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About us

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, headquarters of the Damen Shipyards Group, is a well-known leading international shipyard. Damen Shipyards Group operates more than 36 shipyards, repair yards and related companies worldwide with a total turnover of 1.7 billion Euro. At Damen Shipyards Gorinchem we design and build a wide range of products including tugs, workboats, naval and patrol vessels, high speed craft, dredgers, vessels for the offshore industry, ferries, pontoons and cargo vessels. Damen delivers more than 160 vessels each year. In fact, we have built more than 6,000 ships since 1969. Our clients include contractors, oil companies, port authorities, offshore companies and maritime service providers.

As Business Controller, you will be part of a small team; you report to the Finance Manager and you will be supported by the Business Analyst. As you are the only Business Controller within the division Services, you have the opportunity to show a lot of initiative and ownership. This gives you the possibility to make the difference in your field of expertise!

The role

In this medior role, with a focus on both the national organization and our service hubs around the world, you develop, implement and/or monitor the cost-, project- and business planning and control cycle for Damen Shipyards' Services Division and you advise the business with a focus on finance policies and practices. You ensure all is in line with corporate guidelines, business strategy, plans and external rules and regulations in order to ensure the realization of (strategic) finance objectives and realize accurate, up-to-date and compliant control.

Key accountabilities

Within this role you focus on advise, policies & procedures, planning & control and risk management:

Advise

  • Inform and advise management on the financial performance based on the analysis of financial data and/or (potential) financial risk areas
  • Identify trends
  • Optimize operational management

Policies & procedures

  • Contribute to the formulation of finance and control policies and/or procedures and after approval ensure its execution in line with finance strategy and external developments

Planning & Control

  • Execute and monitor financial plans, budgets and forecast as well as ensure the analysis of any gaps between budget and realization in line with finance strategy and policies
  • Plan and coordinate the (annual) financial planning, budgeting and forecasting and control cycle within the assigned costs, projects or businesses
  • Ensure the development, preparation and proper execution of (consolidated) periodical financial reporting according to defined formats and procedures and (local) legislation
  • Ensure financial reviews

Risk management

  • Ensure the identification, analysis and control of (potential) financial risks in line with internal regulations and guidelines
  • Monitor and ensure compliance of Damen with financial guidelines and control financial governance in line with internal standards and external laws and regulations
  • Performing risk analyzes
  • Making recommendations to management

Skills & experience

  • Academic thinking level
  • About 5 years of relevant finance oriented experience in a business control function within a project organized organization
  • Good analytical skills , distinguishing between main and side issues and penetrating to the core of the problem, anticipating the potential consequences of the action to be taken, persuasiveness and influence
  • Overseeing situations and processes in time, acknowledging problems and tackling them systematically, bearing the consequences in mind, a proactive and ‘can do’ mentality at all times
  • A good command of both English and Dutch