Financial Support Officer

You will be responsible for the financial, project, and personnel administration of the Marketing and Consumer Behaviour (MCB) and Business Management & Organisation (BMO) chair groups. You will act as the first point of contact for staff members and support departments regarding finance, HRM, and project-related matters. In general, your responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a solid financial overview, identifying trends, providing proactive information to the chair holders, and serving as the central contact person within the MCB and BMO groups;
• Maintaining active and effective contact with the HRM department, Liaison Office, and Project Control, and corresponding with funding organizations;
• Processing and analyzing financial data, monitoring budgets, and preparing external reports; supporting the chair holders with data and analyses for the budgeting process of both groups;
• Supporting project leaders with data for acquisition, project budgeting, and project management, while closely monitoring project budgets in collaboration with the project controller;
• Preparing appointments for new staff members and keeping track of time allocation, as well as sick leave and vacation records.

You have:

• A relevant degree at higher professional education (HBO) level (e.g., Business Administration) or equivalent thinking level combined with financial training or demonstrable financial experience;
• Proven financial insight and administrative work experience;
• Good command of both Dutch and English, spoken and written;
• Experience with MS Office, particularly Excel, and the ability to quickly learn new software systems.

You are proactive, flexible, and resourceful, able to set priorities and work accurately. You are decisive and see yourself as a connector, proactively seeking collaboration with direct colleagues and other departments. Experience in a coordinating role within a complex organization such as a university is highly valuable.

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

• sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• 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. Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive gross salary of between €3,382.- and €4,484.- for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 8). This position is for 20 hours per week. You will initially receive a one-year contract, with the prospect of extension upon satisfactory performance. Of course, we are happy to have a conversation with you if you have any questions about this.

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.

Coming from abroad
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.