VCOE Controlling Officer

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Your role
As a Virtual Center of Expertise (VCOE) Officer for Controlling within the Vandemoortele Group, you play a key role in supporting the group-wide controlling community. You act as an expert in data, processes, and tools, ensuring high-quality and timely management information across the organization. You collaborate closely with controllers across plants, business units, and corporate teams.

Your responsibilities:

• Daily & Quarterly Product Costings
  • You prepare and validate daily costing runs to ensure accurate product cost visibility.
  • You support quarterly updates by gathering required inputs (e.g., raw material prices, production standards, overhead rates).
  • You perform data consistency checks and investigate deviations.
  • You work closely with local controllers and the central master data team to ensure correct master data and reliable cost buildup.
    
    

• Delivering & Developing New Power BI Reports
  • You are a key driver of digital reporting for the controlling community:
  • You build and maintain Power BI dashboards tailored to operational, financial, and strategic controlling needs.
  • You translate business questions into clear, user-friendly data visualizations.
  • You optimize existing datasets and collaborate with the Data & Analytics team to improve data flows.
  • You train controllers and end-users to get the most out of our BI tools.
    
    
• Month-End Closing Support
  • You run predefined checks and reconciliations (e.g., P&L validations, cost center controls).
  • You ensure all relevant master and transactional data is correctly reflected before closing deadlines.
  • You help in resolving ad-hoc issues to guarantee a smooth and timely close.
  • You support the preparation of internal reports and analyses.
    
    
• Develop Improvements in the Planning Tool (Forecast & Budget)
  • You enhance forecast and budget templates, workflows, and functionalities.
    
    
• Maintain and Update Process Documentation
  • You maintain procedures and work instructions and contribute to the VCOE knowledge base.
    
    

What’s in for you?

• You will join our big little family: Our associates are the beating heart of our company – they bring the flavour to our organisation. We cherish each member, prioritising their well-being and supporting their professional journey.
• We value you as a person: At Vandemoortele we value each one of our associates and recognise their unique contributions to team successes. You will have flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 50% of the time. We also invite you to join our sports and wellbeing activities!
• We care for your future and we support your professional journey: We believe in the power of our associates and the value of their actions and support their career aspirations by offering internal mobility and promotional opportunities. We embrace individual ambitions and entrust our associates to take ownership.
• We make products for you to love: We are a team of passionate food enthusiasts. In our mission to shape a tasty future we strive to create a wide range of food solutions that connects people, cultures and traditions. You can kickstart your day with a delicious croissant fresh out of the oven and enjoy tasty food in our company restaurant.
• Easy to reach: Our HQ is located close to a bus stop and highway exits. Want to come by bike? Lease a bike at Vandemoortele!

About you

• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a financial/economic or IT area. A first experience in Controlling, FP&A, Costing or Financial Reporting is a strong advantage.
• You are familiar with management reporting, product costing, and controlling processes.
• You are highly analytical with a flair for numbers and you are comfortable working with large datasets and complex data flows.
• You have a basic understanding of and are interested in interpreting financial information. You’re able to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Understanding of SQL or data modelling is a plus.
• You are a team player with a hands-on mentality who likes to take initiative.
• You have strong interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal, in Dutch and English.
• You are highly flexible, proactive, pragmatic, stress resistant  and have a strong eye for detail.
• You have excellent knowledge of Power BI: you have experience in building & improving reports.
• You have knowledge of MS Office. Experience in SAP & TM1 is a plus.

Join us in making sweet memories!
We're looking forward to welcoming you to our delicious journey!Submit your updated CV and compelling cover letter (optional) highlighting your relevant experience and motivation.
For questions or additional information, mail: louise.dejaeger@vandemoortele.com
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