Cost Controller vacatures in Hoofddorp

i-Tail is a globally successful contract manufacturer of high-quality pet food.I-tail Europe, located in Utrecht (The Netherlands) is their ambitious, entrepreneurial business unit, which is gaining an increasing foothold in the market.I-Tail is part of Thai Union Group: world leader in seafood products, supplying high-quality, healthy, tasty, innovative seafood products. With more than 46,000 employees worldwide, they are committed to sustainable and innovative products. Company profile see: www.i-tail.com/en/home

Your role
This is an opportunity for an experienced financial controller with an entrepreneurial mindset. You are practical, flexible and want to be part of an ambitious, growing company.

You support i-Tail Europe.’s growth by coordinating all financial aspects of the business, ensuring strong controls, compliant processes, and high-quality reporting to HQ—while acting as a very hands-on business partner to the General Manager and Sales. Key responsibilities:

•  Ensure robust financial systems & internal controls to support i-Tail Europe’s goals and statutory/corporate compliance.
• Deliver timely, accurate, high-quality reporting for internal and external requirements (incl. month-end and Lucanet/group consolidation inputs).
• Lead financial planning: strategic plan, annual budget, monthly forecast and actuals; manage deadlines and targets.
• Provide performance insights vs plan, build/manage KPI-monitoring, flag issues, and recommend solutions with Sales/Supply Chain/GM.
• Support commercial decision-making: customer deals analysis, pricing/agreements follow-up with factories.
• Run end-to-end accounting operations: invoicing & cash collection, AP/AR/bank reconciliations, intercompany & cash pool postings, payroll postings, expenses, VAT returns, and audit readiness.
• Own compliance topics such as corporate tax & transfer pricing documentation, payroll/wage tax correctness, and smooth internal/external audits.
• Help select and set up the i-Tail Europe accounting system and coordinate with Shared Services/ i-Tail Corporation controlling team (incl. treasury topics such as capital structure and hedging).
  
  

Your profile

• Strong education background in finance/business management.
• Proven expertise across management accounting, financial accounting, variance analysis, credit control, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Business-minded: able to partner with general management and translate complex finance into clear actions for non-finance stakeholders.
• Comfortable in a dynamic, changing, and ambiguous environment; proactive, resilient, and results-oriented.
• English proficient. Dutch not required, but you must be able to communicate with

Application & information
Recruitment for this role is handled exclusively by BEACH Recruitment B.V. For questions, contact BEACH via 0031 (0)23-2050288 or Hans Otten via 0031 (0)6-12766261. Apply via beachrecruitment.com