Business Controller
About Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines is the national airline of Belgium with its home base at Brussels Airport. Our mission is to be the most reliable airline, making everyone feel at home. We are passionate about what we do, whether it’s on board, in an office, in the hangar or at an airport. Our people are recognized for always going above and beyond and for constantly challenging themselves.
Job objective
You will be part of a department which oversees the Company’s financial and business performance, in order to make sure Brussels Airlines achieves its financial targets, realizes profitable growth, and contributes financially to the Lufthansa Group. In particular the department focuses on xP&A powered by Anaplan, and next to that acts as an internal consultant for strategic and financial exercises, supporting the different Management layers of the company. You will be an assigned partner for dedicated business areas, which you will support and challenge in order to optimize performance and financials. Thanks to our company size and broad range of activities, these involvements can lie within many different areas, ranging between Commercial, Shared Services, and Operational. If you enjoy finding value in figures and analysis, are interested in business partnering, and are motivated to bring Brussels Airlines to the next level, don’t hesitate to apply to join our international team!
Main tasks & responsibilities
- Business Controller
Contributing to move your divisional areas into the right direction by providing the necessary financial support
The function reports towards the Head of Controlling
Main activities
- Monitoring the monthly and YTD results. This involves making a first analysis of the monthly result versus the plan, as well more advanced variance analysis. You are the first contact person in order to explain deviations and provide content to figures.
- Coordinate and consolidate the planning cycle processes (budget, forecast, business plan) for your responsible areas. Challenge budget owners in case of non-desirable budget proposals. Work out planning initiatives with the business and the Anaplan model builders
- Prepare descriptive and predictive (financial) reports for your business units, delivering the insights (e.g. sensitivity analysis) they need in order to take the necessary action and eventually final decision
- Setting up company wide steering mechanisms via the available Analytical solutions (Anaplan, Tibco Spotfire, …)
- Prepare, participate, and present in business performance review meetings together with the Management: discussion of results and relevant KPIs, presentation of deep-dive analysis, rest of year outlook, and discussion and agreement on next steps
- Contribute to the optimized use of the different systems used in the department (ERP tool, financial planning tool, big data visualization tool), in order to assure an efficient way of working
- Identify risks and opportunities in your areas, for example to increase bottom line results, and take actions upon in order to eliminate risks and push to realize opportunities
- Ad-hoc financial analysis: profitability analysis of business units, carve-out analysis, investment analysis
- Involvement in company and Controlling projects when relevant knowhow is obtained (examples: setting up indirect cashflow planning methodology, setting up cost saving programs, …)
- Work on projects within the department in order to strengthen the services we internally deliver, as well make processes more efficient day after day
- Lufthansa Group (LHG) Matrix Coordinator
Besides acting as a Controller for your divisions, you will act as the Coordinator for the LHG Matrix, which is running the financial settlement of an organizational matrix
Main activities
- You represent Brussels Airlines in the various Matrix committees
- In charge to make evaluations on the Matrix value for Brussels Airlines, which involves analysis on the costs and benefits of the Matrix structure
- You make sure the necessary information flows from the Controlling department to the Central department, as well vice versa
- Making sure the activities and to do’s linked to the matrix are well coordinated within the team. This means setting up timelines, as well following up on the timely delivery of processes and projects linked to the matrix
Your profile
- University Degree in Economics or Business Management
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in the area of Controlling
- Tangible project lead experience (of any size), in particular the coordination of multiple stakeholders
- Proven experience to leverage a tool or process in order to maximize business value
- Corporate finance + accounting knowledge
- Position required affinity for tools in order to fully utilize the tools made available, ranging from ERP (SAP), Anaplan, Excel, Spotfire, …
- MS Office stack
- Analytical mindset, together with drive for improvement required
- High interest in process improvement, with an eye on sustainable solutions
- Natural interest in business performance
- Ability to diagnose, summarize, and act on complex issues
- Able to tackle bigger projects within the department, or in cooperation with the business
- Ability to work independent, and above all a natural team player
- Clear communicator and presenter
- Learning on the fly
- Certain degree of assertiveness, able to settle conflicts when needed
- Positive mindset and attitude, able to overcome difficult hurdles
- Flexible and stress resistant
- Fluent in English (must), any other language is a nice to have
What we offer
- A flexible reward plan that allows you to optimize part of your salary;
- A flexible work environment focused on activity-based working and home office possibility;
- Travel benefits;
- Company car or car allowance and/or public transport subscription;
- Profit sharing;
- Group insurance;
- Company medical plan (optional);
- Meal & eco vouchers;
- Representation & homeworking allowance;
- A spot in a very enthusiastic team & a great company to work for.
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