Group/Regional IT Controller in Brussels, Belgium

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

HOW CAN YOU HELP US?

In a nutshell: Are you a finance enthusiast with an affinity to IT and tech? Do you have experience with P&L and reporting? Do you value interacting with multiple stakeholders all around the world? Do you have a passion for cost optimisation? Do you thrive in fast-moving environments? Then this role might be for you!

What team will I be part of? You will be working in the Group IT Controlling team, based in our main corporate office in Brussels, and will work closely with our senior IT leadership.

Eurofins IT activities are multiple, complex and impressive, encompassing significant in-house solutions development, deployment & maintenance of solutions across 1,300+ sites and 50,000+ employees. The Group IT Finance’s mission is to create a financial planning & analysis framework in which all IT costs can be budgeted, monitored, accounted for and recharged internally with transparency and reliability along several analytical dimensions in order to provide business leaders with appropriate information to guide them in their resource allocation decisions and performance management.

As a Group/Regional IT Controller, you will:

Work closely with high level stakeholders, such as IT Directors and Business Leaders, on developing solid IT controlling tools, tailored to the needs of the organisation at all levels (Group, Regions, Countries).

Be fully responsible for the coordination of the IT budget preparation, submission and presentation of your perimeter.

Analyse deviations between actuals and budgets, flag risks, challenge the budget owners to bridge gaps, and monitor the action plans followed.

Participate in ad-hoc project management, including the implementation of Group’s Finance policies and procedures.

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

In addition to an attractive compensation package and extra-legal benefits (covered transportation costs, laptop, organic canteen, sports sessions, etc.), we offer you:

Exposure & growth: You will be part of an international and multi-cultural organisation, with the opportunity to be in contact with Eurofins leaders to expand your knowledge and network.

Training: You will be supported with intensive coaching and training and have the chance to develop your own coaching skills, supporting the development of more junior team members.

ARE YOU OUR KIND OF EXTRAORDINARY?

Your profile should combine solid analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as stellar interpersonal skills.

Background: Experience as a controller or financial analyst. Experience in a head office setting and/or working with IT is desirable.

Education: Finance, Economics, Engineering or Business Master’s degree.

Languages: English proficiency is a must, as it will be your mail language of communication. Other languages are highly appreciated.

Technical knowledge (IT): You will need MS Office skills with an advanced level in Excel. Knowledge of VBA is a plus.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity!  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Eurofins Network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us!  We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/

Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 62,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 900 laboratories in 62 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2023, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6,515 million, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.