Administrative Employee (Senior Administrator Personnel & Financial Control)

Project overview

Job Description

For the Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, we are looking for a temporary filling of a (Senior) Administrator with the focus area Personnel & Financial Control:

Assignment

For the Finance & Legal Affairs department within the Urban Development sector, we are looking for an experienced Senior Administrator Personnel & Financial Control. This is a temporary assignment to replace an employee who is currently absent. In this role, you will be responsible for managing personnel and financial information and will make a significant contribution to the organization's planning and control cycle. The emphasis of this assignment is on personnel and staffing management, with special attention to personnel costs, staffing development, and management information.

You will join a team of 11 colleagues and a manager and will fulfill the role of one of the two senior administrators within the team. Thanks to a handover period of one month with the current external employee and support from experienced colleagues, you will have ample opportunity to familiarize yourself with the specific processes. Due to the urgency of the assignment, it is expected that you can function independently within two to four weeks. The assignment is initially until July 1, 2027, with the possibility of extension depending on the duration of the ongoing reintegration process of the absent employee.

Activities:

Personnel and Staffing Management

Financial Administration and Control

Planning & Control

What do you bring?

Must haves:

• Manage and update personnel and staffing overviews.
• Prepare monthly analyses in the areas of: occupancy; vacancy space; inflow and outflow; personnel changes; deviations from budget and staffing.
• Prepare hourly analysis based on actual deployment versus budget.
• Compile overviews of personnel costs for management reports, budget, and annual accounts.
• Identify and analyze developments, risks, and deviations within personnel costs and staffing.
• Process, check, and report financial data.
• Support the management of general ledger, cost center, and project administration.
• Perform checks on financial transactions.
• Analyze purchase orders, commitments, and budget utilization.
• Identify deviations and improvement opportunities.
• Support budget management and credit control.
• Contribute to accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Coordinate activities for the 2027 Annual Accounts.
• Perform analyses on reserves and provisions.
• Prepare management reports and financial analyses.
• Provide substantiation for the planning and control cycle.
• Support with audits and internal controls.
• HBO work and thinking level, preferably in Business Economics, Business Administration, Finance & Control, or similar.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as an administrator, financial controller, or similar role within a government organization.
• Experience with financial administration, budget monitoring, and financial analyses.
• Experience with financial systems such as Key2Fin or SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience with personnel and staffing management and preparing management information.
• You are capable of functioning independently within a complex organization within a few weeks.

Nice to have

Competencies:

We are looking for a strong senior professional who:

Additional information:

• Approximately 10 years of relevant work experience within a municipal or other government organization.
• Knowledge of municipal financial processes, BBV (Budgetary Principles for Municipalities), and planning & control.
• Experience with Unit4.
• Experience with reporting tools and advanced use of Excel.
• Is accurate and analytically strong.
• Works independently and proactively.
• Quickly grasps information and learns processes.
• Identifies deviations and risks in a timely manner.
• Acts result-oriented.
• Collaborates effectively with advisors, managers, and budget holders.
• Possesses good communication skills and organizational sensitivity.
• 36 hours constitutes a full-time workweek;
• Please submit the CV in Dutch;
• Suppliers of candidates must be aware of the applicable laws and regulations regarding employment conditions and the Municipalities collective labor agreement;
• We would like to receive a substantiation in the personal motivation explaining why the candidate possesses the required competencies;
• The application period is 5 working days, after which the shortlist will be sent to the Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch;
• If the candidate is approved to start with the client, a pre-employment screening will take place. We will send you the necessary documents for this via the Portal at that time. Your candidate may only start after completion of the pre-employment screening;
• The candidate possesses a proof of identity (a passport or identity card), which is valid at intake and on the start date of the candidate's contract and can be presented for inspection;
• By offering a candidate, we assume that you agree with the terms and conditions of the Municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch;
• The rate depends on the knowledge and skills of the candidate.

Project details

• Start: 2026-11-01T23:00:00
• Location: 's-Hertogenbosch Noord-Brabant, NL
• Languages: Dutch