Financial Project Control Manager

The organisation

Our client, Wolters Kluwer (WKL), is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare; tax and accounting; governance, risk and compliance; and legal and regulatory sectors. They help their customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.

Wolters Kluwer reported in 2019 annual revenues of €4.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries and employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands.

The position

One of the divisions of Wolters Kluwer is the Global Platform Organization who recently changed the name to the Digital eXperience Group or */DXG.
*/DXG co-creates state-of-the-art digital solutions with businesses around the world. The */DXG mandate is to grow revenue in the company’s digital products through innovation in, and adoption of, global platforms and tools to meet customer needs. It drives innovation in Wolters Kluwer through its user experience Center of Excellence, focusing on customer-centric product development and its artificial intelligence Center of Excellence, applying advanced technologies for the next generation of expert solutions.

Within the */DXG organization we are looking for a Financial Project Control Manager to support the Director Financial Control. In this role your direct reporting line will be to the CFO and you will have a dotted line to the Director Financial Control. As a Financial Project Control Manager you will have a key role in projects improving  the financial processes, controls and reporting of the */DXG organization. You will provide hands on support to these projects.  In this capacity you are responsible for:

• Provide support to execute the roadmap for */DXG finance;
• Provide regular updates on the progress of the execution of the roadmap;
• One of the main elements will be the implementation of the */DXG new operating model;
• Owner of the */DXG finance internal controls framework;, 
• Provide hands on support to improve the design and implementation of financial processes;
• Participate in */DXG wide internal controls/ governance related projects;

Tasks and responsibilities

• Collaboration with the business partners to advise on the optimal implementation of the new operating model;
• Provide support to automate the month end processes, e.g. monthly balance sheet reconciliation process, HFM reporting and allocations out; 
• Improve and maintain the */DXG finance internal controls framework and process documentation;
• Provide hands on support to fine tune the WK Tech Operating manual for changes where necessary;
• Provide hands on support to improve the execution of internal controls;
• Participate in internal and external audits of the */DXG books;

Candidate profile

Education & Experience

• Master or Bachelor+ (e.g. combined with (Registered) Controller Education) in Business Administration or Finance or Accounting;
• 8+ years of experience (financial background preferably combined with Big 4 advisory)
• Experience with improvements of  internal controls preferably in an international environment;
• Experience with project delivery and stake holder management;
• Experience with technology development and service management processes is a plus;
• Excel ‘power user’, preferably hands-on experience with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and SAP,
• Experience with general ledger functions and month-end/ year-end close process;
• Experience with reporting databases such as ESSBASE, GEAC and HFM and ERP systems, preferably SAP.

Competencies

• Passion for contributing to the organizational strategic objectives;
• Customer focus;
• Understanding of financial processes, system interfaces and master data design;
• Strong and pro-active personality;
• Communication skills and proficiency in English;
• Being an effective communicator and team-player, accepting accountability and building working relationships as a means of getting things done;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Pragmatic and hands-on mentality.

The offer

Salary indication: €100.000 excl. bonus.

Interested?

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