Senior Business Controller IT

Slashhash; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Athora Netherlands seeks a Senior Business Controller IT to act as a strategic sparring partner for IT management, assess investment agendas, and increase financial transparency. This hybrid role is based in Amsterdam and requires fluency in Dutch and English with 10-15 years of experience.

The role emphasizes strengthening governance, evaluating IT investments, and delivering executive insights across Finance and IT functions.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in finance/business controlling for IT domains.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic sparring partner for IT management and senior leadership.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Analytical Thinking

Conceptual Thinking

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Dutch

English

Education

Master's degree in Finance or related field

Tools

IT Portfolio Management

Investment Decision-Making

Activity-Based Costing

Financial Analysis

Data Analytics

Automation

Artificial Intelligence

Job description

Athora Netherlands seeks a Senior Business Controller IT to act as a strategic sparring partner for IT management, assess investment agendas, and increase financial transparency. Requires 10-15 years of experience, a Master's degree in Finance or related field, and fluency in Dutch and English. Hybrid role based in Amsterdam.

Technical (Must-have)

• Business Controlling
• IT Portfolio Management
• Investment Decision-Making
• Business Case Evaluation
• Activity-Based Costing
• Financial Analysis
• Data Analytics
• Automation
• Artificial Intelligence
• Dutch
• English

Soft Skills

• Strategic Thinking
• Analytical Thinking
• Conceptual Thinking
• Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Leadership

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic sparring partner and countervailing power for IT management and senior leadership.
• Assess and challenge the IT change portfolio and investment agenda from a financial perspective.
• Translate complex IT, change and financial topics into scenarios, management insights and executive decision-making.
• Challenge and steer portfolio performance, cost development, investment decisions and benefits realization.
• Increase financial transparency within IT through clear insight into cost drivers and Activity-Based Costing.
• Strengthen governance and steering frameworks across Finance, IT and Change.

Business Controlling, IT Portfolio Management, Investment Decision-Making, Business Case Evaluation, Activity-Based Costing, Financial Analysis, Data Analytics, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Dutch, English, 15 years of relevant experience