Business Controller - Purchasing

Business Controller - Purchasing

Eurofins

Brussels, Belgium

Key Responsibilities

Financial Analysis & Reporting:

• Prepare detailed reports on savings performance for management review.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes.

Savings Validation & Financial Impact Tracking:

• Validate procurement savings and ensure methodological consistency.
• Translate procurement savings into P&L impacts; reconcile reported savings with financial actuals.
• Investigate discrepancies between forecasted and realised savings, providing clear explanations and corrective actions.
• Work closely with procurement, operations, and finance teams to validate savings assumptions and methodologies.
• Ensure alignment between project savings calculations and accounting entries.

Spend Analytics & Cost Intelligence:

• Analyse organisation-wide spend data.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities and monitor price trends for key spend categories.
• Support Purchasing and Operations with data-driven insights.

Process Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to streamline reconciliation processes and improve accuracy.
• Develop and maintain documentation of reconciliation procedures and controls.
• Active support on the Purchasing Reporting digitalisation journey.

Qualifications

• Master degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis, or accounting.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and managerial financial reporting.
• Advanced Excel Skills; experience with ERP systems and Procurement systems (i.e. COUPA, Synertrade, Ivalua) is a plus.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.