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Netherlands
- Permanent Full-Time
- Posted: 29 Sep 2026
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About the job
As our new Senior Business Controller R&I, you are the key financial business partner to key R&I stakeholders and the cross-site teams to challenge and animate our global strategy, ensure reliable forecasting, cost control and governance.
In your role, you will actively develop, implement, and drive the cross-category R&I strategy in line with the business goals and manage R&I Finance transversal topics.
You will be part of the Global R&I Finance team based in Utrecht, reporting to the Head of R&I Finance in Utrecht and managing 1 Business controller R&I (L9), while mentoring an intern.
About the Job
Business controlling & reporting
- Lead forecasting, monitoring and managerial reporting of R&D budget
- Ensure complete, accurate and timely delivery of monthly closing and financial reporting
- Collaborate with finance stakeholders to ensure smooth intercompany flows across multiple entities
- Maintain and improve Power BI dashboards to streamline controlling & reporting processes
- Support other R&D Finance teams for shared topics
Business partnering & value creation
- Act as a business partner to R&D teams, building financial awareness and clarity across the community
- Drive regular meetings with internal key stakeholders to control costs & challenge spend and propose solutions to optimize costs
- Contribute to the R&D value creation agenda via co-building and monitoring ROI, efficiencies and simplification impact assessments
- Review proposals and support ad hoc topics
Leading transversal topics for the team
- Animate payroll costs for full Utrecht scope, including regular forecast updates and variance analyses
- Act as the R&I Finance SPOC for the portfolio management tool, ensuring proper governance and effectiveness
- Contribute to, monitor and improve the process of grant & subsidy reporting in close collaboration with business teams
- Own team calendar animation, management deck preparation, and masterdata maintenance
Meet your new manager! Your new manager will be Burak ATMAR, Head of Finance R&I Utrecht. Learn more about him: Burak Atmar | LinkedIn
About you
As a Senior Business Controller R&I, you bring extensive experience to our finance team. You thrive in dynamic environments and have strong motivation for continuous improvement. You exhibit strong leadership qualities. You are a good communicator, reliable, able to challenge situations, understand stakes and complexity. You act with resilience in an uncertain environment and stakeholders and have strength of proposal.
Furthermore, you have:
- Solid years of experience in business controlling experience
- Fluency in English (written and oral)
- Good knowledge of SAP and MS Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI, Copilot, etc.)
About Danone
Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.
We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.*
We Offer
It’s an exciting time to join Danone. You’ll build meaningful relationships and networks working with large, dynamic brands. And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.
All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension and great discounts on health insurance and Danone products. We understand the importance of flexibility and offer 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and a hybrid working environment, where you can work either from home or from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk.
What’s Next
It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of October 14th. Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close the job posting earlier than the stated deadline. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.
Need more information? Please contact Claudia Llona, Talent Acquisition Manager via claudia.llona@danone.com.
* All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status
