Griet Hanssens

Head of controlling

Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Hands-on Finance Partner to general management and business with more than 15 years of experience of which 10 years in a European Regional role. This wealth of experience can be of use to a growing company, one looking to stabilise their results or one looking for financial improvements. Competences : Business Controlling Financial Controlling Audit Accounting People management Change management Personality : Hands-on, Teamplayer, Result driven, Challenger, Dynamic, Proactive, Situational Leader, Change manager

Experience

  • Head of Controlling at Q8Oils
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Barco (5 yrs 4 mos)
    • Finance Business Partner Global Corporate Innovation and General Services
      Feb 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Responsibility for Finance, Legal, HR and IT functions including disruptive innovation, innovation strategy & Central R&D services

    • Finance Business Partner Sales EMEA - Global controller Marketing and R&D
      Sep 2019 - Jan 2023 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Full financial responsibility sales and commercial organisation (marketing and service) for EMEA region across different Barco product and solution groups, supervising 2 business analysts.

  • Senior Manager Cost Analytics EMEA at Barry Callebaut Group
    May 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Driving to leverage the organization further by directly contributing to the strategic pillar “cost leadership”. Steering initiatives aimed at sharing best practices and continuous improvement of analytics as well as reporting processes. Responsible for developing and supervising 4 Financial Analysts, providing guidance as well as support on complex activities, ad hoc requests and key issues in the execution of duties.

  • Finance & Controlling Director - Beaulieu Flooring at Beaulieu International Group
    Jan 2017 - Mar 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Financial advisory role for the Flooring division with a turnover of 700 Mio EUR; working close with (corporate) specialists. Steering global finance & controlling team with 8 direct reports. Contribute to the development and implementation of BU global strategy. Ensure systematic and timely management reporting of financial and operating results. Coordinate, challenge the budgeting and forecasting process. Evaluate and improve business finance and controlling processes and procedures.

  • Johnson Controls (11 yrs 11 mos)
    • European controller Change Office & Strategic Office 2020
      Mar 2014 - Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Responsible for initiating,controlling and measuring Change and Strategic Projects across 35 manufacturing plants in Europe & SAF.

    • Group operations controller Volvo and Asian Pacific group
      Jan 2013 - Feb 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Responsible for conversion cost of 2 plants supplying Volvo and 5 plants supplying to Asian Pacific OEM's (Toyota, Nissan, Land Rover and Kia). Supervising, reviewing and presenting profit plan and other forecasts. Responsible for SOX compliance, internal controls and financial statements reporting according to US GAAP. Analysis and recommendation in business cases, capex,... and Ad hoc projects (business cases, ...). Supervising and coaching of 7 finance teams across EMEA

    • Supply Chain controller Europe
      Jan 2012 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr

      Financial overlooking Supply Chain of 30 JIT factories in Europe with Transportation Cost of 200M€