Business Controller

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As our Business Controller for the Support department, you will play a vital role in steering financial performance. You act as a proactive finance business partner for our support functions, ranging from People and D&T to Corporate Affairs, Legal, Finance, Marketing and General Management.

You ensure a robust planning and control cycle, deliver high‑quality financial insights and help functional leaders make sharp, informed decisions. Through your analytical mindset and strong business understanding, you contribute directly to cost efficiency, value creation and strategic delivery across the organization.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the heart of our business, in close collaboration with senior stakeholders, while being part of a dynamic and ambitious environment within the wider HEINEKEN company.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to the formulation and preparation of the strategy for the assigned support functions, as well as the related annual plans and budgets, from a finance & control perspective, in close collaboration with business leadership and the broader strategic control team.
• Plan, coordinate, execute and monitor the full financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and control cycle for the assigned departments.
• Monitor actual cost development versus budget and forecast, provide early warnings on deviations and maintain a clear overview of risks and opportunities, ensuring these are proactively discussed with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure a well‑executed planning and control cycle that supports sound decision‑making, including timely and accurate periodic reporting and OTIF closing activities (e.g. monitoring invoices and accruals).
• Prepare, explain and follow up on management reports in line with global reporting standards and local requirements, enabling management to take timely corrective actions where needed.
• Act as a trusted finance business partner towards management within the assigned scope, advising and challenging on decisions with a (strategic) financial impact such as investments, working capital, profitability and cost efficiency.
• Participate in the formulation and implementation of finance and control procedures and ensure execution in line with the MMO BNL finance strategy.
• Define, manage and/or contribute to finance‑related projects, ensuring delivery within agreed scope, timing and quality parameters.