Senior Financial Analyst – Cost Accounting

## Senior Financial Analyst – Cost Accounting
For a bank I’m searching for an interim Senior Financial Analyst with experience in cost allocation models and who has advanced Excel skills.
For a bank I’m searching for an interim Senior Financial Analyst with experience in cost allocation models and time-writing systems, strong analytical and reporting skills, and advanced Excel expertise (pivot tables, formulas, data modeling). You should be able to work independently and across teams and (ideally) have a solid understanding of budgeting and reimbursement models.
This temporary assignment has been created to cover a maternity leave. The cost accounting solution within the bank’s project is already operational and has been continuously developed and improved. New donor requirements and lessons learned are generating new improvement initiatives. Standard processes and governance structures are being developed, and overall, a considerable degree of change is expected. As a result, strong change management and consultancy skills are essential for success in this role.
The Interim Financial Analyst will contribute to improving time and cost tracking against programs, for example by delivering reports that enhance the monitoring of time and costs against budgets. In addition, the analyst will contribute to the integration and monitoring of reimbursements into departmental budgets. Ad-hoc requests related to cost accounting and the financial monitoring of donor-funded programs must be addressed adequately. The candidate is considered successful when the above objectives are realized, with sufficient progress made and reports delivered that increase clarity on monitoring time and costs against budgets. Please note that most deliverables are due after the maternity leave period.

• Support financial reporting and analysis on donor-funded programs.
• Maintain and drive improvements to the cost accounting solution, focusing on:
• Enabling time and cost tracking against programs.
• Integrating and monitoring reimbursements into departmental budgets.
• Collaborate with program coordinators and finance teams to ensure correct cost allocation and budget compensation.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests related to cost accounting and financial monitoring of donor-funded programs.
• Contribute to financial process optimization and documentation.

The candidate will be considered successful if clear progress has been made on improving time and cost tracking against programs, if reports to monitor time and costs against budgets have been delivered, and if ad-hoc requests regarding donor-funded financial monitoring are sufficiently addressed.
The Interim Financial Analyst will be part of a project team, which consists of approximately five members. This team is responsible for delivering a platform, which serves as both a strategic and operational framework to realize the project’s objectives, including the related capabilities such as the cost-accounting capability. The analyst will report to the Project Manager and will work closely with colleagues from the departments Impact, Partnerships, and Reporting.

• Education / Background: Accounting or Finance background (ideally RA background).
• Industry Experience: Financial services; ideally NGO or Development Finance Institution (DFI) experience, and familiarity with donor-funded programs.
• Required skills & experience:
• Background in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, data modeling).
• Familiarity with cost allocation models and time-writing systems.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
• Ability to work independently and cross-functionally.
• Understanding of budgeting and reimbursement models for donor-funded programs.
• Preferred experience:
• Experience with PowerQuery and data transformation.
• Experience in the NGO or public sector and with donor-funded programs.
• Knowledge of donor compliance and reporting requirements.
• Soft skills:
• Self-starter, proactive, and capable of managing work independently.
• Strong sense of ownership, including when dependencies involve other colleagues or teams.
• Social, approachable, and collaborative (does not work in isolation).
• Language skills: Dutch and English (advanced).
• IT / Systems: Advanced Excel skills are required.

• Start date: Desired start date 1 December; ultimate start date 8 December.
• Hours: 32 hours per week.
• Location: Hybrid and approximately 50% at the office.
• Management responsibility: 25% (on project deliverables).