Financial Controller

Job details

Finance

Langemark-Poelkapelle, Belgium, Argentan

Full-time

Hybrid

At Glacier, we are united by a shared ambition: bringing world-class ice cream expertise to every corner of the globe. With more than 76 years of experience and operations across Europe, we are one of Europe's leading private-label ice cream manufacturers. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Financial Controller to strengthen our Finance team and provide critical financial insights that support business performance across our sites in Belgium and France.

Your Role

As Financial Controller, you will play a key role in driving financial performance, cost control, and operational excellence. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will oversee budgeting, product costing, financial analysis, management reporting, and manufacturing performance reporting across multiple sites.

Working closely with colleagues from Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, and Commercial teams, you will translate complex financial and operational data into meaningful business insights that support strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Budgeting

• Lead the annual budgeting process across departments.
• Collaborate with managers to develop realistic budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor monthly budget performance and explain variances.
• Support reforecasting exercises and long-term financial planning.
• Ensure accurate cost allocation across products and cost centres.

Product Costing & Cost Control

• Maintain and review standard product costs.
• Ensure costing methodologies remain accurate and compliant.
• Support inventory valuation and costing activities during month-end and year-end closings.
• Ensure accurate cost reporting within financial statements.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Analyse financial performance against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods.
• Investigate variances and identify performance drivers.
• Prepare monthly management reports and presentations.
• Provide recommendations to improve profitability and business performance.

Manufacturing Performance Analysis

• Analyse manufacturing performance through key variance reporting, including:

  • Material usage
  • Labour efficiency
  • Production volume
  • Purchase price
  • Yield and waste

• Identify trends impacting operational performance.

• Present findings and recommendations to Operations and Production teams.

Inventory & ERP Management

• Support inventory valuation processes and stock reporting.
• Review stock movements and inventory risks.
• Maintain costing and financial master data within the ERP system.
• Contribute to system improvements and ERP-related projects.

Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted financial partner to operational teams.
• Support investment appraisals and business cases.
• Challenge and guide stakeholders to improve financial performance and decision-making.

What You'll Bring

We're looking for a finance professional who combines strong analytical skills with a hands-on business mindset.

You have:

• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or you are currently working towards one.
• Experience as a Financial Controller, Management Accountant, Cost Accountant, or Finance Business Partner.
• Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Experience within manufacturing, FMCG, food production, or another industrial environment.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP systems.
• Knowledge of standard costing, product costing methodologies, and inventory valuation.
• Experience supporting operational teams in a production environment.
• Knowledge of Power BI or similar reporting tools is considered an asset.

Why Join Glacier?

At Glacier, you'll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on a fast-growing international business while working closely with both finance and operational teams. You'll join an organisation where collaboration, continuous improvement, and entrepreneurship are highly valued.

Our culture is built around four core values:

• Agility – We adapt quickly and embrace change.
• Frugality – We make smart, resourceful choices.
• Quality – We strive for excellence in everything we do.
• Respect – We value people, partnerships, and diversity.

Interested?

We would love to hear from you. today and help us drive the financial performance behind some of Europe's favourite ice cream products.