The finance department of Thales Nederland consists of :50 team members organized in 2 different competence centers (clusters):
Shared Services Accounting, Reporting & Controlling;
Bid & Project, Industrial and Procurement Control (Business Control)
Business Control is responsible for the management accounting and program control of all projects and the supply chain within the Netherlands. Within the Competence Center Business Control, we are looking for a Junior Business Controller, located in Huizen. At Thales Huizen we provide state of the art reliable, cyber secure network and security solutions to customers and partners worldwide. Under any circumstances (physically or digitally) our systems make sure that our customers can communicate optimally, so that they can make the right decision when it really matters. We have a leading position in highly qualified and reliable mobile network communication solutions for defense and civil purposes. Together with more than 200 professionals, we focus on our current markets as well as promising new markets and business segments. Currently we are looking for a Junior Business Controller (bids & projects) for our RCP (Radio Communication Products) activities.
About Your Future Job
As Junior Business Controller you are actively involved in the optimization of processes and reports and you work closely with the project organization, tactical planning departments and purchasing. In your role, you act as a business partner for them. The capacity to listen is necessary to identify the needs of the organization, which you can turn into the right responds at the right time. By means of analyzes you contribute to insight into risks and opportunities with regard to financial key figures, so that the predictability of your projects will increase. You advise on optimization and increasing efficiency within your projects. Finally, you increase the efficiency of the department by optimizing and keeping the financial processes up-to-date and by supporting and implementing IT systems/tooling. It is important that you can oversee the entire process and that you can work from the overall view, in order to jointly achieve optimal cooperation.
As a Junior Business Controller your responsibilities include preparing reports, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis and reporting to (senior) management of all costs and financial data for the projects you work on. As junior you will receive a limited set of projects that you will monitor. As a member of the Business Control team you will receive support and advise from the rest of the team in managing your projects. The successful candidate must evaluate, monitor and implement policies, practices and functional performance standards. Our Finance team is a key partner to the wider business and part of the role of Business Controller. To ensure that these relationships are managed and maintained appropriately, whilst providing subject matter expertise on both day to day issues and key initiatives. Communication skills are critical to your success in this role.
The main tasks are:
Be the business partner and specialist for your set of projects
Be a critical and analytical personality
You are interested in an international and challenging environment
Supporting (internal) improvement and change projects
Be a teamplayer on various organizational levels
Why you'd be a good match
You have Bachelor or Master degree in Finance or strongly related to Finance, relevant work experience is appreciated yet not mandatory. You have affinity with technical processes and a good knowledge of MS Office. We are looking for a candidate with passion for finance and who likes to work in an informal environment. You have the ability to understand complex processes and tools. Strong organization, analytical, presentation and interpersonal skills are important in this role. You are curious by nature and can grow into a professional role as business partner. You have good communication skills and have the ability to understand complex issues and to see the overall view. Knowledge of ERP-systems is a big advantage. We will support you in your personal growth to grow in your role as Business Controller.
What's In It For You
A challenging job in a great team within our high-tech, innovative work environment. Includes the freedom for initiative and good ideas.
Room for personal and professional growth within our organization, for example in regards to technical, commercial or international skills.
Valuable international collaboration with coworkers from 68 different countries around the globe.
A comfortable work space in a modern environment, with a focus on flexibility and the right work life balance.
You can usually work where and whenever you want. Within Thales, we aim for a 60/40 balance, where you work from home at least two days a week, when your role allows this.
A good salary, fitting travel allowance, and the ability to personalize your employment conditions: for instance, you can trade PTO for internet costs, our bicycle plan, company fitness and relocation costs.
40 days off per year (PTO). Yes, really.
