Business Controller

What will you be doing?

As a Business Controller, you serve as a key strategic partner to management and work closely with senior leadership and other stakeholders. You analyze financial data, translate complex analyses into actionable recommendations, and support strategic and tactical decision-making. Your responsibilities include:

• Project control is a key component of this role: you identify financial risks and develop risk matrices;
• Conducting business analyses and preparing reports for the executive board and management;
• Monitoring actual financial performance against the budget;
• Providing advice on the financial feasibility of strategic plans and preparing business cases and decision memos;
• Contribute to the development and optimization of internal processes, records, and information flows.

We offer you:

• Terms of employment in accordance with the GGZ Collective Bargaining Agreement, pay scale 60 or 65, depending on education and/or work experience (min. €4,412 and max. €6,716 gross based on a 36-hour workweek);
• This is a 36-hour-per-week position, with the intention of converting it to a permanent position if the candidate performs well;
• An end-of-year bonus of 8.33% and 8.33% vacation pay;
• You are building up a solid retirement pension with the Healthcare & Welfare Pension Fund.

In addition, Arkin offers a number of attractive employment benefits:

• For commuting and business travel, you will receive a second-class transit pass, which can also be used for OV-fiets, or a mileage allowance;
• Discounts on insurance from Univé and Centraal Beheer;
• A work-from-home policy that includes reimbursement for setting up a workspace and compensation for days worked from home;
• With 11 specialties across various locations, Arkin also offers many long-term opportunities for your professional development and personal growth. To this end, we offer a wide range of training programs;
• A flexible benefits plan that allows you to use your gross salary for additional vacation time, a bicycle purchase, and supplemental travel expenses;
• For your well-being, in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement, you’ll receive an annual wellness budget of €1,000 (pro-rated based on your employment status) and an annual vitality budget of up to €100 (for permanent employees working at least 18 hours per week), as well as access to the Nrgize platform to participate in activities such as boot camp, yoga, and salsa dancing. In addition, you’ll receive unlimited access to GoodHabitz’s online course offerings.

What do you bring to the table?

You are analytical, critical, and skilled at providing advice. You can easily switch between focusing on details and maintaining the big picture, remain calm and clear-headed in complex situations, and know how to build support across different levels of the organization. You are proactive, able to handle stress, and have an eye for both numbers and people.

We would also be delighted to receive your application if you:

• A bachelor’s degree in accountancy, business economics, business administration, or healthcare management;
• Demonstrable work experience as a business controller;
• Understanding of complex financing flows and business economic analyses;
• Experience with budgeting, reporting, and business cases;
• Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations, internal controls, and risk management;
• Experience in healthcare or mental health care is preferred, but not required.

A Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is a standard part of our hiring process, ensuring that we work together to create a safe and reliable work environment.

Careers at Arkin

Arkin is the leading mental health care provider in the Randstad region, offering 11 specialties.Together, we are expertsin the fields of psychiatry and addiction treatment. We are committed to fostering the mental resilience of our clients.

Arkin employs approximately 4,000 dedicated, passionate professionals who are not afraid to take risks. They are constantly seeking customized solutions for their clients. Quality is what matters, time and time again. We therefore encourage employees to continue developing their expertise through comprehensive training programs. We also encourage employees to develop innovative ideas and work them out in multidisciplinary teams. At Arkin, we believe that innovation is essential to keeping healthcare affordable and accessible.

The Planning & Control (P&C) department is part of the Finance and Control unit at Arkin. Together with other departments such as Business Intelligence, Sales, and Financial Administration, P&C handles financial planning and control. They report to various departments and to the Board of Directors, prepare budgets, conduct analyses, and provide advice. P&C assists in making forecasts, identifying trends, and developing future plans. The reports and proposals they produce are crucial to achieving our goals, both strategic and operational.

Our office is located on Klaprozenweg in Amsterdam North, at the NDSM. Arkin is easily accessible by public transportation.

Interested?

For more information about this position, please contact Tjerk van Blokland, Control Manager, at 06 – 11 91 16 78. He is available to tell you more and answer any questions you may have. This position is open to both internal and external candidates. Internal priority candidates will be given preference in the hiring process.

You can submit your comments until December 5.

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