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HBO in finance, relevant finance experience, nice colleague
Utrecht (on the A2)
Improven is the consulting and advisory firm for challenging projects and processes at our clients within Finance, Risk, Data Analytics and IT. As a dynamic and fast-growing organisation, we have a strong ambition to further expand internationally. Are you looking for challenging work where your financial creativity and enthusiasm are appreciated? Where the right balance between work and private life is looked at together with you and your professional and personal development is stimulated? Improven is looking to connect with you!
We offer you a fun position where you will not only become our immediate colleague, but also where you will build a strong and healthy internal organisation with a lot of freedom and in openness together with enterprising and knowledgeable colleagues. Do you feel at home in such an environment? Then you fit in with us and we with you!
As a controller at Improven, you will become the financial conscience of our organisation and part of a close-knit team of finance colleagues. For example, Improven has a project administration department, where colleagues deal with the financial administration of consultants working on a project basis for our clients. In addition, our business control team is responsible for preparing financial management reports and, based on thorough analyses, acts as a valuable discussion partner for our managing partner, the partners of all departments, the MT and Quadram Capital (our shareholder).
With your acquired knowledge & experience, you will be able to contribute to Improven's financial policies with your colleagues from Business Control.
This is a senior position with potential advancement to a management position. What does this mean for you?
You are certainly not new to the finance profession and you are ready for a next step in your career. Good thing you are thinking about starting at Improven! Here you will get every opportunity to take responsibility and make an impact to take Improven as an organisation to an even higher level financially. Within the control team, you will form a strong duo with a very experienced controller, who will retire in about 2 years. This means an opportunity for you!
Upon joining, you will start with a thorough and comprehensive handover, where you will be given the space to quietly grow into a lead role. As the team expands, you will have the opportunity to take on a leadership role within finance and further develop your leadership skills. You will carry responsibility within the Improven finance department by engaging in impactful tasks & responsibilities to keep Improven as an organisation financially healthy and strong.
Your contribution to our success
- Financial Reporting
- You will be responsible for preparing financial statements of multiple limited companies
- Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports including KPI analysis
- Monitoring and improving financial dashboards and management information
- Ensuring compliance with laws and regulations within our industry
- Financial Planning and Control
- Drawing up and monitoring budgets, forecasts and liquidity plans
- Analysing revenue and margin developments within consultancy and mediation processes
- Identifying financial risks and opportunities and advising management
- Process optimisation and internal control
- You give solicited and unsolicited advice to management on improving quality and efficiency in processes and systems.
- Improving and streamlining financial processes, specifically around invoicing and margin monitoring
- Establishing and monitoring internal control measures against financial risks
- Strategy and advice
- You are a reliable sparring partner for our managing partner, partners of the various departments and the Improven MT regarding financial policy and internal control
- Calculating and assessing investment proposals and growth scenarios
- Advising on cost optimisation and profitability of projects
- You think along about opportunities and threats for Improven as an organisation, both in the Netherlands and internationally.
- You will report to the Managing Partner.
Your talents
- You have a completed HBO education in finance. For example, Business Economics, Accounting & Control or equivalent;
- You have about 5 years of relevant work experience;
- Considerable knowledge of Excel, knowledge of Exact and PowerBI is desirable;
- Good command of the Dutch and English languages, both verbally and in writing
Do you think you fit into this picture? If so, we would be happy to make you an offer:
- Salary max €6,250, depending on your relevant knowledge & experience;
- Permanent open-ended contract;
- Choice of car: €925 lease budget or gross compensation (€650);
- Expense allowance of €55 per month obv 40 hours;
- Contributory pension;
- 28 holidays;
- Laptop & accessories;
- Phone & subscription;
- Internet fee of €15 per month;
- Training budget of €2,500 per year;
- Lots of fun activities with your colleagues.
An assessment may be part of this selection procedure
4 reasons to work at Improven
At Improven, we work with each other and for each other
Improven does not employ bosses and directors, but leaders with vision who seek cooperation and knowledge sharing with everyone in the organisation. We share knowledge, so that we grow together, strengthen each other and together achieve the best results, creative ideas and the most appropriate solutions. The highest attainable quality of service and service provision is the goal we want to achieve. Together. Our commitment goes beyond the people in our own organisation and those of our customers. We would be happy to tell you more about our social commitment. For us, diversity and inclusion is not an issue, but a statement. Our distinguishing feature is that we do not discriminate.
At Improven, you will join a warm nest
At Improven, we work and celebrate together. You will join a warm nest where we embrace and cherish talent. You will enjoy various activities and gatherings with your colleagues where networking and fun are key. We have Improven Fun, for example, which has the fun responsibility of organising all kinds of fun activities. How about a beach party or a few days of skiing in Austria?
At Improven, you get a lot of freedom so that your work/life balance is perfect
At Improven, we understand better than anyone else that life is dynamic and so is Improven itself as an employer. Trust and autonomy are our watchwords. You therefore get the space to work hybrid and agree with your immediate colleagues what this looks like in practice.
At Improven, your personal development is paramount!
You are director of your own career path. At Improven, this is encouraged and offers support, but you determine the direction. Here, you will learn from colleagues and from a great range of training courses and workshops.
Does this sound like something for you? Then we are sure you are going to love it at Improven!
Five steps to this job at Improven
- Apply: Does Improven and this position sound like music to your ears? Then apply immediately!
- Phone call: Have you applied? We will call you for an initial interview to get to know each other better.
- Face to face: We welcome you for a cup of coffee. During our talks, we would like to listen to your ambitions, where you see yourself and see if you fit within Improven.
- Proposal: Do we both feel good about the talks? Then we'll make you a good offer.
- Welcome! Welcome to Improven! We are already preparing your arrival to give you a warm welcome!
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