Senior Financial Controller (Sales & Loyalty / Vendor Allowances)

We are looking for 2 professionals to join our Financial Control team. One role will focus on Sales & Royalty processes, while the second role will focus on Vendor Allowances. As a Senior Financial Controller – Sales&Royalty / Vendor Allowances, you play a key role in establishing robust financial processes and providing clear insights into Albert Heijn’s financial figures. Do you combine financial work experience with a continuous drive to improve and automate processes? If so, read on!

About Ahold Delhaize 
We’re Ahold Delhaize, one of the world’s largest food retail groups. Together with our seventeen strong local retail brands in Europe, the United States, and Indonesia, we share a passion for delivering great food, value and innovations. By bringing ideas to the table and acting on them, you help create a healthier tomorrow. Together, we make better choices accessible for millions of people every day.

Your new team
As Senior Financial Controller, you will be joining our Finance team. You will be part of an international environment supporting financial control, reporting, compliance, and process improvement activities across Europe.

You ensure the correct accounting, allocation, and timing of promotional activities contributing to both optimal commercial performance and accurate financial reporting. In addition, you safeguard that supplier agreements are translated accurately into the financial administration and reporting processes.

During the monthly close, you play a coordinating role across multiple teams: ensuring a complete, accurate, and auditable view within both the P&L and balance sheet. You analyze variances, manage accruals, and ensure compliance with internal accounting policies and financial control standards.

You work as part of a dynamic team of financial controllers collectively responsible for the financial performance of Albert Heijn. Within this team, you act as a key business partner and subject matter expert on vendor allowances / sales&royalty, delivering insights that directly support decision-making and drive financial results.

Key focus areas of your role
Your role is highly diverse and encompasses various responsibilities. Here are the key ones:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of financial control and reporting policies.
• Ensure alignment with corporate policies, procedures, and local requirements.
• Coordinate audits with external auditors and tax departments.
• Plan, prepare, monitor, and execute financial closing activities.
• Consolidate reporting and analyses and ensure correct application of reporting standards.
• Lead account sign-off activities and ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data.
• Identify, propose, and implement process improvements and innovative solutions.
• Participate in and coordinate projects to establish effective financial processes and ways of working.
• You act as the financial point of contact for the Business Controllers of the units for which you are responsible during the close process. You resolve financial and accounting issues together with colleagues, Business Controllers, and the outsourced service provider (Genpact in India).
• You liaise with the Dutch external auditors during the annual financial statement process.

What’s in it for you? 
At Ahold Delhaize, we create a caring culture where you feel safe and supported. Being part of our family of brands comes with cross-cultural teamwork, international experience, and room to explore across brands and functions. Your curiosity drives what’s next! 
We value your well-being, both at work and beyond. That’s why we offer benefits like flexible work options (a full-time (40 hours per week) position in a hybrid way of working: partly from home and partly from our office in Zaandam, well-being initiatives, sabbatical leave, and family care. This way, you can add something meaningful to our recipe. We enjoy connecting in our office and encourage you to spend at least three days a week here, based on a forty-hour work week.

Plus: 

• A gross annual salary between €80K to €90K including holiday pay based on full-time employment
• Attractive bonuses
• A first-rate pension plan 
• 20 vacation days and the option to buy an additional 12,5 days from your personal ‘flex budget’)
• Travel expenses or an NS travel card
• A laptop and smartphone 

The ingredients you bring

Everyone brings their unique flavor. We believe this role comes to life when you bring the following experience:

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in Financial Control, Accounting, Reporting, or Finance
• Experience within an international and matrix organization
• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Economics, or a related field
• Strong analytical skills, financial reporting expertise, and experience driving process improvements

Aside from this, a growth mindset, curiosity, ownership, collaboration, and the ability to coordinate activities across stakeholders and teams will take you far.

Join our recipe. Apply now! 
Are you keen to join our Finance team? Even if you don’t tick all the boxes, we encourage you to apply.

At Ahold Delhaize, we are open for everyone. We respect and embrace people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences - including all genders, LGBTQ+ communities, abilities, nationalities, generations, and cultures. We are committed to creating a caring workplace where everyone feels heard, valued, and able to thrive.