Associate Finance (corporate line) in Amsterdam

Finance Group Treasury (GT) and Corporate Line is looking for an Associate Finance Control with a strong financial background and a desire to work in an ambitious and dynamic finance team with a high level of business expertise and specialist knowledge.

Your Work Environment

Finance Group Treasury & Corporate Line (GT & CL) is overall responsible for the financial management of Treasury, Capital Management and Other Corporate Line activities within ING. Within Finance GT & CL the primary task of the Business Control GT NL & CL team is to support GT Management in optimizing ING’s balance sheet through:

• Management information, analysis & advice and business control activities

• Driving the implementation of innovative, forward looking balance sheet steering information

• Targeting global standardisation and streamlining of relevant processes, tools and systems

The Business Control GT NL team consists of financial control, business advice, and accounting experts with an in depth knowledge of Group Treasury activities and financial instruments combined with a broad knowledge of various balance sheet, IFRS accounting and regulatory accounting topics. We report directly to the CFO Group Treasury.

Tasks & Responsibilities

You are a member of a small team of 3 FTE which is part of Finance Group Treasury & Corporate Line (GT & CL) 35 FTE. Your most important tasks are:

• Oversight activities for Corporate Line, including managing and challenging the large variety of stakeholders, and consolidation for monthly and quarterly reporting to senior management;

• Understand the Group Treasury and other Corporate Line portfolios and provide support to the stakeholders such as CFO Corporate Line, Group Finance, Investor Relations, GBA, and Group Treasury front office;

• Leading the Balance Sheet and P&L forecasting and budgeting process, liquidity/solvency forecast, scenario analysis;

• Financial accounting (balance sheet, P&L) control

• Regulatory accounting control, including solvency, liquidity;

• Support, analysis and business advice on above to main stakeholders.

Behaviours & Competences

• You adhere to the ING values and it is evident for you that your behavior is fully aligned with the Orange Code;

• In addition, you have the demonstrated ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams and in an agile way;

• You are seen as a reliable and valuable business partner for both internal and external stakeholders;

• You have excellent communication and persuasion skills and are able to present complex issues in a simple and understandable way;

• You have the ability to understand the “big picture” while having an eye for detail;

• Have a pro-active attitude and ability to operate in a demanding and changing environment;

• Working knowledge of Group Treasury or financial market products is a pre, as well as management accounting knowledge and experience with ING (GT) Finance systems and processes;

• Persistent; pro-active, client focused;

• Team player, with the ability to work independently and an eye for details;

• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines;

• Strong analytical and presentation skills;

• Self-confidence and ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels of the organization.

Education

• A Master’s degree, for example in Economics, Econometrics or Business Administration and at least 2 years of relevant working experience.

This is a unique opportunity to:

• Learn about the banking business and ALM, from a finance, business and risk perspective;

• Build your network across these functions and across stakeholders;

• Develop key competencies in a changing and challenging environment supported by experienced and highly motivated professionals, and

• Enjoy a fun working environment, with a very international group of colleagues close to the business that we support.