Regional Controller

**Le défi**:
**Your scope**

We are looking for a **Regional Controller **to take the lead in the financial budgeting ok& controlling for all plants in the region BeNeGe. You will report into the Regional Director and you will work closely with regional management (e.g. plant directors). This position requires ownership and initiative, so to create a direct impact on the further development of our organization. You will have contacts with diverse stakeholders within the firm (Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, corporate & local management, etc.)

You will work from our head office in Ardooie.

Your key focus areas are the following:

- Responsible for all closings, supervising & challenging the financial budgets, KPI reporting in a uniform way over all plants within the region;
- Business partnering with plants and sales in order to give correct insights & support the push for continuous improvement;
- Contribute to the[TG1] strategic financial decisions within the region and coordinate the developments of financial plans (e.g. CAPEX projects) to ensure that our strategic goals can be realized;
- Advise line management regarding short
- and long-term budgeting to ensure that management has sufficient information to take decisions;
- Draw up, check and follow up financial reporting procedures in order to guarantee high quality reports at all times and that we meet the applicable criteria in terms of service, quality and processing time.
- Lead a team of 4 plant [TG2] controllers and 1 commercial controller. Coach and work on the development of your employees to ensure their competencies, skills and know-how are used and developed to the best advantage and to work as a well-functioning department.

Act as a project team member [TG3] to actively support the development of new systems and continuous improvement projects such as new reportings in SAP, costing manuals, energy efficiency improvement [TG4] etc., to ensure that the best possible implementation can be guaranteed

**Vos talents**:
**Your talent**
- You have a Master’s degree in Economics or Finance
- You are a senior expert with 5-10 years relevant experience in budgeting & controlling. Experience in a production environment is a must
- You have excellent collaboration and communication abilities since you work closely with internal and external stakeholders, you are a sparring partner to the business, able to explain your consolidated insights to non-financial profiles
- People management skills are a plus
- You have proven analytical skills with a high focus on delivering quality and improving the status quo
- You are hands-on, you have a can-do mentality and a heart for continuous improvement
- You are an advanced Excel user; knowledge of SAP and BI tools is an asset
- You speak Dutch fluently and have a good knowledge of English. French and German are a plus.

**Notre offre**:
**Company**

Ardo supplies its continuously growing markets around the world with high-quality frozen vegetables, herbs, and fruit with 4000 employees and 20 production sites in 9 countries. The family business sells in more than 100 countries and has a turnover of more than 1.2 billion euros. Ardo's mission is to preserve the gift of nature as pure as possible.

**Why Ardo?**

A dynamic family business and an international company? You will find the best of both worlds at Ardo.

Your knowledge, skills, and dedication are regarded as the company’s driving force.

The freedom to actively participate in shaping Finance and the opportunity to develop professionally.

We offer attractive remuneration and an extra-legal package. We care for our people and create family-friendly surroundings by offering you the flexibility to work 2 days per week from home.