The Bel Group is a major player in the food industry through portions of dairy, fruit and plant-based products, and one of the world leaders in branded cheeses. Its portfolio of differentiated and internationally recognized brands includes The Laughing Cow®, Kiri®, Babybel®, Boursin® Nurishh®, Pom'Potes® and GoGo squeeZ®, as well as some 30 local brands. Together, these brands helped the Group generate sales of €3.6 billion in 2022.
Do you want to join a company with strong brands that puts consumers and responsibility at the heart of the decision-making process? Then Bel is made for you!
Are you bold, pragmatic, and determined? Do you want to contribute to the transformation of an international agri-food company? Them come join us and measure the impact of your talent and energy in realizing an ambitious and sustainable company project!
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MISSION
Reporting to the Head of Management Control of the BU, as part of the management of the income statement, the Controller contributes to the support of operational staff in the management of their activity.
Internal Controller will ensure the follow-up and the assistance in the follow-up of Commercial expenses, YER, Customer Analysis Tool maintenance, monthly follow-up of the fixed costs, DDD follow-up. The internal controller will also work closely with accounting and supply chain in order to perform finance related topics.
Finally, the internal controller will help in the establishment of Business review, participate to the different budgetary events and use his experience to manage the closing tasks mainly in SAP.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Minimum level of professional experience and education needed
1. Minimum level of education and professional experience needed:
* Graduate of a business school or Master's degree in management or economics science or accounting
* A minimum 2 years’ experience in the industrial sector or in an audit company in the financial field (management control or accounting)
2. Specific knowledge (foreign languages, software, technical skills) :
* Fluent in English and French (Dutch is an plus)
* Good understanding of Microsoft software and especially very thorough knowledge of MS Excel
* First experience in SAP is a big plus
* Driving for results / making things happen
* Advocate teamwork and be able of critical thinking
* Flexible, pro-active and independent attitude towards work
* Capable of working on a strict and short deadline and in autonomy
MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
Drive & accelerate transformation:
3. Communicates and clarifies, on an ongoing basis, Bel’s ambition to provide a sense of purpose
4. Engages in change by demonstrating openness and willingness
5. Involves others and gains buy-in by bringing through energy and enthusiasm
Demonstrate agility:
6. Navigates both a short- and long-term agenda to achieve sustainable performance
7. Dares to challenge, adapt or stop on-going projects
8. Makes decisions in a complex environment without having all the information at hand
9. Simplifies decision making processes to make things happen and speed up time to market
Dare to innovate:
10. Thinks out of the box and challenges the status quo
11. Encourages experimentation, calculated risk taking and learning from mistakes
12. Anticipate needs with analytic skills
Collaborate to increase efficiency:
13. Collaborates and proactively involves key selected contributors to leverage collective intelligence
14. Leverages digital resources to make collaboration efficient
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting :
15. Active participation in the control and analysis of the BU's accounting data. Alert, anticipate, detect problems in the income statement. Set up resolution solutions (IT/Finance/Operational) including SAP software.
16. Control of sales prevision and differences in local softwares
17. Applies the rules and methods for fixed costs and management accounting defined by the BEL group
18. Performs Closing Operations and Top-Downs in SAP.
19. Is a part of drawing up monthly dashboards for the BU, the zone and the Group.
20. Analyse (for business partner team) and comments on the turnover by customer and its evolution.
21. Analyse and correct postings to fit local regulation rules
Follow-up :
22. Operating costs
23. PO creation & control with display content
24. Clearances, donations and samples
Forecast:
25. Active participation in the elaboration of the BU Forecasts. Extraction, feeding and formatting of the necessary data for the construction of the
26. Feed the group reporting with relevant information
Other:
27. Credit note & invoices emission following commercial agreements
28. Takes part in the realization of various studies of profitability of projects
29. Support for the development of methods, processes and tools for BU controlling
30. Represents the BU in various projects impacting the BU.