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At TenneT, we work every day on the electricity grid of tomorrow. Our goal? A reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy system. As a Finance Project Controller, you play a crucial role in achieving this ambition. Ready to make an impact?

Your profile and background

At TenneT, we seek professionals who contribute to the future of our electricity grid. We expect you to bring the right experience and skills to make a valuable impact on our team and mission. What do you bring?

  • Relevant HBO/WO education (NL) vocational training in business administration with advanced qualification in controlling, or an university degree in finance / business administration (or relevant).
  • You have at least 8 years of relevant professional experience in large projects and project-related work processes.
  • Experience in renewable energy is an advantage. 
  • Profound knowledge of FIDIC and auditing.
  • Personal skills are very important for this role: you have great analytic skills, you are a self-starter, challenger (hard on the content, soft on the relation), can abstract complex matters to the essence of what is required, have a great feeling for organising complex processes, have a can do mentality paired with a strong drive to solve and work through topics and  have the natural ability to liaise in an effective way with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to bridge (conflicting) interests.
  • Good skills in working with ERP systems and MS-Office (reporting tools). Experience SAP is an advantage.
  • Business-fluent in spoken and written Dutch and English, articulate in verbal and written communication.
  • Willingness to travel (to Singapore / Indonesia): 1 – 2 x per quarter

Your contribution to TenneT

How do you keep the Netherlands powered? As a Finance Project Controller, you are responsible for the set up, monitoring and follow up – including up to date reporting - of the budget control process / project controls on the subcontracted scope of our Contractor (so called Cost+ scope). Furthermore you co-steer, together with responsible (Sub) Project Lead, and keep the subcontracted scope under control (EUR, time, quality).

 Additionally you will be responsible for:

  • Perform planning, monitoring, realization tracking, analysis and calculations of the financials in the cluster (focus on subcontracted scope), including review and challenge of business cases and detailed budgeting.
  • Align with Contractor on budget, actuals and forecast.
  • Ensuring compliance with financial policies (IFRS and regulatory Framework) & project governance procedures (e.g. TenneT’s Corporate Investment Manual).
  • Identify, monitor and mitigate financial risks (and opportunities) in close cooperation with the team members: especially SPL responsible for T&I; procurement lead and cost engineer. 
  • Active collaboration with the Finance Project Lead (based in Singapore), FPC and Financial Project Accountant (FPA).
  • Active collaboration with the other FPCs and FPAs of peer portfolios.

In TenneT Large Offshore Projects Netherlands, we are working together to realize the energy transition by the realization of offshore wind connections in the Dutch North Sea. In this role, you will work within a team of approximately 70 professionals responsible for delivering three grid connection systems: IJmuiden Ver Beta, IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek Beta.

Within TenneT, we work with the four eyes principle, which implies that the project organization is divided into a project organization (mainly technical) and project commercial/financial organization. You will work in the financial/commercial part of the project consisting of 4 finance colleagues directly in the team reporting to the Financial Project Director and 8 colleagues in other commercial roles such as: contract managers, risk manager, cost engineer, legal advisor, procurement support / lead, functionally reporting to the Financial Project Director. Close cooperation within the team and the other financial/commercial teams is essential.

In this role, you act a as financial business partner for the IJmuiden Ver projects and its leads, which comprise of three 2GW offshore projects combined in the ‘ Maasvlakte’ cluster: IJmuiden Ver Beta, IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek 2. 

Our recruiting process

Our offer

Flexibility
We are family friendly and flexible
 
Flexible working hours without fixed times and home office options allow you to organize your work individually. Our external partners also provide you with support services for various phases of life - for example, in matters relating to household services or care and career.
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Payment & more
Attractive remuneration and social benefits
 
We offer great benefits such as a salary based on our Collective Labor Agreement, an annual bonus and excellent pension scheme.
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Wellness Balance & Personal Growth
Health - your basis
 
Because we think it is important that you are healthy and feel good, we offer all kinds of great extras: we provide various opportunities to work out via our Always Energy program which offers a wide range of opportunities to indulge in sports (organised training for different sports, competitions and events). And you will receive a sports allowance if you are a member of a sports club.
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Technology & Innovation
Modern working environment
  • Modern IT-tools
  • Ergonomic workstations
  • Very well equipped conference rooms and communication solutions that enable cross-location and cross-border collaboration
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This will be our challenge

Business Guidance provides advice for strategic, operational and financial planning and forecasting. We monitor, analyse and improve performance. Business Guidance safeguards TenneT’s financial health by ensuring transparency, setting (financial) targets and reporting on the achievement of those targets.

Additional information

TenneT offers you the opportunity to contribute to a sustainable energy future. Together with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders, you will work on innovative solutions that enable the energy transition. We provide you with the space to develop your talent and work in an environment where your growth is central.

We offer you:

  • A permanent contract with a two-month probation period, based on 40 hours per week.
  • A salary in scale 9 between € 4675 and € 9196 per month with 8% holiday allowance and 6% year-end bonus
  • A solid pension via ABP: we pay 70% of your premium.
  • 43 vacation days per year.
  • Hybrid working, including travel, internet, and home office allowances.
  • Support for your vitality, with a contribution for a gym membership and health insurance.
  • Development opportunities through the TenneT Academy, so you can continue to expand your knowledge and skills.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today and become part of our team! 

Salary

4675 € - 9196 €

Diversity

Since we use AI as part of our recruiting process, we would like to create transparency and clarity at this point. The AI serves exclusively as a supporting and recommending tool to make our processes even faster and more efficient. At no time are automated decisions made.
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TenneT is a leading European grid operator. We are committed to providing a secure and reliable supply of electricity 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, while helping to drive the energy transition in our pursuit of a brighter energy future – more sustainable, reliable and affordable than ever before. In our role as the first cross-border Transmission System Operator (TSO) we design, build, maintain and operate over 25,000 kilometres of high-voltage electricity grid in the Netherlands and large parts of Germany, and facilitate the European energy market through our 17 interconnectors to neighbouring countries. We are one of the largest investors in national and international onshore and offshore electricity grids, with a turnover of EUR 9.2 billion and a total asset value of EUR 45 billion. Every day our 8,300 employees take ownership, show courage and make and maintain connections to ensure that the supply and demand of electricity is balanced for over 43 million people.

Lighting the way ahead together