Junior Business Controller Milks & Foods

Job description

Are you looking for a financial career in a leading FMCG company like Danone then this role at Nutricia is what you are looking for! In this controlling position in the heart of our baby and children’s nutrition business you will get the opportunity to grow quickly towards a solid business partner for our Marketing, Sales and Supply chain teams.

About the Job
In this role, located in Zoetermeer, you will contribute to the analysis, reporting and forecasting of the dynamic Milks & Foods portfolio with which Nutricia is the market leader in its segment. You will be supported by the Senior Milks & Foods controller to understand, assess and analyze the portfolio P&L and grow into a solid business partner for the Marketing, Sales and Supply chain departments in the first year. The next step will be to master the portfolio P&L and drive the discussions with financial insights under supervision of the Senior Milks & Foods controller to eventually become a more independent and stronger business partner.

Your primary activities will be:
• Performing financial analysis and reporting of the Milks & Foods P&L;
• Supporting the Senior Milks & Foods controller in the long term (strategic planning) and short term (+1 year planning) forecasts with financial analysis and reporting;
• Providing solid financial insight to the Marketing and Sales managers to support decision making and innovation business cases;

In addition to develop your business partnering skills further:
• You will get the opportunity to be part of cross functional project groups to support innovation business cases;
• You will be part of the integrated business planning (IBP) team to contribute with your financial insights to support business teams to secure proper forecasting for Milks & Foods.
• You will be introduced to the open culture of Danone to build your network for future growth.

About you
• You have a Master degree in Business Economics, Finance, or other relevant area;
• You have gained already first experience in a controlling job and now ready for further building your finance career at Danone

As a person you:
• speak fluently English;
• have strong analytical skills and attention to detail;
• have a collaborative working style and like to work with different business teams;
• can cope with tight deadlines;
• are at ease with Office software (mainly Excel and PowerPoint) and preferably also with SAP and Essbase.

About Danone
Danone’s mission is bringing health through food to as many people as possible and we want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have to impact the world through their daily choices. Healthy food needs a healthy planet, and this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies.
Nutricia Netherlands B.V. is part of Danone and located in Zoetermeer. Nutricia focuses on specialized nutrition which promotes healthy growth and development of children from 0 to 36 months.We are present in the market with the brands Nutrilon, Olvarit and Bambix. Nutricia has a leading position in the Dutch market of baby and children’s nutrition.

The team of Kishan Ramdhiansing is part of the diverse and international Finance team with people like Diamond Ugbeye, Cheng Liu and Sergio Moreno.

We Offer
At Danone, we offer a complete package of benefits, with a competitive primary salary including bonus (range EUR 50K- 65K gross yearly - depending on education, seniority, work experience) and benefits like premium free pension, 30 days annual leave and several discounts on a collective health insurance and even on some of our products.

But more importantly, we will invest in your personal development, training on the job and trainings via our Danone Campus. There is a wide variety of roles within Danone, so based on your talents we will define your best next step!

What’s next?
Hit the “apply now” button. You have until the closing date to apply. Part of the interview process will be a telephone interview and first and second round interview. To comply with GDPR regulations, we cannot process your personal data without given consent. Therefore, we ask you kindly to apply directly via our careers’ website.

Need more information?
Please contact me, Ingrid Stok, Talent Manager, ingrid.stok@danone.com .