Your tasks:
- Produce and review monthly cost performance information with each member of the Executive team and colleagues across our Berlin and Amsterdam offices
- Challenge performance via cost driver analyses and agree on follow-up actions
- Prepare and develop financial plans, budgets and forecasts and ensure these align to our strategic goals
- Work in close liaison with our Head of Change and Project Leads to ensure project costs are fully understood through monthly reviews and tracking of costs and benefits
- Work closely with the Cost Management team to understand and challenge relevant Cost Transfer Charging (CTC) data
- Provide financial support/modelling for the implementation of new projects
- Support the reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and other Financial Control requirements
- Proactively identify and manage opportunities and risks to our 4 year plan
- Support senior management decision making by providing insightful and efficient ad hoc reporting
Your knowledge/experience:
- Educated to degree level with several years of working in a finance/ controlling/ cost controlling function
- Experience in an IFRS environment, some knowledge of HGB accounting and/or Accountancy qualification desirable
- Strong commercial awareness of the market and industry environment
- Very good Excel skills; experience with VBA, IBM Cognos and/or Smartview preferred
- Practical understanding of relevant financial systems and processes
- Ability to influence with very good interpersonal and presentation skills
- Fluent in English, Dutch and/or German is a plus
We offer:
- An international team with colleagues from more than 30 different countries
- An informal corporate culture - without dress code and ‘Sie’.
- Various possibilities for flexible working, i.a. various part-time models, flexitime
- Extensive, very flexible home office arrangements - even after Covid-19
- Possibility to work from other EU countries for up to 30 days per year
- An excellent learning culture and opportunity to improve your professional competencies
- Social benefits such as a company pension scheme, life insurance and capital formation contributions
- 30 days holiday as well as 24 and 31 December as non-working days
- Additional benefits such as employer contributions to BVG job ticket, free fruit, nuts, drinks and sports activities
- Easily accessible city centre offices, in the vicinity of many shops and restaurants to which you receive a discount
Bank of Scotland is committed to equal opportunities and actively promotes diversity and equality. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. This position is available on a part time or full time basis.
We look forward to receiving your complete application (max. 3 MB) with a letter of motivation, CV, references, salary expectations and earliest possible start.
