Manager of Planning & Control and BI

As a Control Manager, you play a central role in making the organization future-proof. You bridge the gap between financial control, business control, and business intelligence, ensuring that data guides our day-to-day operations—not as an end in itself, but as a means to work together to deliver better care.

You are comfortable working at the strategic, tactical, and, when necessary, operational levels. You know how to translate data into concrete actions that contribute to better care and to achieving quantitative goals, such as increasing the number of clients we can effectively treat.

Does this sound like you, and would you like to apply your expertise in a setting where data directly contributes to better healthcare? If so, please apply and tell us how you plan to use data and financial management to help build a future-proof healthcare system.

What will you be doing? 

As Manager of Control, you will provide direction for the organization’s financial and data-driven management. You will lead two teams (18 internal and 2 external professionals) and be responsible for Planning & Control and Business Intelligence.

Your responsibilities:

Planning & Control

• Coordinating the planning and control cycle (budget, forecasts, reports);
  
• Ensuring reliable figures, financial statements, and a robust control framework (AO/IB);
  
• Conducting forecasting, trend, and scenario analyses;
  
• Actively managing production, staffing, efficiency, and financial results;
  
• Act as a strategic advisor to the executive board and management;
  
• Ensuring transparency and predictability for the Board of Directors.
  

Business Intelligence (BI)

• Developing and refining management information and dashboards (including Power BI);
• Making reliable and understandable management information available to all levels;
• Translating data into insights that lead to better decisions and results. 
  

Leadership & Organization-Wide Management

• Managing controllers and a BI team within various management teams;
  
• Developing a shared vision of control;
  
• Coaching employees to take on a proactive business partner role;
  
• Setting the direction across the organization and involving people in necessary decisions.
  

What makes this position special?

You’re at the helm of performance, capacity, and data. Through group and business control, you have a direct influence on strategic decisions as well as on the day-to-day operations of healthcare. You help determine where we can deploy our people and resources most effectively.

You combine strategic insight with pragmatic execution and people-oriented leadership. Together with your teams, you will build a mature control function in which business and group control, as well as business intelligence, reinforce one another and ensure clear decision-making, better management, and sustainable results. 

We offer you:

You will be joining a large social knowledge organization and a key institution undergoing transformation within the mental health care sector. Arkin stands for courage, connection, and curiosity, and makes conscious choices to organize care, capacity, and resources in a way that is future-proof.

This is an environment where strategic leadership, learning, and improvement come together, and where you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside passionate colleagues to build a mature control function and guide organization-wide decisions.

You can count on:

• Terms of employment in accordance with the GGZ Collective Bargaining Agreement, pay scale 70 (min. €5,813 and max. €7,909 gross based on a 36-hour workweek);
  
• This is a position for 32 to 36 hours per week, 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.
  

• 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 combine people-oriented leadership with analytical acumen. You use data to set the direction, but you know that real change comes from working with people. You bring structure, stay the course, and aren’t afraid to offer advice—even when it’s uncomfortable.

We're a good fit if you:

• Possesses an academic level of work and thinking and a background in finance or business administration;
  
• Leads in a people-oriented and coaching style, with a focus on team development;
  
• Works in a data-driven and analytical manner and translates insights into concrete actions;
  
• Have experience in a leadership role within a complex organization;
  
• Structurel operates according to the PDCA cycle and ensures stability and predictability;
  
• Provides persistent and persuasive advice, with an understanding of administrative matters;
  
• Serve the organization and support teams in improving management and decision-making.
  

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 always a top priority. 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. 

Within the dynamic Finance & Control department, which has approximately 150 colleagues, you will lead a team of 18 passionate professionals. Together with other departments such as Financial Administration, Healthcare Control, and Healthcare Administration, you will help build a solid foundation for our organization. You will report directly to the Director of Finance & Control and, together with the management team, form a strong team dedicated to what truly matters: delivering the best care and ensuring quality and compliance within Arkin.  

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 Marco Elout, Director of Finance & Control, at marco.elout@arkin.nl or 06 52337007. 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 candidates will be given priority in the hiring process. 

The application deadline is February 28.If we find a new colleague before then, the position will be closed. 

To ensure we can review your application thoroughly and carefully, we ask that you submit yourresume and cover letter in Dutch.