Business Controller

Business Controller

**Req Id**:17285

**Job Family**:Business Partnering

**Location**:Porto, PT, 4100-136

**Description**:

- Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

**About Us**:
SBM Offshore is the world’s deepwater ocean-infrastructure expert. Our work is already resulting in cleaner, more efficient energy production. True. Blue. Transition. is our promise to enable that into the future while at the same time using our expertise to support new and existing markets in the blue economy. It starts with Advancing our Core: continuing to advance the decarbonization of traditional energy production. While Pioneering More: helping to enable the energy transition and using our unique capabilities in ocean infrastructure to support more industries to grow sustainably. Sharing our experience for a better blue tomorrow.

**Role Purpose**

As a Business Controller you provide expert advice to contribute to the financial performance of the functions in scope by actively controlling and advising your business stakeholders. While doing so, you embody the SBM Values. The Business Controller is responsible for a true and fair representation of the financial position and indicators for the functions in scope, with the support of the broader Finance team. You advise and challenge the Business on risks and opportunities that may arise as a result of intended decisions. You advise of alternatives/ solutions and therefore ensure balanced decisions are being made. You are responsible for controlling your respective organization, in close collaboration with the Business and the broader Finance team. You ensure applicable finance deliverables are implemented effectively and successfully.

**Main responsibilities**
- Actively participate to the yearly budget cycle (including annual operating plan, quarterly reforecasts and bridge with actuals) for the functions in scope;
- Supervise and contribute to the quarterly closing (reforecast and actuals), providing the business perspective and relevant updates;
- Develop a critical view over the finance deliverables, challenge them, and provide the relevant comments on the financial performance of the functions in scope;
- Monitor financial performance, Budget deviation and propose corrective action plan for the functions in scope;
- Support the preparation of the management reports;
- Develop a trusting relationship with the Business, acting as a finance business partner for the various stakeholders in scope;
- Actively contribute to the planning activities of the yearly budget and quarterly closings;
- Support the consolidation of Group function and Overhead scope;
- Participate in other _ad hoc _projects/initiatives.

**During the closing periods**
- Supervise the production of monthly/quarterly analysis of function’s financial performance and comment main variances;
- Monitor budget execution;
- Communicate to the relevant stakeholders the financial performance of their respective departments.

**Role Requirements**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or related field;
- +8 years' experience in a related and international environment and/or an audit firm;
- Analytical skills;
- Verbal and written communication skills;
- Adaptability and problem-solving;
- Internal control and reporting;
- Knowledge of IFRS;
- IT tools (Microsoft Office: Excel, Word and Power point), ERP
- Fluent in English (mandatory)

**GENERAL INFORMATION**
- SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.