Mediabrands Netherlands B.V. is the media holding company of UM, Initiative, Kinesso & Yune among others. With over 420 colleagues, we work for well-known global and local brands in the Netherlands. Our clients come to us for (digital) media strategy, research, planning, buying, creation, activation and design.

Our jr Business Controller / Controller is a linking pin between Business, Control and Reporting activities within our organization.

You are our company’s professional, overseeing the financial business performance. Being part of a Shared Service Team, you have a broad area of responsibility. This position entails not only business control, but also partially controlling related activities.  

You will contribute to help our business (leaders) understand and navigate through some of the complexities of our current client and compliance legislations and obligations.

We acknowledge the importance of the business controller’s role and related contribution. Being a vital member of our team, your opinion is heard. Adding value to companies’ financial performance insight. With relating steering information, you will provide valuable insights for local and international management.

It is of importance having a good understanding of our business and operations. Also, the underlying business relationships between eg vendor inputs and related customer outputs. This includes supporting and improving processes and applications. Your contribution will help support our deployed (global) transformation. Eg further automate report production.

Together with our team of professionals, you will also contribute company’s compliance and control. Thus, being part of the company’s close cycles and audits both internal and external. 

Job Duties

Financial Planning and Analysis. One of your main duties is help overseeing our financial planning & analysis (FP&A). Shift from reconciliation to insightful analysis. Which includes evaluating the company’s financial data but also supporting plans keeping our business on the growth path.

Budget Management. You will play a key role in budget management. Responsible for each department’s budgeting factors, beginning with budgeting needs, making plans and monitoring budgets. Also help ensure our resources are used efficiently and assist the business in reducing additional costs.

Internal Controls and Compliance. Safeguard and further improve our developed and implemented processes. Protecting company’s assets and make sure that every financial data in the report is accurate. We are responsible for following up on these processes regularly and ensuring that every business practice is conducted as per the law, regulations, and internal policies.

Decision Support. You are a key player supporting (senior) management in decision-making. Providing financial data in an easy-to-understand way for applicable audiences. Also help-out analyzing for a new business potential, opportunities but also eg client profitability’s.

Tasks & Responsibilities

Keywords: Ambitious, Potential, non-Reluctant, Analytical, Passionate on financial data. From Source to Strategical data reports.

• Sparring partner of the business (owners). Challenges numbers ensuring reliable & realistic steering information
• Reporting to and working closely with the Finance Director. Providing day to day and long-term support in the delivery of key financial objectives
• Pro-actively and orchestrating recurring FP&A activities and management advice related to eg forecasting and budget preparations
• Pro-actively prepare and analyze on company’s business performance. Eg Client profitability, Revenue-billing reports, etc.
• Intervene and Liase with and act as “quarterback” for key business partners. Provide eg analysis and help FP&A related requests
• Pro-actively provide ad hoc reports, related analysis and advice to local and international stakeholders
• Pro-actively prepare and distribute financial (billing and revenue) reports and packages by gathering and analyzing information related to current performance
• Support our month-end close, control and reporting process. Providing commentary on key variances
• Shift from reconciliation to insightful analysis. Validate, reconcile and report company’s performances. Monitor and ensure timely business reporting cycles
• Support finance projects, collect finance’s reporting requirements
• Help further improve our data design structure and related best practices and related documentation
• Support a variety of improvement projects eg Power BI dashboards
• Advise and support in Reporting Framework transformation, within the different business disciplines
• Assist with recurring internal and external audits.

Our ideal candidate will have

• Minimum 3 years of business control working experience
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or in another related discipline
• Work experience within international (media) company
• ERP, Excel and other application experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with focus on continuous improvement
• High attention in detail and strong organizational skills
• Pro-active team-player, eager to learn, who enjoys working within a diverse team
• Flexible, precise and immune to stress. Solution minded
• Healthy doses of humor, positive mindset and energy.

What can you expect from us?

• Depending on your experience, a competitive salary
• 26 holiday days per year on a fulltime basis
• Future facing dynamic international media company
• Where people are the heart and soul of our company
• Flexible international healthy and good working environment
• We provide you sufficient room, support and guidance for individual contributions, ideas, development and career opportunities.

About Mediabrands

IPG Mediabrands is the global media holding company that encompasses all media agencies of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). The company employs over 13,000 marketing experts worldwide across more than 130 countries, prioritizing diversity and inclusivity. We advise our clients on how to use media and content in the best possible way to help them achieve their marketing and communication objectives. 

In the Netherlands, these include full-service media and consultancy agencies Initiative and UM, the digital performance, data, and tech agency KINESSO which also includes Buying and Planning, and the full-service social and content marketing agency YUNE. Specialized labels in the Netherlands are Orion (trading & capital), and Rapport (OOH specialists). Our offices are located in Amsterdam and Groningen. 

At IPG Mediabrands, we celebrate differences and believe this makes us stronger. IPG Mediabrands are equal-opportunity employers committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

IPG Mediabrands has 'CHALLENGE' in its DNA. We are a company of Challengers. We are not the largest, but we are there for brands and marketers who want to be surprised, challenged, and stimulated so they don't stand still. Additionally, the IPG Mediabrands labels have 'TOGETHER' in their DNA. We are one collective, we form one house and believe that together we are bigger and stronger and have more knowledge. We are the 'House of Challengers!