Financial reporting & analysis
Accurate, decision-ready reporting that explains what the numbers mean.
Business Controller · Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tomas Meenhorst
International finance professional working where the numbers meet the strategy — building the reporting, forecasting and analysis that help leaders make confident decisions.
Business Controller
Ahold Delhaize
- 7+Years of experience
- 2Multinational employers
- 3Languages spoken
- Opento the right conversation
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About
Finance professional with seven years of experience in reporting, planning and control.
I work at the intersection of numbers and strategy — turning financial data into clear, actionable insight that helps leaders make confident decisions. Known for reliability, a direct approach and consistent delivery under pressure, with an international background spanning the Netherlands, Spain and Mexico.
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Experience
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May 2023 — Present Amsterdam Area, The Netherlands
Business Controller
Ahold Delhaize
Leading international food retail group — acting as Business Controller for the European Business Services (EBS) organisation.
- Manage month-end closing for EBS, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in line with internal standards.
- Prepare monthly reports and performance analyses, translating financial results into clear business insights for EBS leadership and European stakeholders.
- Coordinate budgeting and forecasting, supporting stakeholders with planning, scenario analysis and variance explanations.
- Analyse actuals vs. budget and forecast, identifying key drivers, risks and opportunities for management.
- Drive process improvements across reporting, planning and month-end closing within the EBS organisation.
Selected projectSupported the setup of a new Service Hub in Serbia — acting as Business Controller during the build-up phase, providing financial reporting, planning and decision support, and participating in the Management Team with board-level updates.
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Sep 2021 — May 2023 Utrecht Area, The Netherlands
Manager Finance
PUMA International Sports Marketing BV
Global sports brand — strategic partnerships with athletes, teams and major sporting events.
- Managed closing procedures and ensured accurate, timely financial reporting.
- Owned controlling topics including CIT, withholding tax, royalties and FX.
- Monitored and managed the entity's budget.
- Onboarded new finance team members and fostered relationships with internal (legal, treasury, tax) and external (audit) counterparts.
- Led process improvement and system implementation projects.
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Jun 2019 — Oct 2021 Utrecht Area, The Netherlands
Junior Manager Finance
PUMA International Sports Marketing BV
Global sports brand — strategic partnerships with athletes, teams and major sporting events.
- Delivered monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.
- Handled daily accounting: accounts payable, accounts receivable, royalties and FX.
- Liaised with internal legal, treasury and tax teams and external auditors.
- Drove ad-hoc analysis, process improvement and financial compliance.
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Skills
Expertise
Forecasting & budgeting
Forward-looking plans grounded in data and aligned to strategy.
Financial planning & control
Robust planning and control systems that keep performance on track.
Business partnering
A trusted finance partner to the functions that drive the business.
Management reporting
Clear management information that turns complexity into clarity.
Process improvement
Sharper, leaner processes that make finance faster and more reliable.
Strategic decision support
Insight that connects the financials to the decisions that matter.
Cross-functional collaboration
Effective communication that aligns departments around shared goals.
Tools & systems
- SAP FI-CO
- Hyperion Financial Management
- Oracle
- Power BI
- Excel
- think-cell / PowerPoint
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Education
Master of Business Administration
Universidad de Sevilla
Seville, Spain
Bachelor of Business Administration
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands
International Business Exchange
Universidad Panamericana Guadalajara
Mexico · Embedded within BBA programme
Languages
- Dutch Fluent
- English Fluent
- Spanish Professional
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How I work
Entrepreneurial
I look beyond the close for ways to improve, automate and add value.
Knowledgeable
Deep technical grounding in reporting, controlling and the systems behind them.
Team player
A mature, dependable presence who lifts the people and functions around me.
Trustworthy
Accurate, accountable work that stakeholders can build their decisions on.
Ethical
Integrity and compliance are non-negotiable — in the numbers and in conduct.
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Let's talk.
Open to roles and conversations in finance, controlling and FP&A — in the Netherlands and internationally.
tomas.meenhorst@gmail.com