Regional Controller Benelux - Abbott Diabetes Care

Main Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the preparation of accurate and timely financial reports for the ADC Benelux region, ensuring consistency, transparency, and compliance.
• Ensure financial statements, including profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, and cash flow reports, are prepared in line with local regulations, IFRS, and Abbott standards.
• Oversee internal and external reporting requirements, including auditor reports, financial analyst reports, and statutory and regulatory filings.
• Provide financial analysis and insights on regional performance, highlighting risks, opportunities, and trends, and present findings to senior management.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning processes for the Benelux region in close collaboration with commercial and operational teams.
• Ensure strong financial controls across the region, including credit management, inventory valuation, and cost control.
• Lead, develop, and manage a team of Controllers, including performance management, coaching, talent development, and hiring or termination decisions.

Education & Experience — What You’ll Bring

Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Finance or Accounting, ideally within an affiliate environment supporting a commercial organization.
• Strong technical finance skills, with advanced Excel capabilities and solid expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).
• Fluent English and French or Dutch (spoken and written).

Preferred

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to leverage available data to develop insights and answer business questions in a timely manner.
• Proven experience preparing clear, impactful presentations for senior leadership, with the ability to translate complex financial topics into simple, actionable messages.
• Experience defining, improving, and clearly communicating financial processes.
• Ability to quickly learn the business and adapt to new ways of thinking or analyzing data.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment, managing multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
• Highly motivated and results‑driven, with a strong commitment to delivering on commitments on time and with high quality.
• Proactive and solution‑oriented, continuously looking for opportunities to improve and enhance processes.
• Known for integrity, empathy, and professionalism, with the ability to work respectfully and fairly with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.