Recent Afgerond – Planning & Control Coordinator at the Municipality – Heart of the Netherlands

improven; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 59,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

ABP pension (employer 70% premium)

IKB 17.05% per year

Public transport reimbursement

Training opportunities from day one

Paid parking around locations

Job summary

improven is assisting a Dutch municipality in finding a Planning & Control Coordinator. You will coordinate the budget, spring memorandum and related P&C planning, ensuring timely adoption by the council. You’ll lead with colleagues and managers, monitor progress and drive improvements across the P&C cycle.

In a hybrid work setting, you’ll connect people and processes, translate finance developments into policy, and help maintain internal controls and quality across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Education in finance/economics.
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrable work experience in a similar position with a government agency.
• Knowledge of financial packages (Key2, Qlikview, LIAS) and general packages (Ibabs and case system) is a plus.
• Excellent written and oral Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, supervise the budget and spring note from start to finish and are the first point of contact for this.
• Identify bottlenecks and help think of solutions.
• Make workable schedules and monitor the progress, quality and decision-making of the budget/spring note.
• Know the connection between the various Planning & Control products and continuously improve quality.
• Coordinate responses to council questions, motions and amendments related to P&C products and understand internal control, fidelity, legality and documentation.
• Follow developments in finance and translate these developments into financial policy and improvement proposals for the P&C cycle and discuss this within the organisation and your own team.
• Together with your colleague coordinator, ensure that the budget software LIAS is properly set up and further optimised.

Education

Finance/Economics degree

Tools

Key2

Qlikview

LIAS

Ibabs

case system

Job description

About our client

Centrally located in the Netherlands, this municipality has a strong reputation as an accessible and reliable government. Urban dynamics here go hand in hand with a focus on nature, sustainability and innovation. Collaboration and development are at the heart of the organisational culture, with hybrid working and plenty of room for personal growth and work-life balance.

Your role

As Planning & Control Coordinator, you are the connecting link in the field of finance. You bring people, processes and figures together and operate at the interface of implementation and administration. In this versatile role, you work closely with colleagues, department managers and the board. You will coordinate a careful and timely preparation of the budget and spring memorandum, draw up clear planning, monitor progress and quality and supervise the administrative decision-making process up to adoption by the council.

Your duties and responsibilities

• You coordinate, supervise the budget and spring note from the P&C cycle from start to finish and are the first point of contact for this.
• You identify bottlenecks and help think of solutions.
• You make workable schedules and monitor the progress, quality and decision-making of the budget/spring note.
• You know the connection between the various Planning & Control products and you see where improvements can be made and continuously improve quality.
• You coordinate responses to council questions, motions and amendments related to P&C products. You therefore understand what is required for good internal control, fidelity, legality and how this should be recorded and demonstrated.
• You also closely follow developments in the field of finance. Where developments affect the P&C, you translate these developments, into financial policy and improvement proposals for the P&C cycle and discuss this within the organisation and your own team.
• Together with your colleague coordinator, you ensure that the budget software Lias is properly set up and further optimised.

What do you bring?

• You have wo work and thinking level complemented by an education in finance/economics.
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrable work experience in a similar position with a government agency.
• Knowledge of financial packages (Key2, Qlikview, LIAS) and general packages (Ibabs and case system) is a plus.
• You have excellent written and oral expression skills in Dutch.

What else is important in this role?

You take the initiative and act proactively: you see bottlenecks, do not wait and take immediate action. You connect people and interests, build strong partnerships and move easily within a political-administrative environment. With sharp analyses and clear advice, you know how to convince and create support. At the same time, you keep a grip on planning and execution, so that agreements are kept and results are achieved on time and with the right quality.

This is what your new team looks like

You are part of the Control team within the Operations department: a team that is at the heart of the organisation and plays an important role towards line management and the municipality's administration. You work together with enthusiastic professionals who show ownership, take initiative and enjoy building on quality together. In this open and collegial working environment, there is plenty of room to contribute ideas, spar together and make an impact. Cooperation with fellow consultants and other teams is intensive and ensures variety, dynamics and visible results.

We offer

• Working week: 36 hours (32 hours negotiable).
• Contract: Annual contract with intention of permanent employment.
• Salary: Scale 12 of the CAO Municipalities (€5,268 - €7,128) gross p/m for 36 hours), depending on experience.
• Provisions: Excellent pension accrual with ABP (employer pays 70% premium) and an additional safety net in case of death/incapacity.
• Extras: Individual choice budget (IKB) of 17.05% per year.
• Public transport reimbursement: Paid parking applies around our locations. We are actively committed to sustainable mobility and therefore fully reimburse public transport (2nd class).
• Development: Training opportunities through the Academy, with access to training courses from day one.
• Work-life balance: Hybrid working is possible; but we expect you to spend at least half your time on site connecting with colleagues.
• A VOG is part of the procedure.