An exciting job
at RAFF Plastics

Role
A data-driven business partner who translates numbers into strategic impact.

As a Business Controller, you transform operational and financial data into strategic insights and practical management tools. You contribute to building a professional controlling framework that enables the organization to proactively manage cost pricing, profitability, capacity, and operational efficiency.
You report directly to the CEO, act as a strategic sparring partner, and remain closely connected to the operational reality of the plant. In the initial phase, your focus will be on creating data transparency and structuring financial and operational insights. Over time, your role will evolve into that of a fully-fledged business partner who actively advises on investment decisions and strategic growth initiatives.

Your responsibilities:
Cost pricing & profitability

You develop, refine, and implement robust costing models for granulates and regrinds, integrating raw materials, yields, energy consumption, labor, and overhead costs.
You create visibility into actual margins and profitability by product, customer, order, and output type.
You identify structural profit and loss drivers within the production process and critically challenge pricing and product-related decisions.
You translate key operational parameters (tonnage, production days, machine utilization) into clear and actionable financial impact analyses.

Production & operational controlling

• You develop, monitor, and optimize performance indicators (KPIs) related to production output, efficiency, energy intensity, and workforce utilization.
• You analyze and explain operational variances (e.g., volume fluctuations, absenteeism impact, equipment utilization).
• You work closely with the Plant Manager to translate operational insights into concrete optimization initiatives with measurable impact.
• You support decision-making regarding capacity expansion, production planning, and overall site efficiency.

Budgeting, forecasting & reporting

• You build a structured and recurring management reporting framework for the executive team.
• You proactively conduct scenario analyses related to volume dynamics, energy rates, and other relevant external factors.
• You implement an accurate provisioning system to enable timely and well-founded business steering.

Processes, systems & data

• You actively contribute to the development and optimization of Power BI dashboards, with a focus on real-time and actionable management information.
• You strengthen data flows and data quality across finance, logistics, and production.
• You actively contribute to fostering a data-driven decision-making culture.

Finance & organization

• You lead and coach the internal accounting team (2 employees).
• You support financing applications and business cases and maintain relationships with financial institutions.
• You optimize financial and administrative processes to improve the efficiency and quality of the accounting function.

Profile

• You hold a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field (such as Business Engineering, Business Economics, or Accounting & Corporate Finance).
• You have built a solid and proven track record as a (Business) Controller within an industrial manufacturing environment. Experience in the process industry or recycling sector is a strong asset, enabling you to quickly understand the specific dynamics of our business.
• You possess in-depth knowledge of industrial cost accounting and have a strong affinity with operational manufacturing processes. Topics such as energy intensity, yield losses, and efficient workforce deployment are familiar territory to you.
• You are technologically savvy and have experience working with modern ERP systems.
• You have strong analytical skills and the ability to transform complex and unstructured data streams into clear, strategic, and actionable management information.
• You are a self-starting, results-oriented professional with a hands-on mentality. The dynamics and flexibility of an ambitious SME environment suit your way of working perfectly.
• You are a strong communicator, intellectually curious, and pragmatic. You are a natural relationship builder who moves effortlessly between the production floor and the boardroom, confidently and constructively challenging existing assumptions with data-driven insights.
• You communicate fluently in both Dutch and English.

What we offer

• RAFF Plastics offers you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within an organization that plays a vital role in sustainability and the circular economy.
• Leadership and process optimization: as the driving force behind the controlling framework, you will lead the internal accounting team, optimize data flows within Business Central and Power BI, and build an efficient structure in which you take ownership and direction.
• An ambitious growth environment: you will join a company that continuously invests in new machinery, expansion, and innovation.
• A warm family-oriented culture: RAFF Plastics is a successful and growing family business where people feel respected and valued. You will work in a sector with significant potential, contributing to a more sustainable world.

Applications can be submitted via this link: https://www.hudsonsolutions.com/be-nl/job-application?jobId=a2a62657-e359-f111-bec6-6045bd8a51c9&lang=nl

Don’t see a vacancy that fits you right now, but feel like you could add value to our team? We’d still love to hear from you!

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