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Job Description

Group Business Controller Drive business performance. Create impact. Help shape the future of Europe's leading building materials distributor. BME is looking for an ambitious Group Business Controller to strengthen our Group Finance team at our headquarters near Schiphol, Amsterdam. In this highly visible international role, you will partner with Finance Directors and Managing Directors across multiple European Operating Companies, providing financial insight, challenging performance, and supporting strategic decision-making. You will play a key role in driving profitable growth, value creation, and continuous performance improvement across the Group. Your responsibilities: Partner with Operating Companies to improve business performance through financial analysis and actionable insights. Support budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning and performance management cycles. Challenge financial results, identify risks and opportunities, and help drive corrective actions. Coordinate Group reporting, including management presentations for senior leadership. Review business cases, Capex investments and post-investment performance. Support value creation initiatives within BME's Together We Build strategy. Benchmark performance across Operating Companies and share best practices. Develop reporting, dashboards and KPI frameworks that enable better decision-making. Work closely with Group Controlling, Accounting & Reporting, and Transformation teams on strategic projects. What we're looking for: Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business or related field. 7+ years of experience in Business Controlling, FP&A, Finance or Consulting. Strong analytical and commercial mindset with the ability to translate numbers into business decisions. Experience in an international, matrix or private equity-backed environment is highly preferred. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Comfortable challenging senior management with fact-based analyses. Fluent in English (Dutch and/or German is a plus). This role follows a hybrid model, requiring in-office presence. Three days on-site at Schiphol, two days home-office. Who you are: You combine strong analytical capabilities with excellent business partnering skills. You enjoy working with senior stakeholders, are naturally curious, challenge constructively, and know how to translate complex financial information into practical business actions. You thrive in an international environment where collaboration, ownership and continuous improvement are key. Please note that this vacancy is only open for candidates living already in the Netherlands. BME does not provide visa sponsorship or relocation. BME has an exclusive partnership for this vacancy. Unsolicited approaches, CV submissions or candidate introductions by recruitment agencies or third parties will not be be accepted and no fees will be payable.

Core Responsibilities

Partner with European operating companies to analyze and improve performance, support budgeting and strategic planning, challenge results, and identify risks, opportunities, and corrective actions. Coordinate group reporting, review business cases and capital investments, benchmark performance, develop KPI reporting, and contribute to value-creation initiatives and strategic projects.

Requirements

A master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field and at least seven years of experience in Business Controlling, FP&A, Finance, or Consulting are required. Candidates should bring strong analytical and commercial judgment, international or matrix-environment experience (preferred), excellent stakeholder communication, and fluency in English; Dutch and/or German is a plus.