Plant Controller

Are you a Finance professional who is ready to make a next step? Do you want to join our growing Finance team for our site in Rotterdam? Are you eager to help Nobian to become one of the most sustainable chemical companies in Europe? Then we are looking for you.

Plant Controller
Fulltime, Rotterdam
Annual Salary incl holiday pay: EUR 65.000 – EUR 85.000

Your mission as a Plant Controller
As a Plant Controller you will realize the ambitious financial targets for our location in Rotterdam. You will identify and lead areas for improvements, conduct analysis of actual versus forecasts in close cooperation with local stakeholders. Next to that, you will play a vital role in ensuring the effective allocation of resources, advising stakeholders on their departments’ financial performance, expenses and relevant business KPI’s.

About the job:

• Providing strategic insights and analysis to support plant management in making informed decisions that align with our organizational goals and objectives
• Driving the annual budgeting process, working closely with different departments
• Identifying hidden business performance opportunities and risks for operations and across other sites
• Leading and coordinating finance related projects with focus on continuous improvement
• Perform ad-hoc analysis, scenarios and benchmarking as needed and contribute to cost control initiatives.
• Preparing and presenting your findings on a regular basis
• Being responsible for accounting & financial reporting within compliance directives (IFRS).

About Nobian - A leader in essential chemicals

Nobian is a European market leader in the production of salt, essential chemicals, and energy for industry, varying from construction and cleaning to pharmaceuticals and water treatment. We excel in the safe and reliable provision of high-purity salt, chlor-alkali, chloromethane, and hydrogen, thanks to our integrated value chain with modern production locations in the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark. We have a strong history in salt production which goes back more than 100 years to 1918, and we have deep experience in underground energy storage. Our 1,600 employees are dedicated to becoming safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. This is how we ensure that today’s essential products keep improving our lives in the future through chemistry on which you can rely.

At Nobian we take great pride in our strong history and heritage, going back more than 100 years. We value the entrepreneurial spirit of our founders as well as our current strong drive for business excellence, innovation and sustainability. Based on these foundations we have become a leading European company in salt mining, essential chemistry, including green hydrogen, and energy.

Our values guide our behavior and are a crucial part of our strong identity and company culture. They demonstrate what we stand for as a corporate citizen, as a business partner and as an employer. Our values guide our relationships with our partners, suppliers and stakeholders.

This is our offer

When you join us, you will be part of our fascinating and ambitious international environment with highly skilled and motivated colleagues. A company that develops, produces and sells products that are essential for everyday life, where employees deliver the best quality, take ownership and take care of each other and our environment. Our employment package comprises:

• A permanent contract with a 2 months’ probation period
• An annual gross salary based on full time employment between EUR 65.000 – EUR 85.000
• An attractive bonus scheme
• 35 vacation days
• An excellent pension plan
• Training opportunities

Have you got what it takes?

As a Plant Controller you have relevant working experience (3-5 years) in finance and you are ready to make a next step. You are ambitious and see this function as part of your further development. You can work independently and take a proactive approach to initiate areas of improvement.

Further to this you recognize yourself in the following points:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business administration, Economics, or a related field
• Excellent knowledge of SAP, Business Warehouse and Excel, Power BI is preferable
• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights
• Proven knowledge on management control cycles, costing tools, etc
• Excellent communication skills
• Affinity and interest in working with cross functional teams
• Fluency in English both verbal and written, Dutch is a big advantage

Are you eager to start your career at Nobian as Plant Controller?

Any questions? Then contact Brecht Vanhemel, brecht.vanhemel@nobian.com

A pre-employment screening and a Certificate of Conduct may form part of the selection process.

We have already chosen our sourcing channels for this recruitment and kindly ask not to be contacted by any advertisement agents, recruitment agencies or manning companies.