Financial specialist
Within a program that encompasses a broad mobility package and is financed by multiple partners, a financial specialist is sought. This specialist is responsible for reliable, up-to-date, and complete financial management and advice, and reports to the program manager.
What you do
- Monitoring of realized expenditures, commitments, current budgets, forecasts, indexation, utilization, and remaining financial scope
- Providing financial overviews and input for quarterly reports
- Preparing semi-annual and annual accountability reports
- Advising on financial risks, budget developments, and control measures
- Monitoring and testing subsidy conditions, fiscal agreements, and other financial frameworks
- Financially reviewing project intake forms for coverage, indexation, subsidiarity, fiscal aspects
- Preparing annual financial settlements between program partners
- Coordinating with the financial departments of the involved parties, at least once every six months
- Serving as the primary point of contact for financial questions within the program
- Consolidating and reviewing financial information from measure and project owners, and questioning it where necessary
Profile
An experienced financial specialist who makes complex cash flows transparent and manageable within an administrative collaborative environment. You combine financial expertise with organizational sensitivity and clear advice. You work independently, accurately, and proactively, easily connect with various partners, and can translate financial information into concrete decision-making information for the program team and steering committee.
What they ask
- Completed HBO or WO education in a financial, business economics, accountancy, or comparable field
- Minimum of 5 years of demonstrable work experience as a financial advisor, financial controller, business controller, or comparable financial position
- Experience with program management, multi-party financing, and financial accountability within a public or administrative environment
- Demonstrable knowledge of financial management, budgeting, forecasting, and accountability reports
- Demonstrable experience with subsidy conditions, fiscal frameworks, and financial settlements
- Experience with reviewing and consolidating financial information from multiple projects or partners
- Excellent command of the Dutch language, both written and spoken
- Willingness to work according to the BYOD principle and provide a Certificate of Conduct (VOG)
Preferences.
- Experience in financial management and program management in a complex program or project environment
- Experience with financial accountability, forecasts, risk analyses, and administrative reports
- Experience with subsidies, fiscal frameworks, and financial settlements between collaborating parties
- Experience in the public sector and with administrative collaboration
Competencies.
- Analytical ability
- Environmental awareness
- Advisory skills
- Connecting collaboration
- Meticulousness
- Results-oriented
- Administrative sensitivity
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