Acomo is active in growth segments in natural and plant-based food ingredients. A business-to-business company that operates in the worldwide sourcing, trading, treatment, processing, packaging and distribution of conventional and organic Specialty food products and ingredients. These activities are performed in the segments Spices and Nuts, Edible Seeds, Tea, Food Ingredients and Organic Ingredients. Great examples of these are Delinuts, Royal van Rees Group and Tradin Organic. To a great extent they operate autonomously under the responsibility of their own management and financial control. The combined product range comprises more than 600 products. As a Group Business Controller you have great exposure to all Financial Directors of the different companies and report directly to Acomo Group CFO Mirjam van Thiel.

In this broad and strategically important role at Acomo, you will act as a key sparring partner to the Group CEO and CFO and work closely with both group-level professionals and the business (local Financial Directors and Reporting managers). You will play a central role in driving efficiency across the organization that support scalable growth and improve insight into performance. In this role, you will also frequently spar with the various operating companies, both with finance as well as with cross functional teams, adding value by supporting them with financial insights, process improvements, and strategic decision-making.

You will take ownership of preparing and substantiating budgets, rolling forecasts, and dashboards. A key part of your role will be to lead the setup and continuous development of both recurring management reports and ad hoc financial insights. Your work will directly shape the financial reporting structure across the group, ensuring it is consistent, transparent, and actionable.

You often serve as the crucial link between detailed business challenges and strategic opportunities, providing sharp, actionable insights to senior management—both at the holding level and across the various companies.

All major strategic topics—such as board reporting, scenario analysis, M&A transactions, financial modelling, due diligence, and significant investment proposals will pass through your hands before reaching the CFO. You will deliver high-quality board presentations and reports on a monthly basis, while actively partnering with the business to critically assess developments at both the group and business-unit level.

While the role is based in the Netherlands, you are expected to engage closely with Acomo’s operations in amongst others Netherlands, US, Germany and Belgium. Twice a year, the finance team gathers—once in person and once virtually—to focus on future-facing topics such as sustainability, reporting developments, and new trends like artificial intelligence.

This position is built around four key pillars. You will help strengthen Governance & Control frameworks to ensure clarity and compliance. You will deliver added value to the businesses through actionable financial insights and strong business partnering. You will help define and support Acomo’s strategic long-term direction in alignment with its ambitions. And you will play a visible role in investor relations by contributing to accurate, consistent, and timely communication with shareholders and other stakeholders.

To be successful, you will need to translate complex information into clear insights, initiate productive dialogue with stakeholders, and offer sound financial advice. This is a highly impactful role at the heart of Acomo’s decision-making, where Finance plays a key role in shaping the company’s. 

You are a great professional colleague, a team player, and also able to work independently. You are an ambitious and self-starting finance professional who thrives in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment. You create synergy across different segments of the organization by building strong connections and serve as the go-to person for all finance-related matters for the group. With a continuous focus on process improvement, you take a strategic view of core Finance processes and effortlessly bring others along with you in driving innovation and change.

 “In this role, strong soft skills are essential in order to effectively connect with the local Finance Directors and reporting managers, each of whom has a distinct identity and working style. The ability to build relationships and foster genuine connections is therefore crucial”. 

• Master’s degree in Economics, Finance or a related field
• About 3+ years of experience as a (Business) Controller
• Familiarity with the dynamics of the food industry (FMCG) and/or consumer goods
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• A strong alignment with the core values: collaboration, future-oriented thinking, independence, and responsibility
• Fluency in both Dutch and English is essential
• Strong preference for working in an international, fast-growing environment
• Excellent Excel skills and a strong drive to fully leverage the potential of tools and systems
• Experience with M&A processes and valuations is a strong plus
• Experience with BI tools is a plus
• Self-driven and proactive; able to take ownership and set priorities
• Quick to understand new business models, not afraid to be critical, and capable of acting as a business challenger;
• Sense of humor, positive mindset, and a strong team player

Acomo, is the holding company of an international group of companies that sources, trades, treats, processes, packages and distributes natural ingredients for the food and beverage industry. The product range comprises more than 600 products, covering more than 100 countries. All group companies trade under their own name and for their own account. All companies have their own management teams and their own product portfolio.

With the mission ‘Building routes to healthier foods’, Acomo’s strategic vision is to be the leading partner in plant-based food ingredients in conventional and organic specialty markets.

Based on shared principles such as entrepreneurial drive, reliability, effective risk management and act responsibly, we are committed to adding value to the complete supply chain and focus on above average results. Bridging the needs of our suppliers and clients.

History
Acomo traces its roots back to the Rubber Cultuur Maatschappij ‘Amsterdam’, listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1908. Until the late 1950s, it was one of Europe’s largest plantation companies, operating rubber and palm oil plantations in Indonesia. Following nationalisation, the company was taken over in 1982 by Rotterdam-based Catz International, a leading trader in spices and nuts. This marked its shift from plantations to international commodity trading. In 2000, the name Acomo (short for Amsterdam Commodities) was adopted, reflecting its broader activities in sourcing, processing, and distributing food ingredients. With the acquisition of Tradin Organic in 2020, organic products were added to its portfolio. In 2022, the name changed to ACOMO N.V., better representing its identity as a food ingredients company. With strong brands like Catz, Red River, Van Rees, and Tradin, Acomo continues the Dutch trading tradition with a focus on innovation and quality.