Project Controller PSG

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As a (Senior) Project Controller, you will be part of an ambitious team where you have plenty of room to take initiative. You are responsible for the financial management of externally funded research projects. From budgeting to final financial settlement, you translate financial information into meaningful insights for research activities. You maintain contact and collaborate closely with project leaders to ensure sound financial project management.

Together with the Business Controller and project leaders, you ensure thorough control and risk management of the projects. You have a complete overview of the financial aspects of these projects. You identify potential risks at an early stage and take action when necessary.

Your role

• guiding (subsidy-funded) projects and taking responsibility for their financial management;
• acting as the key contact person for the controller and project leaders, while maintaining communication with external project partners and stakeholders;
• contributing to the implementation of internal control measures;
• identifying potential financial risks in time and taking appropriate action;
• closing each financial period with a complete and reliable financial result, while contributing significantly to the balance sheet file and the annual accounts;
• safeguarding the reliability of financial information and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, policy guidelines, and procedures;
• contributing to the further professionalisation of the Project Control team.
• Depending on your experience, you may also be responsible for:
• delivering complete project files (including discussions with the auditor and answering audit questions);
• managing the finances of complex (subsidy-funded) projects;
• acting as coordinator for (complex) projects.

Your team
Within the Plant Sciences research group, we work at an international top level in research and education. Together with national and international companies, research organisations, and governments, we focus on themes such as healthy and sustainable food and non-food plant production. Our innovations play a crucial role in addressing societal challenges.

As a Project Controller, you are part of the Finance & Control department, which consists of Business Control, Project Control, and Financial Administration. In this role, you will have a high degree of responsibility and independence, working closely with skilled and enthusiastic colleagues across various departments.

WUR welcomes applications from international candidates. However, for applicants for this specific position from outside the EU/EFTA zone, immigration restrictions may apply based on Dutch and EU immigration laws. Such candidates may be eligible for an “orientation year” in the Netherlands or a visa as a “knowledge migrant”.

• a completed bachelor’s degree in higher professional education (HBO), such as HEAO Business Economics, Accountancy, or a comparable financial programme,
• at least 4 years of work experience in a financial environment,
• and experience with project administration and the financial management of projects;

And

• you are customer- and service-oriented,
• naturally seek collaboration,
• easily build new connections,
• have everything it takes to independently prepare and analyse financial (audit) reports,
• and you are not afraid to express your independent professional judgement.
• you speak Dutch at a minimum of B1 level

You will also recognize the following skills in yourself: you like to take initiative, you are flexible, honest, accurate, and always looking for opportunities to further develop yourself.

In our international working environment there is an increasing amount of communication in English. For this position it is about language level B2.

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed year-end bonus of 8,3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary. We offer, depending on your experience, a competitive gross salary of between €3.399,- and € 5.478,- for a full-time working week of 36 hours, in accordance with the CLA Wageningen Research (scale 9/10). Additionally, For this role a parttime contract can be discussed. As for your contract, we initially offer a one-year contract that can be extended - if possible within (company) organizational circumstances - on good performance.

Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development, with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training programmes.

You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working environment. For 20 consecutive years, we have been voted the "best university" in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of.

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”. Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (6,700 fte) and 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR and watch the video below to get an idea of our green campus!

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated.

Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences. The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and Wageningen, therefore, has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees.

Because we expect you to work and live in the Netherlands our team of advisors on Dutch immigration procedures will help you with the visa application procedures for yourself and, if applicable, for your family. If you come with a partner, we offer a Dual Career group program organized by our Welcome Center. This program helps your partner to get familiar with the Dutch culture, labour market and assists your partner to find a job.

Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed. Wageningen University & Research's International Community page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees coming to Wageningen. Furthermore, our Welcome Center can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example housing, opening a bank account or schooling. Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.