Senior Consultant Financial Management

improven; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 48,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop and phone

Pension plan

Events and knowledge sharing

Mobility allowance or lease car

28 holidays

Hybrid working

Career development

Job summary

IMPROVEN in the Netherlands seeks a Senior Consultant in Financial Management to strengthen client finance functions, linking strategy, processes and people for sustainable improvements.

You will lead initiatives across financial control, governance and performance management, collaborating with stakeholders from controllers to board. The role emphasizes tangible delivery and change embedding within client organisations.

Qualifications

• 3–10 years in consultancy, accountancy or finance.
• University degree in Business Economics, Finance, Accountancy or similar; RA/RC training.
• Knowledge of Management Control, Management Accounting and Financial Accounting.
• Experience improving financial processes, reports, governance and AO/IC.
• Affinity for financial information systems and data-driven work.

Responsibilities

• Optimisation of financial processes; redesign P2P and R2R for efficiency and control.
• Set up Shared Service Centres; centralise tasks and standardise methods.
• Reorganise financial governance for transparency and control.
• Set up Planning & Control cycles with budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
• Improve reporting and performance management with dashboards and KPIs.

Skills

3–10 years experience

Consultancy

Finance

Data-driven working

Leadership

Communication

Strategic roadmapping

Education

Business Economics

Finance

Accountancy

RA or RC training

Job description

Do you want to use your financial expertise to make a difference and have a real impact?

At IMPROVEN, you don’t just work on projects; you help build the financial strength of the Netherlands. You’ll be given the opportunity to put your vision and leadership skills to good use at leading organisations such as the Government, healthcare organisations and businesses involved in the energy transition.

What Does a Senior Consultant in Financial Management Do at IMPROVEN?

In the role of Senior Consultant in Financial Management, the focus is on strengthening financial organisations and making them future-proof. You will assist clients with complex issues relating to financial control, management control, financial processes, governance and performance management. This goes beyond mere advice: you will ensure that improvements are actually implemented and embedded within the organisation.

You operate in an environment with a wide range of stakeholders, from controllers and finance managers to senior management and the board. As a sparring partner, adviser and critical challenger, you bring structure to complex issues, ask the right questions and help organisations make better financial decisions.

You’ll be working in an environment where the quality of work, collaboration and results are key. That is precisely where your strength lies: making organisations financially stronger by linking strategy, processes and people, and delivering sustainable improvements.

Some of Your Duties

• Optimisation of financial processes; redesign processes such as P2P and R2R to increase efficiency, reduce errors and provide better control information.
• Setting up Shared Service Centres; centralising financial tasks and standardising working methods, leading to cost savings and a higher quality of service.
• Reorganisation of financial governance; helping organisations to structure responsibilities and reporting lines to ensure greater transparency and control.
• Setting up Planning & Control cycles; We are strengthening financial management by implementing clear budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes.
• Improving reporting and performance management; build dashboards and KPI frameworks that provide real-time insight and support decision-making.

This Is Where You Recognise Yourself?

• You seek substantive challenge, autonomy and the chance to make a truly meaningful impact.
• You have 3–10 years’ experience within consultancy, accountancy or finance
• You have a university degree in Business Economics, Finance, Accountancy or similar, supplemented by a RA – or RC -training.
• You have knowledge of Management Control, Management Accounting and Financial Accounting.
• You have experience in improving financial processes, reports, governance and AO/IC.
• You have an affinity for financial information systems and data-driven working.
• You will leave organisations demonstrably better: substantively strong, people-focused and results-driven.
• You communicate clearly, convincingly and purposefully towards management, teams and external stakeholders.
• You translate strategic goals into realistic roadmaps, measurable results and clear accountability.
• You know how to motivate teams, create support and bring people along, even when interests differ or change creates resistance.

This Is What Else You Are Looking for in a Job

• A varied role in which you will guiding digital change at high-profile organisations.
• A culture in which professional space, trust and development central.
• A regular employment With flexibility in hours and workplace.
• Salary between €4,300 and €6,500 e.g. full-time, suited to your experience
• Flexible travel scheme: choose a mobility allowance or lease car
• 28 holidays for full-time employment
• Hybrid working: at the customer, in the office and at home
• Regular IMPROVEN benefits (including laptop/phone, pension and events), plus structural focus on knowledge sharing and professional development.
• An active IMPROVEN community with sports activities, social events and knowledge sharing.
• A professional culture in which quality is leading, entrepreneurship is encouraged and responsibility is trusted.
• The opportunity to explore which form of contract best suits you.

Your Team

Within our department Finance You help organisations future-proof their finance function. Working alongside experienced consultants, you tackle challenges in the areas of financial management, control, process improvement and financial transformation.

You’ll be part of a dedicated team of finance professionals with a passion for improvement. By combining expertise in finance, data, processes and change management, we create a lasting impact for our clients.

At IMPROVEN, you are the finance professional who turns specialist expertise into real change. You make an impact on decision-making, performance and the future of organisations.