Advisor Corporate Control (secondment)

Project overview

The assignment focuses on strengthening financial control, internal governance, and legality within the municipality.

Profile of the suited interim professional:

• Identifying and assessing strategic, financial, and organizational risks, including those associated with large projects and affiliated parties
• Advising on the manageability of municipal tasks, the quality of decision-making, and the setup of governance
• Acting as a critical sparring partner for the executive board, management, and administration
• Strengthening the Planning & Control cycle, including the budget, executive reports, and annual accounts
• Advising on financial management information, budget control, and financial sustainability
• Contributing to the professionalization of internal control and accountability for legality
• Evaluating the management letter and findings from the annual accounts audit and translating them into improvement measures
• Monitoring the coherence and quality of the control system in collaboration with the internal control advisor
• Updating financial regulations, policy frameworks, and internal guidelines in accordance with laws and regulations such as the BBV (Budgetary Framework for Municipalities)
• A completed HBO bachelor's degree in accountancy and/or controlling
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrable work experience as a control advisor or similar
• Minimum 3 years of demonstrable experience with municipal finances and the BBV
• Minimum 2 years of demonstrable experience with Planning & Control products in a municipality

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Duration: 6 months
• Location: Gendringen, Overijssel, Gelderland, NL
• Languages: Dutch