Business Controller

Are you ready to take your financial expertise to the next level? As a Finance & Controlling Business Partner for our Conference and Public Address brand segments, you’ll be at the heart of strategic decision-making. This is more than just a numbers role — it’s your opportunity to influence the direction of the business, challenge the status quo, and partner with leaders to drive performance and growth. 

In this role, you’ll work closely with the Brand CEOs of both Public Address and Conference, acting as a trusted financial advisor and integral part of the leadership team. You’ll oversee the financial performance of the brands, ensuring results are achieved through a systematic, structured, data-driven approach. You’ll also support the VP and Director of Controlling with high-impact management presentations, performance reports, and take ownership of cost control initiatives across the business. 

If you're looking for a role where your voice matters, your insights shape decisions, and your work has a visible impact — this is it. 

Essential Functions: 

Business Partnering 55%   Financial Analysis 35%    Systems / Technology 10%

• Finance & Controlling business partner for Brand segments of Conference and Public Address; ensuring robust business partnering with the Brand leaders and providing detailed financial insights into the business, support strategic decisions, and drive performance, including cost savings measures and analysis.  

• Supporting the preparation of mid-term (5yr) financial P&Ls for the BU at a brand segment level and partnering with the finance leaders to provide quality planning. 

• Act as the lead financial representative for the Eindhoven office and the Legal entity 

• Lead Brand related monthly reviews, month end, year-end, and annual forecasts from a controlling perspective 

• Responsible for driving and coordinating cost measures with each functional group and steering the achievement of results.  

• Lead and support the controlling function with management presentations, financial analysis, and performance reports.  

• Review financial monthly results by evaluating financial statements and reviewing P&L’s 

• Conduct analysis of all of cost positions and determine if the business is set to meet expected targets/goals. 

• Translate and articulate business results with leaders and provide detailed summaries that support business gaps and/or outcomes.  

• Conduct deep dives to identify gaps in financial KPI’s & business results. 

• Lead review meetings with Business Partners and articulate results by brand segment. 

• Provide insights and recommendations for improving results and define action items to address deviations.  

• Follow up on open items regularly to ensure correction action from a financial perspective is implemented and executed. 

• Participate in different meetings, contribute to decision making process regarding general business decisions. 

• Guide and collaborate with business partners on financial implications in decision making process. 

• Engage, from a system perspective (SAP), and partner with cost accounting team to assess the system landscape and determine efficiencies in system fields e.g., cost centers and coming up with new concepts/structures. 

• Participate in financial closing activities at year-end, collaborate with auditors and accounting teams to finalize year-end results. 

• Monitor, on a continuing basis, operating results, and spend against the Annual Business Plan.  

• Alert business leaders to significant variances to the business plan and recommend alternatives. 

• Identify, report, and manage risk issues, ensuring that appropriate actions are taken. 

• Other tasks as may be assigned based on changing business needs