Business Controller

Business Controller

Vanderlande is the global market leader in baggage handling systems for airports and sorting systems for parcel and postal services. The company is also a leading supplier of warehouse automation solutions. Established in 1949, Vanderlande is committed to moving its customers' businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing order intake of more than 1 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past six decades as a highly reliable partner for value-added automated material handling solutions.

The Business Controller is part of the broad business controlling team in North America consisting of more than fifteen business controllers supporting Vanderlande in North America (including USA, Canada and Mexico). The Business Controller is a key member of the team and responsible for ensuring that the financial health of the Organization is reported accurately in the financial reports. The Controller works directly with the responsible Managers to help define the Organization's financial goals and objectives; continuously strive for improvements and based on analysis recommend actions to improve the accuracy of financial reporting.

Job Duties & Responsibilities :

• Collects, analyzes, and reports financial data for Service Contracts, Projects, Supply Chain, Factory or Business Support, this role will have a heavy concentration within the Site Based Services and Projects.
• Continually identifying areas for potential financial improvement. This will include internal project management and partnering with all areas of the business to track and manage Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Take initiative to start, lead and execute improvement projects, but always with focus on output and relevance for our business.
• Services Controlling will be a component of the role including support to the Site based Service, spare parts and field services teams.
• Project Controlling will be a component of the role including support to the Site based Service, spare parts and field services teams.
• Support Sales Controlling initiatives including Project Cash Flow, Foreign Currency Management and Local Tax Estimation in coordination with sales team through the complete sales phase and change orders for all projects.
• Ensure compliance with the Company's financial policies and procedures.
• Accounting and administrative tasks are a small part of the responsibility of the controller, but good collaboration with our Shared Service Teams on administrative processes is key and therefore relevant to business controlling (e.g. quality and timeliness of invoicing etc.).
• Regularly monitor assigned financial performance and cost estimates to complete latest estimates (LE) relevant for our company forecasting and in line with our company deadlines.
• Provides financial guidance and support to facilitate the accurate set-up, performance and maintaining of assigned projects and service contracts based on requirements and in compliance with the company set up rules to ensure the proper reporting of revenue and profits.
• Gain understanding of our business and initiate, participate in monthly financial meetings with relevant team members to come up with accurate financial forecasting.
• Participate in ad hoc projects and improvement projects initiated in North America or from Europe.

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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Vanderlande is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.