Reports to: Director Controlling
Location: London - Heathrow
Contract Type: Permanent
Introduction to role
Vanderlande is seeking a proactive and analytically driven Business Controller to join our EMEA Project & Service Control team.
The EMEA team oversees financial control for our business domains—Airports, Warehousing, and Distribution—across Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. The role is based in London with a hybrid team distributed across London, Barcelona, Mönchengladbach, and Paris.
Role Responsibilities
You will play a key role in driving transparency, enabling fact-based decision-making, and supporting strategic discussions through analysis, insights, and business partnering. The role is ideal for a finance professional who is confident working independently, thrives in a dynamic international environment, and enjoys continuously improving ways of working. In this role, you’ll partner with Project Managers, Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure financial excellence across large-scale international projects and service contracts.
Your responsibilities and activities will include:
- Own and lead financial reporting and performance tracking for assigned projects and service contracts
- Ensure accuracy in forecasts (LE), revenue recognition, billing, and margin reporting
- Drive the quality of Cost Estimate Reviews (CERs) by aligning input from Project Managers, Controllers, and operational stakeholders
- Coordinate and facilitate Project Board meetings, delivering insights on revenue, cash flow, billing, and risks & opportunities.
- Lead scenario mapping and financial modelling for large or complex projects to support leadership decisions
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and accounting standards
- Identify and drive process improvements and standardization initiatives across the controlling landscape
- Business Partnering & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the financial sparring partner to Project and Service Managers, challenging assumptions and mitigating financial risk
- Collaborate closely with Treasury (FX, guarantees), Procurement, and Supply Chain to ensure financial alignment across functions
- Liaise with internal audit, pricing, and financial control teams to maintain consistency and data integrity
- Translate financial data into actionable insights for both finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Represent the Controlling team in cross-functional discussions and escalation processes
- Support peer development by sharing best practices and contributing to team capability building
Role Qualification and Skills
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, Economics, or Business Administration
- 5+ years of experience in financial control, business controlling, or FP&A in a multinational or project-based environment
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles
- Proven experience in stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration
- Proficiency in Excel and Power BI (or similar analytics tools)
- Analytical, structured, and capable of drawing conclusions and making recommendations
- Strong interpersonal relationships and stakeholder management
- Fluent in English (spoken and written)
- Experience in service-based or project-driven organizations
- Experience working with international teams and/or shared service centers
- Fluent in Dutch (spoken and written preferred)
What we offer
- 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- Bupa Medical Cover
- YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
- A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Yellow Nest is a salary exchange scheme that reduces childcare costs for parents and employers
- Pension with Aviva
- Access to Achievers an award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers Where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.
Diversity & Inclusion
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.
