Interim Budget & Expense Analyst

For a bank I'm searching for an interim Budget & Expense Analyst with experience in budget processes, accounting treatments and AP.
For a bank I’m searching for an interim Budget & Expense Analyst with solid experience in financial accounting and deep understanding of budget processes, accounting treatments (Dutch GAAP), and accounts payable.
The Finance department of the bank is handling an increased workload due to a strategic pan-European transformation project (the “Project”). The Project requires dedicated involvement from the Finance staff to prepare for User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Migration, and Business Readiness in anticipation of a go-live date of April 1, 2025. Due to the Project, the Finance team faces a temporary high workload, balancing regular business-as-usual (BAU) activities with project execution. This dual focus challenges the team’s capacity to prioritize effectively, which risks the quality of financial outputs, such as statutory, regulatory, and management reporting. Limited focus on this strategic project could lead to superficial fixes instead of exploring root causes collaboratively with stakeholders, potentially exposing the organization to strategic risks.
To ensure BAU continuity, this role will provide essential support, allowing the current team to dedicate time to UAT and migration activities as part of the Project.
The primary goal of this assignment is to provide continuity in BAU operations and support the team with critical end-of-year financial activities. Key deliverables for the analyst will include:

• Complete regular monitoring of expense accounts, to ensure to be parked appropriately to the respective ledger accounts
• Prepare for Month-on-Month and budget analysis

• Financial operations as the processing of purchase and sales invoices, payments, accrual and prepayment booking, fixed assets, etc.
• Processing of the budget applications
• Recording/maintenance of the fixed asset administration and reconciliation to the general ledger
• Maintenance of the standing data (supplier info, contract, etc.) in AFAS
• Assistance in the VAT and other tax related reporting for all offices/ branches
• Processing of standing orders (such as accruals, prepayments, salaries, social securities)
• Responsible for the recording of the salary and employee related expenses
• Assistance in expense and budget reporting
• Assistance in the proper set-up, enhancement and maintenance of the general ledger
• Assistance in the periodical reconciliations of the general ledger
• Assistance in departmental ad-hoc projects

The analyst will join the Budget & Expenses team, which is part of the Finance department at the Bank. This team consists of five members, led by the Head of Budget & Expenses, and is supported by senior expense analysts. The analyst will report directly to the Head of Budget & Expenses and work in close cooperation with other team members and stakeholders within the department.
The Budget & Expenses team maintains the general ledger and performs periodical reconciliations (daily, weekly, monthly). Other responsibilities include: all corporate tax matters (CIT, WHT, VAT, transfer pricing), the recording and payment of purchase invoices, declarations and fixed assets, the issue and recording of sales invoices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Financial Accounting or similar education (HBO; HND Business Studies; HEAO-BE, SPD).
• Background in Accountant Payable & Financial Services, ideally banking.
• Experienced with budget processes (budget analysis and budget tracking), accounting treatment i.e. expenses processes (Dutch GAAP related) and financial operations.
• Hands-on experience with MS Excel (extensively on table functions; not pivots), AFAS (AP/AR and memo’s) and/or Oracle (AP/AR and memo’s). Nice to have: MIDAS experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, accurate and can-do mentality.
• Flexible on ad hoc tasks and for longer days if need be.
• Above average communication skills, fluent in Dutch and English.

• Start Date: Preferably November 15, 2024, with a hard start date of December 1, 2024.
• Duration: Initial term until April 2025, with the possibility of extension.
• Hours: 32-40 hours per week.
• Location: Hybrid model, meaning three days in-office and two days remote, subject to team lead approval.
• Interview Process: Two interview rounds
• Other Considerations: No holiday availability during Q1 2025 to meet project demands.

• Start: ultimately December 1st, 2024