Business Controller

Position Overview

Business: Nestlé Waters

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: as from February

Position Summary

Join the Benelux Finance & Control team as a Business Controller focused on cost performance. You will own the monitoring and analysis of the cost‑driving lines of our P&L, deliver reliable forecasts and variance insights, and partner with Factory, Supply, Zone, Sales and Marketing to drive gap‑closing actions and process simplification.

In this role, you report to F&C Business Partner Benelux and you are part of the Finance & Control team of Nestlé Benelux.

As a Business Controller, you will :

• Monitor fixed & variable COGS, trade spend expenses, distribution costs, MOGES, marketing and overheads; deliver monthly variance analysis and clear actions.
• Lead dynamic forecasting on owned cost lines; ensure accurate outlooks and timely updates.
• Spot inconsistencies in actuals (e.g., transfer pricing issues, abnormal variances) and drive corrective actions with stakeholders.
• Monitor statutory P&L for 2 legal entities and ensure adequate costing methodology execution
• Simplify processes and analytics; build clear, pragmatic ways of working.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders (including but not limited to factory controlling, supply chain, and sales controlling) to ensure alignment and impact.
  
  

What Will Make You Successful

• 3–5 years of experience in finance & control (costing, factory controlling, overheads or cogs exposure is a plus).
• Advanced excel and sap skills; PowerPoint intermediate; PowerBI (report-builder) can be a plus
• Problem solver with a builder mindset; simplifies complexity and proposes efficiency actions without excessive guidance.
• Strong analytical skills and clear communication; turns analysis into “so what” and recommendations.
• Collaborative and assertive; able to challenge constructively across functions.
• Fluent in English; other languages are a plus.
  
  

What We Offer

• A full‑time position based in Brussels with a hybrid workstyle.
• Competitive compensation with annual bonus.
• Access to corporate training and development programs.
• Career opportunities in Belgium and internationally.
• An excellent working environment with strong team orientation and brand pride
  
  

Any questions?

Our recruiters would be glad to answer any pending questions. Feel free to send your questions to [email protected].

Applying for the role of a Business Controller?

Great! If you see a match with the description as described above, we would gladly receive your cv and motivation. You can upload these via the link.

We use an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool to schedule interviews with our candidates. So, keep an eye on your email for the interview invitation! When registering your application, you will be asked if we may send you whatsapp messages; if you answer 'yes' to this, you will receive communication via whatsapp in addition to messages via email. Communication through our AI tool is in English, but our recruiters speak both English and Dutch or French.

Interim CV’s will not be processed.