Senior Financial Controller & Coördinator Planning & Control Municipality (Midden-Nederland)

· A HBO or WO degree in a financial or business economics direction.

· Extensive experience with the Planning & Control cycle.

· Thorough knowledge of BBV and municipal finance.

· Experience in coordinating complex financial processes.

· Strong advisory and communication skills.

· Administrative sensitivity and persuasiveness.

· Coaching skills and connecting leadership.

· Affinity with digitalization, data, and AI.

· Salary according to scale 11 of the CAO Municipalities.

· Individual Choice Budget of 17.05%.

· Annual contract with a view to permanent employment.

· Excellent pension scheme via ABP.

· Flexible working hours and hybrid working.

Are you someone who maintains an overview, brings structure, and gets energy from organizing complex processes? Do you want to be the director who ensures that the budget, management reports, and annual accounts are established smoothly, timely, and with quality? Are you looking for a challenge within a municipal context? Then this is your chance!

Your role: director of Planning & Control

As Senior Financial Controller, you are the linchpin in the P&C cycle. You ensure that all stakeholders know exactly what needs to happen and when, monitor quality, and keep administrative lines tight. You are the substantive point of contact for colleagues, management, the board, the council, and the accountant.

· Coordinating the full Planning & Control cycle: from budget to annual accounts.

· Monitoring the planning, progress, and quality of all P&C products.

· Directing colleagues so that they deliver on time and with the correct quality.

· Drafting administrative proposals, information notes, and technical explanations.

· Answering motions, amendments, and technical questions from the council and the board.

· Organizing kickoff meetings and ensuring good coordination with the organization, management, registry, and accountant.

· Supporting the audit committee and ensuring follow-up on recommendations.

· Developing innovative ways to better inform the board and council (dashboards, visualizations, data, AI).

· Coaching and supporting Financial Controllers with complex issues.

· Being a sparring partner for the team manager and strategic financial advisors.

· Temporarily replacing the strategic advisor for the physical domain during peak loads.

· Playing an active role in the implementation of our new financial system.

The finance department is on the eve of a major modernization drive. A new financial system is being implemented, with a strong focus on digitalization, data-driven working, and AI, and routine tasks are being automated as much as possible. This means that you are not only working on the Planning & Control of today, but also on the finance department of tomorrow.

You will join a professional, ambitious team that is in full development. We believe in ownership, collaboration, and strengthening one another. You will become one of the key figures in this development.

You are an experienced financial professional with a solid substantive foundation. You maintain an overview, bring structure, and know how to bring people along. You move smoothly between execution, management, the board, and the municipal council, and you can make complex financial information understandable for different target groups.

In addition, you have:

· Plenty of room for training, development, and personal initiative.

For more information about the position, you can contact our Recruiter, Peggy van der Have via +31 6 20248204 or peggy.van.der.have@centric.eu.

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