Manager Business Operations and Group Control

Project overview

As a manager, you will lead the Business Operations department of the Eindhoven Metropolitan Region and be responsible for group controlling.

Profile of the suited interim professional:

• Managing the employees of the Business Operations department (approximately 10 to 15 FTE), including direction of external suppliers such as legal and IT service providers
• Representing the Business Operations department within the Management Team
• Shaping the resource policy for various aspects of business operations
• Advising at a strategic level on group controlling
• Directing the planning and control cycle, including framework setting and internal and external accountability
• Acting as secretary of the administrative advisory committee for Finance
• Strengthening and professionalizing the Business Operations department, including documenting processes and working in a process-oriented manner
• Establishing a stable financial function, including the introduction of the budget holder scheme
• Establishing specific internal control and performing internal control activities
• Shaping the collaboration between the MRE and the various BVs
• Ensuring compliance with the new archives act
• Setting up and safeguarding information provision, including security and archiving
• Minimum of 10 years of proven experience in a management role within business operations, finance, and control in the public sector, preferably with municipalities or government
• Thorough knowledge in the field of finance and control
• Strong communication skills, a proactive attitude, and results orientation
• Ability to switch between different levels of scale (national, provincial, regional, local) in a politically and administratively sensitive environment with public-private partners
• Knowledge of and experience with the regional playing field of the 21 municipalities within the MRE (preferred)
• Affinity with regional tasks (preferred)

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Duration: 12 months
• Location: Eindhoven, Brabant, Limburg, Zeeland, NL
• Rate: 110-110 EUR/h
• Languages: Dutch