HBO/WO
Financial Controller ESG
Wat is jouw rol?
Are you an analytical and detail-oriented professional with a passion for finance, reporting, and sustainability? Do you want to play a pivotal role in shaping financial and non-financial reporting frameworks while driving business insights? Join our team as an FC&A Specialist and contribute to building a sustainable and data-driven future.
Your Role
As a Financial Controller with a focus on ESG and CSRD, you will be responsible for delivering comprehensive financial and non-financial performance reports and ensuring compliance with evolving ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) requirements. You will specialize in Budgeting & Forecasting or Reporting & Analysis, acting as a key player in aligning business strategy with sustainability objectives. You will report directly to the Manager FC&A and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate and impactful reporting that supports decision-making.
Your responsibilities include:
- Designing and maintaining financial and non-financial reporting frameworks that align with regulatory standards and sustainability goals.
- Leading the development and maintenance of the CSRD framework, ensuring compliance and integrating ESG value drivers into financial processes.
- Developing and maintaining data models in collaboration with BI to meet reporting and analysis needs.
- Managing and refining the KPI framework, with a particular focus on value-driven insights for business performance.
- Preparing detailed management reports, comparing actuals against budget, and identifying key performance trends.
- Creating and maintaining Tagetik reports for AOP data input, board reporting, and other business-critical analyses.
- Supporting the development of rolling forecasts and multi-year planning processes to ensure strategic alignment.
- Conducting complex ad-hoc analyses to support executive decision-making and strategic initiatives.
- Designing and managing financial models, including cost price analysis, warranty calculations, and transfer pricing strategies.
- Analyzing financial and non-financial metrics, such as P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow, to monitor trends and business performance.
Wat is jouw ervaring?
- An HBO degree in Accounting or equivalent education/experience.
- 2-4 years of international experience in Finance and Accounting, with exposure to ESG and sustainability frameworks.
- A strong understanding of CSRD regulations and ESG reporting requirements.
- Proficiency in BI and consolidation tools, along with advanced Excel skills for developing complex models.
- A hands-on, detail-oriented approach, combined with excellent communication skills.
- (Near) native proficiency in Dutch and fluency in English.
- Familiarity with LEAN and Agile working methods is a plus.
Key Competencies
- Strong analytical and process-oriented mindset.
- Expertise in financial reporting and compliance.
- Proactive, driven, and results-oriented with a focus on sustainability.\
We would like to inform you that (if you successfully complete the rounds) a screening will be part of the procedure.
Wat bieden wij jou?
To address the food demand and challenge for 2050, it is crucial to responsibly manage people, animals, and the environment. For us, this means being a reliable long-term partner for our customers and passing on the world to the next generation through sustainable product development. You can contribute to realizing this dream.
We offer:
- Flexibility in working hours and conditions;
- Excellent employment benefits;
- Space and freedom to innovate, develop new ideas, and tinker in our workshop;
- 40 vacation days per year;
- The best coffee you will ever drink, provided by our barista;
- Time for fun: table football, volleyball, and a basketball court.
Recruitment or consultancy agency?
We appreciate your interest, but we recruit all our candidates directly. We understand that you want to offer interesting jobs at an innovative company like Lely to candidates, but consider any unsolicited application you send as a direct application.
Over Lely
Lely, founded in 1948, focuses all its efforts on creating a sustainable, profitable, and enjoyable future in agriculture. Around the cow, the company develops high-quality robotics and data systems that improve animal welfare, flexibility, and production on dairy farms. For over 75 years, Lely has been at the forefront of selling and servicing automated milking systems to successive generations of dairy farmers worldwide. Every day, Lely inspires its employees to provide customers with innovative solutions and to be a reliable partner for long-term advice and support. With its headquarters in the Netherlands and a global network of dedicated Lely Center locations for customized sales and support, the Lely Group operates in more than 40 countries and employs approximately 2,500 people.
