(senior) Projectcontroller Concernstaf

At Wageningen University & Research, we work on solutions with global impact. Would you like to use your financial expertise to contribute to projects that make a real difference in areas such as sustainability and innovation? Then we would be delighted to meet you.

Your role
As a Project Controller, you will have plenty of room to develop yourself and actively contribute to strategic and organisation-wide projects. You support internal project managers in a proactive way and liaise with various internal and external stakeholders.

In this role, you independently manage the financial administration of several strategic and cross-unit projects. Due to their scale, nature, and complexity, these projects are centrally coordinated by the corporate staff. Your responsibilities include: • Being involved in the acquisition of new projects and setting up the project administration in accordance with the requirements of various funding bodies. • Supporting project leaders in preparing project budgets, financial reports, and audit files, while building sustainable working relationships with them. • Acting as a financial sparring partner for the project leaders. You are responsible for reliable and complete project result assessments, financial reporting, and subsidy accountability, as well as preparing and guiding audit processes. • Serving as the point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders regarding project-related questions.

The team
As an enthusiastic and driven Project Controller, you will join the Finance & Control CS+ team. This team is part of the Corporate Finance & Control department and includes both project control and business control. The team consists of five colleagues.

• A completed Bachelor’s degree (HBO) in a relevant field (e.g., Accountancy, Business Economics).
• Work experience in (project) administration.
• Knowledge of and experience with AO processes and relevant software.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your work. You meet deadlines set by the planning & control cycle.
• A collaborative mindset, both within your own team and with colleagues from other departments.
• Strong verbal and written command of both Dutch and English.

You can see that this role offers plenty of challenges — and these challenges can also be viewed as opportunities for growth. So even if you do not yet have the full track record described in the vacancy but do have solid relevant experience, we warmly encourage you to apply.

More finance vacancies can be found on our Finance at WUR job page.

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 €3.482,- 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 of 32 hours is preferred. 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.