Junior Business Controller
interfood · Bladel, Netherlands
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Interfood BV is looking for a Junior Business Controller to join the Business Control Team in Bladel, the Netherlands. Interfood is a global dairy trading company that connects producers and customers across international markets. You will become part of an ambitious and collaborative team where curiosity, fresh ideas, and personal development are encouraged. This role provides a strong foundation for building your financial expertise while developing a broad understanding of international commodity trading.
As our new Junior Business Controller, you will:
- Partner with our commercial teams to translate business activities into financial insights.
- Analyze financial and commercial data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks.
- Support the budgeting and forecasting process and monitor business performance throughout the year.
- Perform customer and supplier credit risk analyses to support commercial decision-making.
- Contribute to daily mark-to-market reporting and performance analyses.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and financial controls.
- Work closely with colleagues from Trade, Logistics, Treasury, Finance Control, and other departments on both operational and strategic topics.
- Provide ad hoc analyses that help management make better business decisions.
Your profile
A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret financial and commercial data and translate it into actionable insights. Strong Excel skills and a keen interest in data analysis, reporting tools, and automation. Experience with business intelligence tools, SQL, or Python is an advantage. Excellent communication skills, a proactive mindset, and a genuine interest in commodity trading and commercial performance. A pragmatic mindset and sound judgement, combined with ownership and a willingness to learn. Experience through internships or a first job in Finance or Controlling is a plus, but ambitious graduates are encouraged to apply. Fluent written and spoken English; Dutch is an advantage. Your colleagues
Dennis van der Heijden
Business Controller Why Interfood?
Interfood offers a great mixture of professionality and fun. ‘Work hard, play hard’ is really valuable within Interfood. If you love to work in a dynamic environment, with a lot of relatively young people in an amazing and modern office, Interfood is a great place! Despite the fact Interfood is rapidly changing and growing, the open and easy-going culture is still there.
What do you expect from your new colleague?
I expect that our new colleague is a real team player, with a strong financial background, who can add a lot of value to the current Finance team. I expect him/her to be open for changes and to be strongly involved in the Business/Credit control team especially.
What do you do in your spare time?
In my spare time, I love to explore the great places all over the world together with my girlfriend, I like to go out for a drink or good food with friends and family and besides that I like to do (and watch) sports, especially football.
Our offer
- Competitive compensation and benefits. Salary depends on your experience and education.
- 40 hour work week, 25 holidays.
- We value your personal development and have a strategic focus on our learning program.
- Free delicious and healthy breakfast and lunch.
- Free gym inside our office.
- Participate in fun team activities. About Interfood
Step into our Bladel office and experience the energy of our team.
A workplace where collaboration, passion, and innovation come together—because great things happen when people enjoy what they do.
We are a leading player in commodity trading in dairy products. We operate globally with 14 offices worldwide and with a team of over 380 colleagues, we connect suppliers and customers. With more than 50 years of experience, we empower our partners by providing in-depth market knowledge, strategic insights, and risk management solutions that create real impact across the dairy supply chain.
We empower our people with autonomy, we encourage them to take responsibility and make decisions. We don’t just offer a job; we offer a career with multiple paths for personal and professional development. In our informal culture, we provide our employees with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. We believe in the power of teamwork, and our "Together for Better" philosophy drives our collaborative approach, creating a world-class team. And we foster a culture of well-being by promoting healthy, active lifestyles and supporting mental health.
When you join us, you enter a world where expertise, strategy, and action come together. We offer the opportunity to grow and succeed in an ever-evolving global market, while actively engaging in sustainable practices that drive innovation and shape the future of our industry.
Are you looking for an international company where you can develop both professionally and personally? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment but also value collaboration in a close-knit, informal team? Then Interfood is the ideal employer for you.
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