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Financial Controller

GelderlandHybrid36 hours/week<3months

Central role in financial matters for a large, complex research institution.

  • Combination of substantive expertise with coordinating and advisory tasks.
  • Collaboration with the Corporate Finance & Control team, external auditors, and various decentralized organizational units.

What you will do.

  • Annual reporting & accounting issues:
  • Organize activities related to annual accounts and consult with the Corporate Governance & Legal Services team on the management report.
  • Make a significant contribution to the preparation of the annual accounts and parts of the management report, particularly in the areas of risk management, continuity paragraph, and public-private accountability.
  • First point of contact for the auditor regarding interim control and annual account audits.
  • Ensure adequate information provision and coordinate correct processing of important annual account items, such as provisions and the processing of government contributions.
  • Be a point of contact for more complex financial-accounting issues.
  • 2nd Line project control:
  • Contribute to the quality of project control.
  • Point of contact for auditors regarding subsidy audits.
  • Contribute to the lawful expenditure and accountability of subsidies through advice, system setup, and internal control.
  • Support the group with complex issues, think along about solutions, and represent the interests of project control within financial management.
  • Information systems and A.O.:
  • Participate in projects concerning the setup and renewal of information and operational systems where financial processes play an important role.
  • Pay attention to coherence with other systems, safeguarding internal A.O. principles, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the chosen solution.
  • Reports to the manager Financial Accounting & Internal Control.

Profile

  • HBO+ or academic working and thinking level, with a completed degree in Business Economics, Accountancy, or a comparable financial education.
  • A completed RA qualification or being in training for it is an advantage, as is experience with subsidy audits.
  • Demonstrable affinity with financial accounting and annual reporting.
  • Experience with (coordinating) auditor controls.
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Focus on financial control with an eye for feasibility and acceptance of change proposals for the organization.
  • Thorough work organization.
  • Proficient in Dutch communication.

Practical

  • Working hours can be determined in consultation.
  • Possibility of sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave.
  • Much attention to vitality and access to sports facilities on campus.
  • A structural year-end bonus of 8.3%.
  • Excellent pension scheme via ABP.
  • Stimulation of development and mobility within the organization.

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