Senior consultant financiën overheid
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Job description
As a senior consultant in public-sector finance, you advise municipalities, provinces and central government on budgets, cost-cutting and strategic financial choices, and help grow the advisory group.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Hybrid · Utrecht, Netherlands
- Languages
- Dutch – fluent
- Pay
- EUR 6,100 – 9,295 / month
What you'll do
- Advise on finances, budgets and cost-cutting issues.
- Carry out feasibility studies and business cases for public organisations.
- Support central control functions within municipalities, provinces and ministries.
- Analyse financial and policy space and advise on strategic choices.
- Contribute to developing digital tools and AI applications within finance.
- Actively contribute to the growth and development of the advisory group through commercial skills and network.
What we're looking for
- Academic working and thinking level, with a completed degree in e.g. business economics, Certified Public Controller, chartered accountancy, public administration, political science or law.
- Work experience at a consultancy or at a municipality, province or central government, preferably in a financial or control role.
- Flexibility in time and commitment and the ability to work independently.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills.
- Affinity with digital developments such as AI and robotisation.
- A proactive and entrepreneurial attitude.
Nice to have
- Affinity with figures in a governance context.
- Experience with commercial activities and relationship management.
Your team
Financiën, bedrijfsvoering en control within the Openbaar Bestuur advisory group
A close-knit team of experienced consultants and experts focused on responsible and effective spending of public funds; the Openbaar Bestuur advisory group has around one hundred advisers.
Benefits
- A one-year contract, with the firm intention of offering a permanent contract after one year.
- An attractive salary between € 6,100 and € 9,295, tailored to your knowledge and experience.
- A representation allowance of € 3,000 per year.
- A regular collective profit-sharing scheme depending on company results.
- An attractive pension scheme.
- 27 holiday days, with the option to buy up to 20 extra days on a full-time contract.
- Flexible public holidays that can be shifted to days that matter to you.
- A mobility scheme of your choice: a company car or a mobility budget.
- A laptop and phone.
- Freedom to decide, in consultation with colleagues, where and when you work.
- Ample room for development through internal and external training.
How to get hired
- 1You receive a response within one working week of applying.
- 2If positive, you are invited for an introductory meeting.
- 3Then a conversation follows with fellow consultants and your future manager.
- 4If those conversations go well, you are asked to take the assessment.
- 5If the assessment shows you are a real Berenschotter, a concrete offer follows.
Apply
Direct apply at Berenschot Groep B.V.
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About Berenschot
Your progress starts at Berenschot
Berenschot is an independent Dutch organisational consultancy in Utrecht with more than 500 driven colleagues, a flat structure without partners, an open and informal culture and collaboration across disciplines.
Mission
To contribute to progress in organisations and society with advice and solutions.
Key facts
- Utrecht, Netherlands
- Independent Dutch organisational consultancy based in Utrecht.
- Flat structure without partners, giving influence over the projects you carry out.
- The Openbaar Bestuur advisory group consists of around one hundred advisers.
- A unique commercial environment without shareholders or partners.
What they value
- Always striving for surprising and innovative solutions.
- An open and informal culture with collaboration across disciplines.
- A diverse and inclusive personnel policy offering equal opportunities to everyone.