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ArtEZ
Interim Group Controller
Interim Group Controller
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Function
Interim Group ControllerLocation
ArnhemHours per week
38 hours per weekDuration
March 9, 2026 - December 31, 2026Application number
SRQ177591DAS
ArtEZClosing date
23.02.2026
09:00
Role description and task arrangements
Concern Controller
Duration: 10 months with option to extend twice for 3 months each time
Number of hours: 32-38 hours per week
Your client.
ArtEZ University of the Arts is home to a diverse, international community of students, teachers, and researchers who find space here for artistic, intellectual, and personal growth. Art connects us. Art inspires innovative ideas and alternative ways of thinking. Our motto is: art changes.
With inspiring art education at the bachelor's and master's levels and leading artistic research, ArtEZ creates a place where you can make a difference, both in the arts and in society.
For this assignment, we are looking for an Interim Group Controller. In this role, you will work closely with the Executive Board and act as the financial and economic link between the Executive Board and the academies and services.
The role
As Interim Group Controller, you are an expert and critical discussion partner for the board and you are responsible for the financial planning and control cycle, in close consultation with the board secretary. You provide solicited and unsolicited advice on (administratively relevant) financial issues and risks and on the financial aspects of strategic dossiers.
You report directly to the Executive Board and are involved in strategic consultations, including consultations with the employee participation council on the budget and meetings of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board.
What will you do?
Who are we looking for?
What does the assignment offer?
Skills and competencies
Duration: 10 months with option to extend twice for 3 months each time
Number of hours: 32-38 hours per week
Your client.
ArtEZ University of the Arts is home to a diverse, international community of students, teachers, and researchers who find space here for artistic, intellectual, and personal growth. Art connects us. Art inspires innovative ideas and alternative ways of thinking. Our motto is: art changes.
With inspiring art education at the bachelor's and master's levels and leading artistic research, ArtEZ creates a place where you can make a difference, both in the arts and in society.
For this assignment, we are looking for an Interim Group Controller. In this role, you will work closely with the Executive Board and act as the financial and economic link between the Executive Board and the academies and services.
The role
As Interim Group Controller, you are an expert and critical discussion partner for the board and you are responsible for the financial planning and control cycle, in close consultation with the board secretary. You provide solicited and unsolicited advice on (administratively relevant) financial issues and risks and on the financial aspects of strategic dossiers.
You report directly to the Executive Board and are involved in strategic consultations, including consultations with the employee participation council on the budget and meetings of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board.
What will you do?
- Organizing the planning and control cycle for budgets, quarterly reports, and annual accounts.
- Advising the Executive Board on financial issues, financial strategy, and associated risk management.
- Executing and coordinating group analyses and the annual audit plan.
- Developing scenarios regarding funding, subsidies, and financial sustainability of the institution.
- Assessing policy proposals and strategic choices in terms of their financial impact,
- Ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, such as the WNT and internal frameworks.
- Contributing to the further development of the financial function as part of ArtEZ's ongoing organizational development.
- You will perform your duties as group controller in coordination and collaboration with the Control and Advice team and the Financial and Economic Affairs department.
Who are we looking for?
- An experienced interim group controller with knowledge of
- Experience within a college or university is required.
- Academic level of work and thinking, preferably supplemented with RC or RA training
- Extensive experience with planning & control, audits, and risk management
- Administratively sensitive and strong communicator
- Strategically minded and analytically sharp
What does the assignment offer?
- An administratively relevant interim assignment within higher education
- Close cooperation with the Executive Board
- A professional organization with social impact
- A temporary assignment with clear responsibility and influence
Skills and competencies
- Strategic and analytical thinking skills
- Administrative sensitivity and independence
- Financial expertise and risk management
- Leadership and ability to connect
- Focus on results and ability to change
Company data
Company data
ArtEZ
Role description and task arrangements
Concern Controller
Duration: 10 months with option to extend twice for 3 months each time
Number of hours: 32-38 hours per week
Your client.
ArtEZ University of the Arts is home to a diverse, international community of students, teachers, and researchers who find space here for artistic, intellectual, and personal growth. Art connects us. Art inspires innovative ideas and alternative ways of thinking. Our motto is: art changes.
With inspiring art education at the bachelor's and master's levels and leading artistic research, ArtEZ creates a place where you can make a difference, both in the arts and in society.
For this assignment, we are looking for an Interim Group Controller. In this role, you will work closely with the Executive Board and act as the financial and economic link between the Executive Board and the academies and services.
The role
As Interim Group Controller, you are an expert and critical discussion partner for the board and you are responsible for the financial planning and control cycle, in close consultation with the board secretary. You provide solicited and unsolicited advice on (administratively relevant) financial issues and risks and on the financial aspects of strategic dossiers.
You report directly to the Executive Board and are involved in strategic consultations, including consultations with the employee participation council on the budget and meetings of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board.
What will you do?
Who are we looking for?
What does the assignment offer?
Skills and competencies
Duration: 10 months with option to extend twice for 3 months each time
Number of hours: 32-38 hours per week
Your client.
ArtEZ University of the Arts is home to a diverse, international community of students, teachers, and researchers who find space here for artistic, intellectual, and personal growth. Art connects us. Art inspires innovative ideas and alternative ways of thinking. Our motto is: art changes.
With inspiring art education at the bachelor's and master's levels and leading artistic research, ArtEZ creates a place where you can make a difference, both in the arts and in society.
For this assignment, we are looking for an Interim Group Controller. In this role, you will work closely with the Executive Board and act as the financial and economic link between the Executive Board and the academies and services.
The role
As Interim Group Controller, you are an expert and critical discussion partner for the board and you are responsible for the financial planning and control cycle, in close consultation with the board secretary. You provide solicited and unsolicited advice on (administratively relevant) financial issues and risks and on the financial aspects of strategic dossiers.
You report directly to the Executive Board and are involved in strategic consultations, including consultations with the employee participation council on the budget and meetings of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board.
What will you do?
- Organizing the planning and control cycle for budgets, quarterly reports, and annual accounts.
- Advising the Executive Board on financial issues, financial strategy, and associated risk management.
- Executing and coordinating group analyses and the annual audit plan.
- Developing scenarios regarding funding, subsidies, and financial sustainability of the institution.
- Assessing policy proposals and strategic choices in terms of their financial impact,
- Ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, such as the WNT and internal frameworks.
- Contributing to the further development of the financial function as part of ArtEZ's ongoing organizational development.
- You will perform your duties as group controller in coordination and collaboration with the Control and Advice team and the Financial and Economic Affairs department.
Who are we looking for?
- An experienced interim group controller with knowledge of
- Experience within a college or university is required.
- Academic level of work and thinking, preferably supplemented with RC or RA training
- Extensive experience with planning & control, audits, and risk management
- Administratively sensitive and strong communicator
- Strategically minded and analytically sharp
What does the assignment offer?
- An administratively relevant interim assignment within higher education
- Close cooperation with the Executive Board
- A professional organization with social impact
- A temporary assignment with clear responsibility and influence
Skills and competencies
- Strategic and analytical thinking skills
- Administrative sensitivity and independence
- Financial expertise and risk management
- Leadership and ability to connect
- Focus on results and ability to change
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