Sales Business Controller

What will you do?  

As Sales Business Controller, you focus on optimising the financial processes and reporting of the sales department. You translate business needs into relevant management information, identify opportunities and risks and proactively provide valuable advice to management. You work closely with various teams and contribute to strategic growth.  

Your duties and responsibilities include:  

• Act as a bridge-builder between Commercial and Finance with an independent and critical view.   

• Carrying out detailed reviews of Sales funnels and resulting budgets and forecasts.   

• Independently creating reports using Power BI and data warehousing.  

• Advising on improvements within Sales.  

• Active hands-on support - within both Commerce and Sales - where necessary. 

What do we ask of you?  

For a good match, we are looking for a Finance professional with a hands-on, results-oriented and structured approach. Someone who can communicate effectively at every level and create support for your projects and solutions. In addition:  

• At least 5-7 years' working experience as a business controller in a similar role.  

• Affinity with sales processes and revenue structures.  

• Affinity with marketing processes & cost control.  

• Evering with budget & forecasting  

• Experience with tools such as Power BI and data warehousing.  

• WO thinking level.  

• Good in Dutch and English.  

• Patience and perseverance to implement new processes.  

• Independent, entrepreneurial and communicatively strong. 

What do we offer you?   

At Alfen, we offer our employees an independent and responsible job with room for personal input, new ideas, initiatives and entrepreneurship. In addition, we offer you:   

• A competitive salary with conditions in accordance with the CAO Metalektro.   

• 27 holidays + 13 ADV days per year, with the option to sell 10 holidays.   

• The possibility of hybrid working (maximum 2 days per week, for a 40-hour week)   

• Bonus  

• A company phone and laptop   

• Free and unlimited access to our online learning environment   

• Engaged colleagues and fun activities provided by our active staff associations AlFun and Young Alfen.   

• Free sports activities through Alfen to keep you physically and mentally fit. Think Alfen Fitness Sportlab, participation in various marathons and other tournaments.   

• Pension accrual with the PME Pension Fund, of which Alfen pays more than half of the premium.   

• Travel allowance of €0.23 per km up to a maximum of 50 km one way.  

Where will you work?   

At Alfen, you will work at a company at the heart of the energy transition. With our wide range of in-house developed products and extensive experience as a system integrator, we are working on the electricity grid of the future: reliable, sustainable and innovative. Alfen is the place for everyone who loves innovation and growth. As a fast-growing international organisation in the sustainable energy world, we are fully committed to developing both our products and our people.   

In this position, you will be part of a newly formed Business Control Team, in which we will work together to further professionalise our organisation.  

Interested?   

If this position appeals to you, please apply via the ‘apply directly’ button.   

Your application is an important step towards a future within Alfen. Would you like to know what to expect from us in the application process?  Klik dan hier.  

Please note: A reference check, screening and VOG (Certificate of Good Conduct) may be part of the selection procedure. We review applications continuously and the vacancy may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found. We do not appreciate unsolicited recruitment offers in response to this vacancy.