R&D CONTROLLER

Overview

We are looking for a: R&D CONTROLLER at VENETTE.

At Oleon, we bring you natural chemistry. Ambitious, with both feet on the ground. Our specialty lies in converting natural fats and oils into a wide range of oleochemical products, and we serve markets such as cosmetics, nutrition, crop protection, industrial ingredients, lubricants, oilfield, coatings, detergents, and more. Oleon has over 1,000 employees worldwide in 10 countries. Enthusiastic people who are in their element here are welcome to join our team.

Responsibilities

• You act as a trusted financial partner for the innovation leadership team and senior management. You support discussions on project prioritization, resource allocation and investment decisions, and you challenge and validate project business cases by assessing financial impact, risks and expected returns.
• You coordinate the financial planning cycle for innovation activities, including the annual budget, forecasts and longer-term financial planning. By consolidating data, validating analyses and interpreting variances, you translate financial information into clear insights and practical recommendations for management.
• You ensure strong cost control and financial follow-up of development activities. This includes monitoring development costs and ensuring the correct financial treatment of investments in development projects in line with accounting standards and company policies.
• You contribute to clear performance reporting by translating financial and operational data into meaningful insights that support informed decision-making.
• Beyond financial analysis, you help strengthen financial processes, reporting tools and internal controls. You identify potential risks, highlight important issues to senior management and contribute to continuous improvement within the finance organization.
• You play an active role within the finance team by fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing across functions.

Qualifications

• You hold a master’s degree in finance, economics or a related field.
• You bring solid experience in controlling, ideally within an R&D, innovation or SG&A environment in an industrial setting.
• You combine a strong financial controlling background with the ability to understand and challenge business dynamics. You can move seamlessly from detailed administrative accuracy to high-level strategic discussions.
• You have strong analytical skills and a structured mindset, with attention for both systems and processes.
• You are a proactive business partner who thinks ahead, anticipates risks and dares to challenge when needed.
• You communicate clearly and convincingly across different levels of the organization. Fluency in English and French is required.

Next to your skills, it is your drive and motivation that will make all the difference!

Benefits

You will join a company with ambitious goals and a welcoming atmosphere. Your personal development and work–life balance are equally important to us. You can expect a competitive salary along with an impressive range of benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

Oleon is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that embraces all forms of diversity. We ensure equal opportunities in our recruitment and integration processes and ensure that you can be yourself in our professional environment.

Oleon is a business unit of Avril, the industrial and financial leader in the French vegetable oil and protein sector. Avril is present in consumer food, animal nutrition and expertise, renewable energy and chemistry, with a recorded revenue of 7,7 billion euro across 18 countries in 2024. The Group focuses its growth on a unique value-sharing model. Avril and its 8,400 employees, driven by its purpose, "Serving the Earth", are committed to addressing climate change and population growth challenges. Joining Avril means choosing to work in a company that harmoniously brings together performance and responsibility, innovation and humbleness, the group and individuals. Avril: there is another way.