Senior Business Controller

As a business controller, you are the financial sparring partner of the business. You provide insight, analyse and advise the business. Your challenge is to keep the organisation on its toes from a business perspective. Interested? We would be happy to talk.

Where you will work

SURF is a cooperative. We work for and together with our members: Dutch research and educational institutions. We work on digital services and complex innovation issues, thus improving the quality of education and research.

We work with both public and private business models. SURF has the characteristics of a commercial company and a public organisation. In terms of content, we are an IT service provider and we are important in innovation, for example because we are setting up a large Dutch AI facility and conducting research with a quantum computer. Finally, we are an association for our members.

The team you will join

The Planning & Control team has 9 colleagues and is SURF's financial conscience. We are the critical business partner. This is how we influence policy and strategy formation. We support the board and management in their implementation and provide advice (both solicited and unsolicited) on the use and management of resources as part of the P&C cycle. We also advise on the organisation of (financial) processes and the preparation of business cases.

Our team has recently grown to further strengthen business control within SURF. We are enthusiastic and value good mutual cooperation within and outside the team. We keep each other on our toes in a good atmosphere. Most colleagues are part of an MT, one colleague is involved in BI development and one colleague focuses on managing subsidy flows. From this team, we make a major contribution to the continued growth of SURF.

What you will do

You will be the financial sparring partner of a Management Team. You will be involved in portfolio management and business cases. We are in the process of transitioning from Control to Business Control. As an experienced Business Controller, you will actively contribute.

• You will help management compile accurate budgets and forecasts with a critical eye and analysis.
• You provide (un)solicited analyses, reports and advice on business developments, portfolios and projects.
• You compile financial management information and provide it with a thorough analysis. This way you support the management in making (strategic) decisions based on solid facts.
• You provide guidance in making business cases. In addition, you develop financial figures in models based on multiple scenarios.
• You take initiative and take financial processes and products to the next level out of a genuine interest.

Your skills and experience

• You have strong communication skills, are analytical and able to build bridges. You express yourself convincingly and concisely in your explanations and advice.
• You are good at dealing with deadlines and feel comfortable in a dynamic work environment.
• You have a critical, proactive and flexible attitude. You also work in a structured way.
• You have completed a business economics programme at university or university of applied sciences level. You also have extensive work experience as a business controller.
• You have a good command of the Dutch and English language, both spoken and written.

Prior to starting this job, a VOG must be presented.

SURF takes pleasure in doing its recruitment itself; acquisition is therefore not appreciated.