Financial Unit Controller

Amsterdam , North Holland, Netherlands

Type: n/a

Category: IT & Internet & Media

Requirements: English
Company: GXO Logistics, Inc.
Region: Amsterdam , North Holland

About the job

Logistics at full potential

Are you a highly experienced Financial Unit Controller (Business Unit Controller), share your expertise!

You will be a Finance lead covering 5 main locations (forming a Business Unit), leading a team of 6 sites controllers, based on our site in Amsterdam

• For this role you must be able to drive, due to sites in Amsterdam, Veenendaal, Hilversum, Lelystad and Bleiwsijk
• Due to the seniority of this role we need someone with a minimum of 7 years experience within Business Control
• Ideally from a warehousing industry/contracts logistics Logistics/Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Food production or Retail
• Fluent in English
• Monday to Friday, standard office hours. Hybrid working applies, 3 days office, 2 days home
• Previous experience of leading a team is a MUST

What you do on a typical day as a Financial Unit Controller (Business Unit Controller)

• Reporting into the Director of Business Control (and indirectly to Business unit Director) you will lead a team of 6 Site controllers
• Part of management team of the Business Unit
• Finance lead for >200m annual revenue
• Ability to monitor and report financials and operational performances
• Measure and communicate results on key levers effectively within the business unit
• Align and build partnerships across functional areas to raise awareness of financial performance and promote communication
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes to influence stakeholders
• Early identification of operational opportunities and make recommendations
• Investigate variations and effect on operations
• Risk management
• Profit improvement plans

What you need to succeed at GXO as a Financial Unit Controller (Business Unit Controller)

• Ability to influence stakeholders and negotiation
• Degree (Masters / Bachelors), preferably in economics or similar
• Ideally from a warehousing industry Logistics/Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Food production or Retail
• A demonstrable track record gained in a business control managerial environment/role, minimum of 7 years
• Detail oriented with superior analytical skills
• Familiarity with financial principles and concepts
• Utilisation of data through various BI systems
• Ability to manage a team guiding and supporting
• Representative attitude, and ability to have external contacts with customers and/or suppliers
• Fluent in English

What We Offer You

• Competitive salary, bonus, and company car
• GXO University, where growth is encouraged
• Open to change and welcome fresh ideas
• Working within an established team

Unlock the potential of your future!

Your work environment

Working at GXO Logistics means working in a dynamic and international organization. A fascinating environment with plenty of room for personal input and development. Employees at GXO Logistics are in charge of their own success. Whatever your position at GXO Logistics, you will face new challenges every day, which will enable you to develop optimally. We support you in your development, so that you can contribute to the entrepreneurship of our organisation. GXO Logistics offers advanced supply chain solutions for the world''s most successful companies in many industries; like e-commerce, food retail and industrial multinationals. In the BeNe region (The Netherlands and Belgium) GXO BeNe operates from +30 different locations with its headquarters in Eindhoven (NL).

Want to know more about GXO Logistics?

Watch the video below or visit our website gxo.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P7NC8gl3bg

In short, this is the next place you want to work!

For more information, please contact Nirushka Singh, Recruiter. She can be reached via email at nirushka.singh@gxo.com

Interested?

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GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confid

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