Senior Finance Business Partner - Performance & Cost Management in Amsterdam

About our Team

Come and join ING , a leading international bank, at the forefront of technology innovation and digitalization.

Our team focusses on supporting the COO Domain (c. Eur 1.5bn cost, 13,000 people) an exciting, changing domain that includes customer Operations, KYC, Transformation. We work across Retail, Wholesale and Head Office. We understand you can only be an exceptional finance business partner if you use financial and non-financial data, qualitative insight, weaved all together to give the true story behind the numbers.

We deliver by hiring high quality individuals with integrity, personal accountability, teamwork, commitment to excellence, and proactive thinking. If you exemplify our values and want to be part of something big, contact us today.

Job Overview

As a senior team member of the Performance and Cost Management team you are responsible for understanding, analysing and challenging financial performance across the global COO Domain. You will work directly with MBB and MBB-1 members, quickly synthesizing content and giving good advice.

You are a business partner to both the Group COO and his management team bringing strong expertise, innovative analysis and well reasoned advice to both challenge and support! Specifically:

• You Own the Numbers. You  develop financial analysis and insight that goes beyond the readily available data.  Using a mixture of financial and non-financial data, qualitative insight, you look beyond the numbers  to piece together the true commercial story. There isn’t always a right answer and senior stakeholders’ requirements constantly change, so you must be comfortable with ambiguity, be sparky, curious and be adaptable.
• You have strong Stakeholder Management Skills: You are proactive at all levels of the organisation including MBB. You are the key point of contact and are able to get further insight through these relationships to better advise and challenge.
• You Tell the right Story: Your work is high impact, and highly visible to senior management - much of which is consumed by MBB and MBB-1 level.  You are responsible for crafting clear arguments and stories in a convincing way and confidently presenting, discussing and challenging at all levels of the organisation. You have excellent written and presentation skills.

The varied skills and backgrounds of our diverse team generates a sparky, innovative and collegiate atmosphere. There is a strong commitment to ensuring the development and growth of each of our team members. If you are looking for a fast moving and dynamic team producing influential financial analysis, then this is the place for you!

How to succeed

You are a high energy expert in financial analysis and business advice and will be able to navigate this complex environment delivering value-added finance advice. You are comfortable being autonomous, self-organising and are independent thinking. You are happy to work with ambiguity but tenacious about getting answers and gaining understanding.  Importantly you can communicate the key messages clearly, concisely and invest the time in taking your stakeholder on the journey.

• 5+ years’ experience working with senior management in management accounting / business advice
• A university and/or post-graduate degree (in business, accounting, economics or related field are highly desirable)
• Fluent in English (verbal and written)
• Proficiency in Microsoft (Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Strong communicator (verbal, written)
• Experience of ING’s financial systems (i.e. MISOB)
• Useful to have knowledge of operations and good understanding of the banking processes/products
• Current residence in the Netherlands is preferred

A job from 36 to 40 hours and a unique offer that fits in with the times of today. We take into account your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life. Discover yourself our employment
To give you an idea, we will tell you about the benefits of working at ING:

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work at home
• A reimbursement for travel expenses
• 24 vacation days with a 36-hour working week. If you work 40 hours a week, you will receive 27 vacation days
• Pension scheme
• 13th month salary
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• 8% Holiday payment

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About us

With around 52,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to make a difference. We hire smart people like you for your potential, not your past. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on more responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself. If you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible, surrounded by progressive, inspiring and supportive colleagues, there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING.