Business Controller

Keylane; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 44,640 - 64,728; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

Profit share

Pension scheme

Travel reimbursement

Business Card for personal travel

24 holiday days plus 7 inclusion days

Flexibility in working environment

Working from home allowance

Bike leasing program

Comprehensive vitality offer

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Utrecht is seeking a Business Controller to act as a strategic financial partner. You will advise management on financial matters, translate organizational goals into KPIs, and prepare financial reports. The right candidate will have a relevant degree and substantial experience in financial analysis and budgeting. This role offers competitive compensation along with various benefits including a hybrid working model, professional development opportunities, and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in a Business Controller role or similar.
• Proven ability to translate financial data for non-financial stakeholders.
• Experience in a SaaS, IT, or project-driven environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic financial partner for the business.
• Prepare and analyze periodic financial reports and forecasts.
• Monitor performance against budgets and forecasts.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

KPI reporting

Strong communication skills

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration

Tools

Excel

BI tooling

Job description

We are looking for a Business Controller to strengthen our financial steering and support our business in achieving its strategic objectives.

Do you enjoy translating strategy into numbers and numbers into insights? Are you able to challenge, advise and support stakeholders with clear financial analyses and forward-looking perspectives? Then we would like to meet you!

Key About Your Role

As a Business Controller at Keylane, you act as a strategic financial partner for the business or support unit. You advise management and business leaders on financial matters and support them in realizing their objectives in a sustainable and data-driven way.

You translate organizational goals into clear financial KPIs and monitor performance against budgets and forecasts. You provide insights into financial results, identify trends and developments, and translate these into actionable advice. By combining financial expertise with business understanding, you help optimize resource allocation and ensure sound financial decision-making.

You are responsible for preparing and analyzing periodic financial reports, forecasts and business cases. You proactively signal risks and opportunities and support the business in making well-balanced trade-offs. In doing so, you act as the link between the business and the financial controllers/financial specialists, ensuring alignment between operational performance and financial governance.

You challenge assumptions, stimulate fact-based decision-making and contribute to continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting.

Key About Your Team

You will be part of the Finance team, working closely with fellow controllers and financial specialists. At the same time, you are deeply embedded in the business, collaborating with managers and team leads across departments such as Product Development, Operations and Commercial.

In this role, you operate at the intersection of strategy, operations and finance. You are a trusted sparring partner for management and contribute to both short-term performance steering and long-term strategic planning.

The team offers a dynamic environment where collaboration, ownership and continuous improvement are central. Together, you ensure that financial insights truly support business impact.

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• You have a completed Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field;
• You have several years of experience in a Business Controller or similar financial role;
• You have experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and KPI reporting;
• You are able to translate complex financial data into clear insights and recommendations for non-financial stakeholders;
• You are proactive, analytical and comfortable challenging management in a constructive way;
• You have strong communication skills and are able to build relationships across different departments;
• Experience in a SaaS, IT or project-driven environment is a plus;
• You are comfortable working with financial systems and Excel; experience with BI tooling is an advantage;
• English is mandatory, speaking Dutch is a pré.

A Certificate of Conduct (VOG) and reference check are part of the application process.

• Starting with a monthly gross salary between €4,000 and €5,800 based on 40 hours per week, depending on your experience and seniority;
• 8% holiday allowance of your total gross salary;
• A profit share, on average one month salary extra annually;
• A pension scheme, with the option to save extra;
• Travel reimbursement: Receive a mileage allowance of €0.23 per km or an NS;
• Business Card, which can also be used for personal travel;
• 24 holiday days (with the option to buy extra) and 7 inclusion days, which can be exchanged with fixed Dutch national holidays, allowing you to take them when you like;
• Flexibility in working environment. As part of a hybrid working team, you will work partly from home and partly from the office. If you work in the office, a free lunch is waiting for you every day. If you work from home, you will receive a working from home allowance (€4 net per day) and internet allowance (€35 net per month);
• The possibility of working remotely from abroad for up to 2 months per year;
• The possibility to lease a bike through our bike leasing program;
• A one-year contract that, subject to satisfactory performance, will be converted into a permanent contract;
• The opportunity to develop yourself at our Academy through courses and training, both professionally and personally;
• A comprehensive vitality offer to help you stay healthy.