Senior Business Controller

We are supporting a global organisation.

6 months initially, pay rate is €115 per hour, it would be hybrid 3-4 days in the Amsterdam office.

Hiring Manager Focus:

- 3/4 days in the office

- Start asap

-We need someone who is knowledgeable on SAP, OneStream

and Anaplan and can do our submissions. Further, they need

content knowledge to work with our LT to build Opex

numbers, particularly staff costs and challenge as needed. In

addition, they need to be able to do variance analysis on

MEC (and the submissions) and give detailed explanations

into the numbers. Strong comms is a must. See the JD for a

full breakdown.

- Must have skills:

SAP, OneStream, Anaplan, Strong Excel

modeling

- 2 interviews: HM and leadership manager

Senior Business Controller is the finance business partner for a specific business unit, department, or region. He or she takes full ownership for the financial planning and control cycle, with a clear emphasis on bridging innovative business strategies into solid financial plans. On the basis of business analysis and through building business cases, the Senior Business Controller proactively takes the lead in advising stakeholders on their departments’ financial performance, expenses, FTE growth, and other business KPIs. In addition, the Senior Business Controller has full budget planning ownership and he or she leads cost optimization projects in close cooperation with other Business Controllers, the Business departments and Procurement teams with full accountability.

Key Responsibilities

Drive both the short and long-term business planning process to create solid financial plans

Identify what drives (financial) success for the different sub departments and develop measures for these drivers

Create meaningful and actionable variance analysis comparing financial results with all relevant comparison points

Provide regular reporting in an insightful and actionable way to the BU/departmental leadership teams in order to promote ownership and accountability

Guide decision making by building on a regular basis business cases

Identify cost optimization opportunities across the departments and lead and drive these projects to delivery in close cooperation with other Business Controllers, the Business departments and Procurement teams

Drive both the short and long-term business planning process to create solid financial plans

Identify what drives (financial) success for the different sub departments and develop measures for these drivers

Lead the full budget planning ownership, deliverables in good shape and demonstrated consistent value creation delivery

Manage complex operational departments, with high accountability on driving the operations, and influencing decision-making

Act as a key influencer and trusted advisor. Involved in majority of strategic and operational decisions, acts as sounding board

Key influencer and trusted advisor. Involved in majority of strategic and operational decisions, acts as sounding board. They are seen as a genuine peer and sought after. They have a very sharp focus

Confident in challenging (e.g. setting ambitious targets)the business very sharp on anything. Also addressing sensitive issues/risks. Role model in collaboration across the business

Set pro-actively the agenda and run projects with the business on how the department can enhance revenue/optimize costs by addressing the gap between organizational capability and future requirements

Requirements of special knowledge/skills

Knowledge of accounting concepts and experience in financial planning

Manager or very senior professional with advanced/well-developed knowledge of a specific professional discipline related to this role

Strong stakeholder management skills, confident in challenging the business, addressing sensitive issues/risks

Ability to effectively build a relevant network in the organization and strong relationships with direct stakeholders across all levels of the organization

Comfortable working with cross-functional teams and in a flexible environment

Role model across the business

Financial modeling and analytical skills

Organized, proactive and results oriented

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal in English

Advanced knowledge of Excel

Ability to work within a fast paced environment

Strong holistic knowledge: Understands the external environment the department operates in, the vision, strategy and priorities and how they as BC delivers value to the department

Years of relevant Job Knowledge.Years of relevant Job Knowledge

Advanced Knowledge (5 - 8 years)

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