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Senior Consultant Government Finance

Hybrid in Utrecht·Full-time·Added 6 days ago (last checked 29 Oct)

Berenschot

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Our summary

Work mode
Hybrid, Utrecht
Contract
Full-time
Languages
Dutch
Experience
Senior level

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Academic level of work and thought. A completed education in, for example, (business) economics, Certified Public Controller, chartered accountant, public administration, political science, or law.

  • Work experience at a consultancy or at a municipality, province, or the State, preferably in a financial or control role.

  • Flexibility in time and commitment and the ability to work independently.

  • Strong analytical and numerical skills.

  • Affinity with numbers in an administrative context is a plus.

  • Experience with commercial activities and relationship management is a plus.

  • A proactive and entrepreneurial attitude.

Nice to have

  • Affinity with digital developments such as AI and robotization.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • a one-year contract, with the absolute intention to offer you a permanent contract after one year

  • an attractive salary between € 6,100 and € 9,295, tailored to your knowledge and experience

  • a representation allowance of € 3,000 per year

  • a regular collective profit-sharing scheme (depending on the results of the company)

  • an attractive pension scheme

  • 27 vacation days, with the possibility to purchase a maximum of 20 additional vacation days in the case of full-time employment

  • flexible holidays. We offer the possibility to shift official holidays to days that are meaningful to you.

  • a mobility scheme of your choice: a company car or a mobility budget

  • a laptop and phone

  • the freedom to determine where and when you work, in consultation with your colleagues

  • plenty of room for development through internal and external training

The role

0.8- 1 FTE | Utrecht | Hybrid | Public Administration | €5,086 - €8,377 | Wed-master

What you'll do

As a senior consultant government finance, you will work on various assignments within the public sector, with a focus on financial issues at municipalities, provinces, and the State. You support governments in organizing and maintaining their finances and ensure they gain control over their budgets. In doing so, you are broadly deployable and get the opportunity to take on new topics. Your tasks and responsibilities include:

  • Advising on finances, budgets, and austerity issues.

  • Conducting feasibility studies and business cases for public organizations.

  • Supporting corporate control functions within municipalities, provinces, and ministries.

  • Analyzing financial and policy space and advising on strategic choices.

  • Contributing to the further development of digital tools and AI applications within finance.

  • Actively contributing to the growth and development of the advisory group through your commercial skills and network.

Your progress begins at Berenschot

Do you want to contribute to a financially healthy public sector? And do you get energy from complex financial issues within the government? Then you might be the new senior consultant government finance we are looking for!

Quote

'Governments face complex financial challenges. Together with my colleagues, I help them gain control over their finances and make strategic choices that truly have an impact.' - Senior managing consultant finance Public Administration

What you bring

Do you recognize yourself in the following points? Then we would love to meet you.

What we offer you

At Berenschot, we offer a unique commercial environment without shareholders or partners. This gives us a lot of space and freedom to take initiative and the opportunity to commit ourselves to important social themes. Our informal culture is characteristic. Berenschot is a flat organization with short communication lines where you are truly listened to. There are plenty of opportunities for personal and professional growth, where your initiative is embraced and facilitated. You have the freedom to take initiative here. Our diverse and inclusive personnel policy embraces diversity and offers everyone equal opportunities.

Naturally, we also have excellent employment conditions and great development opportunities:

Apply immediately

Do you also want to become a proud Berenschotter? Don't wait any longer and apply. You can do this by contacting Mariëlle Boer via WhatsApp 06-10487159 or via email marielle.boer@berenschot.nl.Heb Do you have substantive questions about this vacancy? Colleague Peter Arnoldus will be happy to answer all your questions.

Hiring process

Have you applied? Then you will receive a response within one working week. Is it positive? Then we would like to invite you for an introduction. Are we both enthusiastic after this conversation? Then a conversation with fellow advisors and your future manager will follow. That is the moment to ask your final questions. Do those conversations go well? Then we will ask you to complete our assessment. Does it turn out that you are a true Berenschotter? Then we will quickly proceed to a concrete offer. After this, you are a true Berenschotter and we would like to welcome you to our team.

About Berenschot

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In their own words

About the company & team

Berenschot is an independent and autonomous Dutch organizational consultancy firm in Utrecht, where more than 500 driven colleagues work on sustainable solutions for the challenges of our clients. We contribute to progress in organizations and society with our advice and solutions. Our organization has a flat structure without partners, which gives you influence over the projects you execute. We always strive for surprising and innovative solutions, which makes us unique. With an open and informal culture, collaboration between different disciplines, and plenty of freedom and responsibility from day one, you get the chance to discover what is important to you, where your strength lies, and what you want to develop in.

You will be part of the Finance, Operations, and Control team within the Public Administration advisory group. Together with your colleagues, you will work on the responsible and effective expenditure of public funds. You will work in a close-knit and sociable team of experienced consultants and experts, where collaboration and knowledge sharing are central.

The Public Administration advisory group consists of approximately one hundred advisors, each with their own specialization. Financial experts, crisis and security experts, public administrators, lawyers, political scientists, experts within the arts and culture sector, and communication specialists work here. We are a young, independent group that works on projects in varying compositions. Our advisors are intelligent people with clear opinions based on solid knowledge and professionalism.

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