Financial Controller

Come and join the leading #avoexperts 🥑

Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and value-added products, serving customers across retail and wholesale markets around the world. Through our vertically integrated supply chain, we grow, source, ripen, pack, process and market quality avocados and fresh produce 365 days a year.

With operations across Europe, Africa, North America and Latin America, we are recognised as the leading #avoexperts and a trusted partner to customers globally.

Help Shape Our Next Chapter

Westfalia Fruit Netherlands is entering an exciting new chapter as we further integrate into the wider global Westfalia Fruit organisation.

With a strong heritage in the European fresh produce market, we are evolving our operating model, strengthening collaboration across regions, and creating greater alignment with our global business. As part of this journey, we are investing in leadership capability, operational excellence, and long-term sustainable growth.

We’re looking for a Financial Controller to join our team in, Poeldijk.

Responsible for leading the finance function, ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong governance and controls, and providing strategic financial leadership to support business growth and decision-making.

Responsibilities include:

• Prepare annual financial statements.
• Lead month-end and year-end close processes.
• Develop and maintain effective internal controls.
• Manage audits, statutory reporting, and internal and external compliance requirements.
• Lead the finance transactional activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
• Professional qualification preferred (ACCA, CPA, ACA, RA, AA, CMA, or equivalent).
• Progressive finance experience including leadership responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting.
• Leadership and stakeholder management.
• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• ERP and advanced Excel proficiency.

Benefits

• Salary starting from €5,000 per month, depending on skills and experience
• 26 days paid vacation, plus national holidays
• Company pension scheme

Please note that this position does not have a specific closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and the advert may be removed at any time.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.