Junior Business Line Controller

Job Description:

Company Description:

(COMPANY NAME) Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, (COMPANY NAME) laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.
(COMPANY NAME) is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of (COMPANY NAME) companies.

Job Description:

HOW CAN YOU HELP US?
In a nutshell: Are you a finance enthusiast with a passion for driving financial success? Are you experienced in P&L and reporting? Do you value interacting with multiple stakeholders all around the world? Do you thrive in fast-moving environments? Then this role might be the one for you!
What team will I be part of? You will be working in the Group Business Line Controlling team, based in our main corporate office in Brussels. You will be mentored by a Senior Controller and support our business leaders.
As a Junior Business Line Controller, you will:
Be a key point of contact for financial and controlling matters to our Group Executive Vice Presidents, also members of the executive committee.
Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting of the business lines and their business units, explaining main variances in P&L, net working capital, Capex and all other relevant financial matters.
Conduct analysis on deviations between actuals and budgets, making suggestions to bridge gaps, and monitor the action plans taken.
Work closely with controllers in the business units and/or on a national level to get a good understanding of the business situation.
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
In addition to an attractive compensation package and extra-legal benefits (covered transportation costs, laptop, organic canteen, sports sessions, etc.), we offer you:
Exposure & growth: You will be part of an international and multi-cultural organisation, on top of having the opportunity of being in contact with (COMPANY NAME) leaders to enlarge your knowledge and network.
Training: You will be supported with intensive coaching and training besides having the chance to develop your own coaching skills, supporting to develop more junior team members.

Qualifications:

ARE YOU OUR KIND OF EXTRAORDINARY?
Your profile should combine solid analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as stellar interpersonal skills.
Background: a first experience (e.g. internship) as a controller or financial analyst, or as an auditor. Experience in a head office setting is a plus.
Education: Finance, Economics or Business Master's degree.
Languages: English proficiency is a must, as it will be your mail language of communication. Other languages are highly appreciated.

Technical knowledge (IT): You will need MS Office skills with advanced level in Excel. Knowledge of VBA is a plus.

Additional Information:

We support your development! Do you feel you don't match 100% of the requirements? Don't hesitate to apply anyway! (COMPANY NAME) companies are committed to supporting your career development.
We embrace diversity! The (COMPANY NAME) network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of (COMPANY NAME) companies unique.
Sustainability matters to us!  We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!
Find out more in our career page: https://careers.(COMPANY NAME).com/
Company description: (COMPANY NAME) Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, (COMPANY NAME) laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.
The (COMPANY NAME) network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.
In over 35 years, (COMPANY NAME) has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 62,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 900 laboratories in 62 countries. (COMPANY NAME) companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.
In 2023, (COMPANY NAME) generated total revenues of EUR 6,515 million, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years