Manager Business Finance

Are you our next driver of change?

This is for you who wants to have a real impact on creating a healthier planet for our children every day. At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals. Let’s create transformation for a sustainable future together.

We are looking for a Manager Business Finance to join our Business Finance team in Rotterdam, Maasvlakte.

You will focus on driving refinery performance, cost competitiveness and continuous improvement and providing insights and recommendations for the refinery leadership team, while also keeping refinery financials in order. You spar the local leadership and challenge refinery management to maximize value creation. You spearhead change management in cost awareness and performance management. Ensuring smooth integration and start-up of our expanded refinery is one of your main targets. In this job you will work closely with stakeholders from global refining organization, finance community and stakeholders from corporate functions like procurement, HR and legal.

In our team, you will also have the possibility to participate in global initiatives related to performance improvement programs in RP refining and global finance organization. Together with you and your expertise, we can make an impact today and keep our promises for tomorrow. Rotterdam refinery has 2.5 BEUR expansion project, which will be completed in 2027. 

Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We work in an inspiring and evolving business environment, where everything we do serves one purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children. To drive a growing impact as a global leader in renewable and circular solutions we live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves.

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global growing company we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working.

More about the job

Your role in our team 

• Drive performance management for Rotterdam refinery and act as business partner for refinery Site Director

• Maximize value creation and improve cost awareness

• Provide insights of business performance in cooperation with refinery leadership team

• Develop financials and operational forecasting and reporting practices and tools

• Develop financial literacy skills of local organization and ensure cost ownership is implemented across the organization

• Support selected global RP refining function(s) in addition to local responsibilities

Keys to success in this role / The best combination to succeed in this role

• Degree on Finance or Engineering or other related field

• At least 10 years of experience in business finance roles, preferably in manufacturing environment

• Strong analytical skills and data-driven mindset

• Courage to challenge current ways of working and drive change 

• Good self-leadership skills and proactive approach with a passion for understanding business and its drivers

• Good presentation and negotiation skills

• Expertise in system & tools, especially SAP, SAP BO, Hyperion, Anaplan, Excel, Google Sheets and Power BI 

• Responsible attitude and safety-oriented mindset

Other strengths we value 

• Ambitious, persistent, and hands on “can do” -attitude

• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively

• Good interpersonal and networking skills

• Good communication skills in English and preferably in Dutch

Let’s get you started

Wondering whether we are a match or not? Take a short test at neste.com/game.

We look forward to receiving your CV and application before the 30th of July. Interviews are scheduled for end August and September. 

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Talent Acquisition Partner, Jaron Pouwelse via Jaron.Pouwelse@partners.neste.com. The recruitment process will include interviews and an aptitude assessment.

About Neste
Neste creates solutions for combating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. With over 75 years of refining expertise, we are now the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals. We have set aspirational targets for climate, biodiversity, human rights, as well as our supply chain and raw materials. Our ambition is to make the Porvoo oil refinery in Finland the most sustainable refinery in Europe by 2030. Together with our partners we are aiming at a carbon neutral and nature positive value chain by 2040. Our success is created by 5,400 professionals working in 16 countries. Read more: neste.com.

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