Business & Financial Controller

Mission

As a Corporate Business & Financial Controller, you will act as the key financial point of contact for our 2 Business Lines. You will create transparency on financials, be responsible for the quality and follow up of activities' results and act as a sparring partner to steer operational decision-making. You will also enforce the application of best practices in financial processes.

Challenges we trust you with

• Strategic planning & forecasting: Drive the strategic planning activities in collaboration with the respective Leadership. Support forecasting cycles with the business.
• Monthly closing & reporting: Review, control and validate Monthly Closing. Report to the Management with variance analyses and recommendations.
• Tax incentives and grants: Ensure the proper computation and monitoring of tax incentives and grants.
• Business partnership: Prepare ad hoc analyses to support leaders to make decisions. Identify levers to optimize profitability, and continuously challenge business teams.
• Cash management: Ensure the cash in forecast is accurate and up to date, follow-up on forecast with Treasury and monthly overdue report issuance, support business for customer invoicing
• Risk management: Ensure risks are followed and analyzed
• Continuous improvement: In coordination with Finance teams, put in place audit recommendations to guarantee compliance with financial standards and corporate governance.
• Strategic support: Contribute on ad hoc basis to strategic analysis related to performance and value management within IBA Clinical or Technologies

What we value

You have :

• Master’s degree or an equivalent financial background
• At least 5 years of relevant experience (controlling, audit, …)
• Outstanding analytical skills with a critical mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both in English and in French
• A strong understanding of the setup of an ERP package

And you also are:

• A proactive, assertive, and pragmatic person
• Open-minded, client-oriented, and able to work in a team
• Rigorous and consistent in all daily document control activities
• Flexible and able to set priorities and to organize your work autonomously

Cherry on the cake

• Knowledge of SAP, PowerBI and digital savviness
• Relevant experience in a projects/industrial environment
• Mastering of the application of IFRS norms