At JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS we are inspired by our belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We are driven by the vision that everyone deserves the coffee they love.

What’s it like to work at JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS?

We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS: A coffee for every cup

Working with us means you’ll be making an impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. We work as a team, celebrating success and supporting one another. Our associates work with a diverse group of like-minded people, in an innovative environment committed to doing the right thing – all across the world. What you do here will get noticed.

The Global Business Controlling team based in Utrecht at the corporate headquarters is responsible for the controlling of financial cost development against annual plan of various HQ departments, the monthly review thereof and the reporting of financial and business implications taking into account the strategic timeframe. The team operates as the controlling co-pilot towards the global functions and the International HQ.

In your role as Global Business Controller you are partnering with global departments on the budget, extracting information from and interfacing to the Financial Control team, while co-piloting the required crucial decisions. You will be the single point of contact for one of the following global departments: Marketing, IT or RD&O, and in addition some global support functions such as HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, Treasury or Facilities.

You will be key in reviewing the differences in actuals versus the budget, flagging the risks as well as opportunities. You will have periodic contact with budget owners, also at Executive Committee level, which increases during the preparation of the annual operating budget.

To be successful in this role, you will bring a Master’s Degree in a finance related area with a minimum of 3 -5 years of professional expertise in a Business Controlling position gained in an international environment. You should have an understanding of financial reporting. We require you to be capable of communicating with impact (open, honest and with respect) & across different levels across the organization including Executive Committee level.

You should be able to act as an entrepreneur, earn trust quickly, understand and value diversity and individual differences; and drive improvement through people and align an organization in a new and challenging direction. You will need to be analytical & able to work within tight deadlines. Experience with Excel combined with ERP system knowledge (SAP BPC, R3 or similar) is a must.