Business Controller

The Big Picture

Howden Thomassen Compressors (HTC) is a leading global engineering business who focuses on providing mission critical air and gas handling products to our clients, helping them to increase their environmental and operational efficiencies. We recognize the value of people and truly believe that by working together, aligned to a common purpose, we all have the opportunity to grow, learn and make a difference. Our expertise has made a valuable difference for our clients for the past 100+ years, and we are now looking for a Business Controller, who will join our Finance team and will support in making a valuable difference in the century to come.

The Business Controller is the Financial business partner to the business, direct and indirect departments within the organization, assisting them in achieving the organizational goals and identifying risks and opportunities. You will be working from our manufacturing plant in Rheden, The Netherlands. 

What will you do?

• Create support base by identifying needs of the business and aligning these with needs of Finance & Control department and organizational goals; 
• Create and maintain a professional working relation with peers of other departments. 
• Improve and implement integrated processes together with the business and the finance organization to be able to generate historic and forward looking financial information in an efficient, reliable, valid, complete and relevant way; 
• Drive an accurate forecasting, understand business drivers of Howden Thomassen Compressors and connect them to KPI’s (leading indicators); 
• Align current and future finance/controlling processes with processes the business and other locations or departments. 
• Identify trends internally and externally and discuss these with other departments;

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Finance or business administration / international business
• Extensive experience in a similar or comparable role in business control within a multinational company / high demanding stakeholder environment

• Good communication skills, being able to translate complex financial information to the business, supplemented by an outgoing and winning together mentality;
• Business intelligence skills/experience. 
• Experience in continuous improvement and changing a mind-set within a department / organization; 
• Used to deal with deadlines and tight planning & control cycle. 

• English fluent verbal and in writing

About the company

Chart Industries is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the clean energy and industrial gas markets. In 2023 Chart Industries acquired the Howden Group, and the entire group is now represented in over 40 countries worldwide with over 11,700 employees. Our vision is to enable the vital processes of our customers and thereby promote a more sustainable world. Learn more about us at www.chartindustries.com.