Management Control Specialist

Role Overview The Management Control Specialist plays an important role as a key business partner managing and supporting the commercial, marketing, and supply chain departments of Samyang Foods Europe. Acting as a business partner, this position helps departments stay in control of their budgets, project spending, and internal approval processes, combining financial administration, business support, and project controlling. You will work closely with department managers to ensure accurate budget monitoring, timely SAP processing, compliance with internal control procedures, and the provision of reliable financial information.

Qualifications Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Finance, Business Control, Commercial Finance, or Management Control.
• Experience working in an international/global environment is preferred.
• Experience supporting commercial or marketing departments is an advantage.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong analytical skills and excellent numerical accuracy.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with SAP ERP is highly desirable.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills and comfortable working with stakeholders from different departments.
• Fluent in business English (written and spoken).

Key responsibilities Sales Forecast & Performance Management

• Regularly track and analyze the achievement status of the company's major sales targets and KPIs at the corporate level.
• Comprehensively monitor sales performance by product, channel, and country, and derive insights for performance improvement.

Commercial, SCM & Marketing Controlling

• Manage department-specific expenses including commercial, marketing, and logistics costs.
• Prepare customer profitability (P&L) analyses and analyze customer margins, investments, and commercial performance.
• Monitor marketing projects from a financial perspective, tracking project budgets and actual expenditures.
• Ensure marketing costs are allocated correctly, support post-project financial evaluations, and help improve the visibility of marketing investment performance.
• Analyze the efficiency of logistics and supply chain-related costs (e.g., storage fees, transportation costs) and support cost optimization by monitoring actuals against the logistics budget.

Budget Monitoring & Cost Control

• Monitor departmental budgets throughout the financial year.
• Track actual spending against approved budgets.
• Identify budget variances and discuss these with department managers; prepare regular budget overviews and spending reports.
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting exercises.

Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare recurring management reports and develop Excel-based reports and dashboards.
• Support ad hoc financial analyses requested by management and identify opportunities for process improvements and automation.

SAP Administration

• Enter supplier invoices into SAP, process departmental expense claims, and ensure correct cost centre and GL coding are applied.
• Support month-end closing activities through accurate and timely accounting processing.

Internal Control

• Guide business departments in preparing internal approval requests (Brity Report) using the company's approval system.
• Ensure requests comply with company policies and internal control requirements, and review supporting documentation before submission.
• Monitor approval workflows and help maintain compliance with company procedures and SOX/internal control standards.

What we offer

• A salary that ranges between €3,750 and €4,750 gross per month
• Pension plan
• Commuting benefit
• Vitality Benefit (€50 a month)
• Lease Bike Option
• 25 days of paid time off
• Company laptop & phone
• Free Accident & WIA Gap insurance
• Great office location in the centre of Amstelveen
• An international team of highly skilled colleagues

Salary

3750 - 4750 EUR (monthly)