Temporary Temporary Business Controller Consultant
SNV is hiring a remote Temporary Temporary Business Controller Consultant. The career level for this job opening is Experienced and is accepting The Hague, Netherlands based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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Background The Business Control team within SNV is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and insightful financial management reporting and analysis. To enhance operational efficiency, the team seeks a temporary consultant with experience in business control, project financial management, and an affinity with the use of BI software and AI to enhance impact in these areas. The consultant will support and streamline financial management processes, leveraging process optimization to improve our main time-consuming financial activities, specifically the review and monitoring of project budgets, updating financial data into our ERP system, and production of management reports and dashboards.
Objectives Provide high-quality business control and financial analysis support for ongoing and new projects, ensuring financial compliance and effective risk management. Strengthen and optimize business control processes through innovative and efficient methods, including automation and AI-driven solutions. Facilitate enhanced reporting, improved dashboards, and greater data accuracy and insights for organizational decision-making.
Assignment overview and scope of work / deliverables The consultant shall: Support routine business control tasks, including management planning and reporting cycles, project budget preparation and reviews, and translation of key business information into project plan data and financial administration Review existing project budget update in ERP system, and budget monitoring processes, identifying key inefficiencies. Propose practical solutions to streamline and automate workflows, considering AI and automation opportunities. Enhance management reporting and dashboards, supporting automated data visualization (Excel and Power BI) solutions for strategic decisions.
Evaluation criteria The selection of the consultant will be based on the following criteria: Relevant professional experience in finance, business control, and reporting Technical skills: Experience in financial process optimization Data analysis incl. BI software, Excel and ERP systems Affinity with AI and automation technologies Quality and clarity of the proposed approach and implementation plan for the assignment
Additional information on required qualifications Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business economics, or equivalent by experience. At least 4 years of relevant experience or a combination of experience and extra qualifications such as a master’s in finance, Accounting, MBA, CPA, or CMA. Excellent analytical skills and proficiency in IT, including advanced Excel. Experience with ERP systems like SAP Business by Design and other business software (e.g., Salesforce) is preferred. Experience with Power BI and process improvements using AI and automation tools is highly desirable. Strong capabilities in financial modelling, administration, budgeting and reporting. Fluency in English; knowledge of French is an asset.
Key compliance issues The Consultant must comply with SNV’s Code of Conduct-Ethical Standards Policy, as well as maintain confidentiality on any sensitive information that the consultant accesses during the assignment.