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GelderlandHybrid36 hours/week<3months
This challenging position as a Business Controller is at an educational and research institution. You will contribute to a more sustainable future. You will be the financial expert and trusted advisor for several groups within a specific division of the organization. You enjoy contributing to financial challenges and proactively thinking about solutions.
What you do
- Acting as the point of contact within the Finance & Control department for controlling activities such as budgeting, forecasting, multi-year financial planning, liquidity planning, and financial reporting to the various groups
- Serving as a trusted financial advisor to several groups and actively contributing to financial decision-making
- Analysing financial and project-related risks, supporting improvement initiatives, and providing recommendations
- Assessing investments and major grant applications
- Contributing to cost price calculations for rate setting and external audits
- Advising management on strategic and long-term policy and decision-making
- Actively collaborating with direct colleagues and contributing to the exchange of professional knowledge and the continued development of team spirit
- Contributing to the further professionalisation of the Finance & Control department within an organization that makes a significant contribution to important societal challenges
Profile
- Higher professional education (HBO+) or university level of working and thinking, with a background in finance, economics, or a related field
- Extensive experience in Business Control within a large, complex, and project-driven organization
- A customer-focused and hands-on approach, combined with strong communication skills
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to connect people and perspectives
- A results-oriented, solution-focused, creative, proactive, and initiative-taking attitude
- Experience with Power BI is a strong advantage
- Fluent proficiency in Dutch, both spoken and written (C1 level)
- Fluent proficiency in English (C1 level)
- Analytically strong, with well-developed advisory skills and a strong level of organizational awareness
- Building connections comes naturally to you, both within your team and with management
- You have a strong sense of responsibility and are comfortable working independently
Practical
- Excellent terms of employment, including flexible working hours for the best possible work-life balance
- Sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave
- Strong focus on vitality and access to sports facilities on campus for a small fee
- A fixed year-end bonus of 8.3%
- Excellent pension scheme
- A competitive gross salary of between €3,554.- and €6,471.- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of the research institution (scale 10/11)
- An initial one-year contract, with the prospect of a permanent contract if there is mutual enthusiasm
- Active encouragement of development and mobility within the organization
- Support for international employees with visa applications and a Dual Career group program for partners to familiarize themselves with Dutch culture and the labour market
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