Financial Controller – Replacement Contract

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Belgium.

📋 Description

• Prepare, analyze, and utilize precise financial data to consolidate information and create financial simulations.

• Assist management in making informed strategic decisions.

• Contribute to the budgeting cycle of the clinic.

• Execute the clinic’s quarterly and annual closing processes, including those for its departments and medical services.

• Develop the annual budgets for the clinic, its departments, management divisions, and medical services.

• Aid in the preparation of summary documents, such as briefing notes and PowerPoint presentations.

• Create budget projections and oversee service performance.

• Assist services in formulating their budgets, tracking their performance, and identifying their cost structures.

• Help design templates for service-level budget monitoring.

• Conduct quarterly analysis of budget variances.

• Assess the effects of changes in activity levels on revenue and expenses.

• Oversee cash flow and contribute to the cash flow plan, especially the long-term strategy.

• Prepare financing and banking documents related to funding the Master Plan.

• Assist in subsidy applications submitted to COCOM.

• Act as the liaison between Accounting, Human Resources, and the Belgian Federal Public Service Health.

• Verify salary accounting, monthly account balances, the Finhosta trial balance, and staff allocation by service.

• Contribute to salary projections, adjustments, and provisions.

• Collaborate in the development of management tools.

• Suggest, enhance, and update actionable dashboards.

• Gather data necessary for updating KPIs related to the strategic plan.

• Participate in temporary specific projects, such as optimizing the costs of a service or department.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree in Economics, Public Health Sciences, Business Engineering, or a comparable qualification.

• At least initial professional experience in a comparable position.

• Technical proficiency in financial analysis and financial reporting.

• General knowledge of accounting principles.

• Integrity and a strong dedication to work quality and fostering positive working relationships.

• Clear and diplomatic communication abilities.

• Logical thinking, attention to detail, critical thinking, and strong synthesis skills.

• Initiative, practicality, and proactivity.

• Capability to manage and resolve complex issues.

• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.

• Precision and adherence to procedures while contributing to innovation and change.

• Experience in the financial management of healthcare institutions is a plus.

• Proficiency in MS Office Excel.

• Excellent command of French (C2).

• Minimum A2 level in Dutch.

• Project management skills are an advantage.

• Commitment to ethics and professional standards, with an open-minded approach to cultural diversity in a hospital setting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Replacement contract with opportunities for internal career growth.

• Salary package commensurate with the role, recognizing relevant seniority.

• Hospitalization insurance after six months, along with private-life accident insurance.

• 25 days of annual leave, pro-rated based on working hours.

• Additional leave days at ages 50, 52, and 55, in line with applicable legislation.

• Medical consultations at Clinique Saint-Jean at mutual-insurance rates.

• Support for ongoing professional development.

• Assistance for language learning.

• Company restaurant offering preferential rates.

• A welcoming professional atmosphere where the human element is prioritized.