Finance Analyst

It's an interesting time for you to come on board at Vopak! Around the world, we connect the supply of and demand for vital products and resources. Energy that allows people to heat their homes and travel the world. Food for a growing planet. And chemicals for the production of various materials. Products that are vital to people’s lives. We ensure the safe, efficient and clean storage of such vital products. The global energy transition, the growing world population, and all new possibilities of emerging technologies and new energy sources make this a very interesting time to join our company.

• Learns and understands Company’s reporting processes and systems
• Gathers financial and operational data from Company systems – analyzes information and prepares detailed reports adequate to explain fluctuations from targets and norms to appropriate financial and non-financial parties
• Consolidates monthly and quarterly reports for management
• Assists in the development of the annual budget
• Develops and implements controls, procedures and processes to ensure that company  processing, analysis and reporting is completed in a timely and accurate manner
• Assists in the development of monthly forecasts, incorporates industry data, trends analysis and other revenue and cost drivers
• Participates in Regional and Terminal projects as directed by Finance Manager
• Assists Finance and works closely with Finance Manager in the completion of various financial reporting tasks.
• Assists in the development, implementation and monitoring of various controls and procedures
• Assists in the development, presentation and tracking of investment proposals created throughout the company
• Identifies areas of financial insufficiency, communicates these insufficiencies to the Finance Manager.
• Reviews new master data for usefulness and consistency with Company template. Coordinates changes with Finance Manager; suggests alternatives, and evaluates impact on reporting.
• Executes and evaluates reports available in system to ensure no inconsistencies exist between various modules.
• Ensures system integrity during financial month end and year end closings; verifies report viability; ensures integrity to all data as it rolls to the next month or year.
• Enters data and generates reports using appropriate financial software and computer systems for different functions; software programs include, but are not limited to: One World, In Site, Cognos, HP Core System, Hyperion, Hyperion Retrieve, etc. (this is not an all-inclusive list and may change at any time).
• Handles various analysis of the business as requested; prepares specialized reports as necessary.
• Performs various responsibilities related to month end and year end closing processes including but not limited to exchange rates, sales updates, batch posting, depreciation review, posting of manual invoices, clear refunds and write-offs from A/R.
• Ensures accuracy of all procedures including development and writing of procedures related to finance department functions.
• Development of ‘fit for purpose’ ideas, KPI’s and reporting templates to facilitate challenging senior management in enhancing the overall performance of Vopak’s portfolio of terminals.
• Guides staff and influences colleagues in areas of expertise especially in solving complex or off-standard issues and/or problems.

• Performs other duties assigned by management that fall within the generally expected scope of this position.

What we offer:

Every career at Vopak is given the opportunity to shine! When you join Vopak, you can count on:

• A challenging position with a high degree of responsibility in a Dutch multinational with a history over 400 years;

• Highly motivated colleagues;

• Room to grow through professional training and personal development opportunities at national and international level.