Are you a committed and driven Finance professional and are you looking for a new challenge in your career? Do you want an impactful role within Wageningen University & Research (WUR), the most sustainable knowledge institution in the Netherlands? Then read on and respond before 9 September 2025!
In this position, you are jointly responsible for the financial policy of the organization and you are responsible for the quality of the financial information for both the business units and the WFSR as a whole. You will be responsible for the implementation of WFSR's entire planning and control cycle, consisting of three business units and three departments, with a total turnover of 58 million and over 400 employees.
In addition, you lead a team of finance professionals who, together with you, are responsible for the above tasks and have expertise in both business control and project control. WFSR is an organization with a wide variety of projects, in which the research tasks in the field of food safety that WFSR carries out on behalf of the government. As F&C manager, you are responsible for drawing up the budget, year-end closing and monthly reports and the associated analyses. You supervise the annual (project) audits and are responsible for timely implementation. You closely monitor financial progress, identify risks and proactively come up with recommendations. At a strategic level, you will advise the director of WFSR.
The profile looks like this:
The F&C department of WFSR consists of two teams: business control and project control. The financial administration is provided from an SSC. Around eight colleagues in your team work on business control and project control.
As F&C manager, you are accountable to the director of WFSR and you have functional lines with the director of F&C WUR, business unit managers of WFSR and other heads of staff. When it comes to terms of employment, Wageningen University & Research is the right place for you. Highlights from our collective labour agreement are, for example:
Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training opportunities.
You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working atmosphere. For 20 years in a row, we have been voted the "best university" in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of. The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”.
Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,700 employees (7,000 fte), 2,500 PhD and EngD candidates, 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.
Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR.
We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves and do not appreciate unasked for services from recruitment agencies. However, sharing in your network is appreciated. For this versatile position, we would like to see the following in you:
For more information about the procedure, please contact Jeanine van 't Veer, recruiter, via email: jeanine.vantveer@wur.nl.
Apply?
Click on the application button for the vacancy on our website. Only applications via our website will be processed.
You can respond up and until 9 September 2025. We plan the interviews in consultation.
Procedure
As part of our selection process, an assessment may be incorporated within the procedure.
Welcome, safe, and valued
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) highly values diversity and inclusion because we believe that different insights lead to innovative solutions. We create a work environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and appreciated, regardless of background, identity, or experience. Together, we are building a culture where everyone's unique contribution adds to the success of our organization.
In this position, you are jointly responsible for the financial policy of the organization and you are responsible for the quality of the financial information for both the business units and the WFSR as a whole. You will be responsible for the implementation of WFSR's entire planning and control cycle, consisting of three business units and three departments, with a total turnover of 58 million and over 400 employees.
In addition, you lead a team of finance professionals who, together with you, are responsible for the above tasks and have expertise in both business control and project control. WFSR is an organization with a wide variety of projects, in which the research tasks in the field of food safety that WFSR carries out on behalf of the government. As F&C manager, you are responsible for drawing up the budget, year-end closing and monthly reports and the associated analyses. You supervise the annual (project) audits and are responsible for timely implementation. You closely monitor financial progress, identify risks and proactively come up with recommendations. At a strategic level, you will advise the director of WFSR.
The profile looks like this:
- you are a solid sparring partner who ensures a good connection and cooperation within the F&C team in an inspiring way. On the other hand, you provide clear advice and good information from F&C to the organization;
- you facilitate your team to get the best out of themselves;
- you will be part of the team of heads of staff (operations team) and will actively contribute to the development and implementation of new policy and operational management processes within WFSR and WUR;
- you will participate in regular WUR controllers' meeting and from there actively contribute to WUR-wide financial developments (e.g. dashboard-based reporting, implementation of the budget tool, new project management system).
The F&C department of WFSR consists of two teams: business control and project control. The financial administration is provided from an SSC. Around eight colleagues in your team work on business control and project control.
As F&C manager, you are accountable to the director of WFSR and you have functional lines with the director of F&C WUR, business unit managers of WFSR and other heads of staff. When it comes to terms of employment, Wageningen University & Research is the right place for you. Highlights from our collective labour agreement are, for example:
- working hours that can be determined in consultation, so that an optimal work-life balance is possible;
- sabbatical leave, study leave and partly paid parental leave;
- There is a lot of attention for vitality and you can use the sports facilities on campus at an attractive rate;
- a structural end-of-year bonus of 8.3%;
- excellent pension scheme through ABP.
Wageningen University & Research offers plenty of opportunities for growth and development with a strong internal recruitment policy and excellent training opportunities.
You will work on the greenest and most innovative campus in the Netherlands, in an international and open working atmosphere. For 20 years in a row, we have been voted the "best university" in the Netherlands! A place to be proud of. The mission of Wageningen University & Research is “To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life”.
Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,700 employees (7,000 fte), 2,500 PhD and EngD candidates, 13,100 students and over 150,000 participants to WUR’s Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.
Read the 5 reasons why your future colleagues enjoy working at WUR.
We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves and do not appreciate unasked for services from recruitment agencies. However, sharing in your network is appreciated. For this versatile position, we would like to see the following in you:
- an academic working and thinking level, with a completed MSc degree in Business Economics, Accountancy or a similar financial education and preferably with a completed RC degree;
- extensive experience as a business controller within a complex project organization;
- affinity with the domain of food safety is nice;
- you have experience in managing professionals. You will lead in an inspiring, connecting and coaching way and guide your employees in their professional development;
- you are analytically strong, have an independent way of thinking and your own ideas that you can also convey well to others;
- you have a helicopter view and at the same time an eye for detail and easily distinguish between main and side issues;
- you have good communication skills in both Dutch and English verbally and in writing. For this position, it concerns language level C1. If you do not yet have this level, we will of course help you and you can contact our language center Wageningen in'to Language.
For more information about the procedure, please contact Jeanine van 't Veer, recruiter, via email: jeanine.vantveer@wur.nl.
Apply?
Click on the application button for the vacancy on our website. Only applications via our website will be processed.
You can respond up and until 9 September 2025. We plan the interviews in consultation.
Procedure
As part of our selection process, an assessment may be incorporated within the procedure.
Welcome, safe, and valued
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) highly values diversity and inclusion because we believe that different insights lead to innovative solutions. We create a work environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and appreciated, regardless of background, identity, or experience. Together, we are building a culture where everyone's unique contribution adds to the success of our organization.