common sense go hand in hand. By gaining insight into manufacturing costs and collaborating with colleagues across departments, you'll help turn insights into practical improvements.
Solo and as a team – You'll enjoy a high degree of autonomy and the freedom to take ownership of your work. At the same time, you'll be part of a collaborative environment where teams support one another and work together towards shared goals.

• You should also possess the following qualifications and experiences:
• Master's Degree (e.g. economics)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in business/operational controlling or in an analyst function
• A strong affinity with IT tools:
• knowledge of Excel including pivot tables is essential
• experience in creating reports and dashboards with a modern tool set is required
• knowledge of SAP FiCo / SAP BI is an asset
• Excellent level of spoken and written Dutch and English; good level of French
• Strong competencies in and interest for business analytics, as well as a good understanding of accounting
• Hands-on, proactive, and solution-oriented approach

Groepsverzekering

Bedrijfswagen

Tankkaart / Laadpas

Maaltijdcheques

Smartphone

Laptop

Internetvergoeding / Abonnement

Individuele hospitalisatieverzekering

Hospitalisatieverzekering voor familie

Invaliditeitsverzekering

Tandverzekering

Leasefiets

Parking

Geboorte

Huwelijk

Jubileum

Sinterklaas

Forfaitaire Kosten

Opleiding

Check up

Aanvullend kinderbijslag

13e maand

Prestatiebonus

Vakantiegeld

Extra-legale vakantiedagen

Thuiswerk

Anciënniteitsverlof

• A fertile ground for your talent
• This is what you can expect from us :
• Job security in a financially healthy company
• A versatile role, with plenty of autonomy and responsibilities
• A hands-on and no-nonsense work environment with open communication culture and team spirit
• An attractive remuneration package, including fringe benefits and a company car
• A family-oriented company where we care about your well-being