Senior Financial Controller

bpost strives to create an inclusive environment with challenging projects and inspiring collaborations. With our colleagues at the heart of our organisation, we believe in careers rather than jobs.

As part of the international group bnode, bpost has transitioned from the Belgian postal operator to a regional and digital expert in parcel size logistics. With a focus on social and environmental sustainability, our people are the foundation of everything we do. We foster a culture that supports diversity, inclusion and career growth, ensuring that every team member has the opportunity to thrive and succeedWhat will you do?

Bnode (36k employees in 15 countries/4 continents, €4.3bn turnover) is a fast-growing international logistics and 3PL player with operations across Europe. To support our expansion, we are looking for a Senior Business Controller to drive financial performance across multiple sites in Germany and contribute at European level.

Your role

You act as the financial co-pilot of the business , partnering closely with site leaders and central finance. This is a hands‑on role combining analysis, business insight, and operational impact in a matrix structure (reporting to CFO Central Europe with a dotted line to site leadership).

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with site leaders to drive financial performance and decision‑making
• Deliver monthly closing follow‑up, flash reporting and variance analysis
• Track and analyse KPIs at site and client level
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning
• Monitor CAPEX and investment performance
• Ensure cost control and ownership of the PO process
• Perform balance sheet reviews with accounting
• Build and challenge business cases and pricing assumptions
• Analyse client profitability and recommend actions
• Improve reporting, tools and processes (e.g. Power BI)

Who are you?

Your profile

• Master’s degree in Finance, Controlling, Business Administration or similar
• 5–10 years’ experience in controlling, ideally in logistics, industrial, manufacturing or multi‑site environments
• Strong experience as a business partner to operations, influencing decision‑making at site or regional level
• Proven track record in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and analysis (FP&A)
• Experience with investment controlling, CAPEX and project‑based financial management
• Solid understanding of financial statements, accounting principles and closing cycles
• Experience working in an international or matrix organisation
• Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, operational environment with multiple stakeholders

Skills

• Advanced Excel and strong affinity with data and reporting tools (Power BI, SAP or similar)
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to go into detail while maintaining a strategic view
• Able to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non‑finance stakeholders
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge constructively
• Structured and reliable, with strong attention to detail and data accuracy
• Proactive, hands‑on and solution‑oriented mindset
• Able to work independently while building strong cross‑functional relationships
• Fluent German and English (written and spoken) is a requirement