Temporary Business Controller Consultant

SNV is a global development partner, deeply rooted in the countries where we operate. Driven by a vision of a better world where all people live with dignity and have equitable opportunities to thrive sustainably, SNV strengthens capacities and catalyses partnerships that transform agri-food, energy, and water systems. We help strengthen institutions and effective governance, reduce gender inequalities and barriers to social inclusion and enable adaptation and mitigation to the climate and biodiversity crises.  

With 60 years of experience and a team of approximately 1,600 people, we support our partners in more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia, tailoring our approaches to different contexts to achieve large-scale impact and create more equitable lives for all. 

For more information on SNV, please refer to our website: www.snv.org  

Background
The Business Control team within SNV is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and insightful financial management reporting and analysis. To enhance operational efficiency, the team seeks a temporary consultant with experience in business control, project financial management, and an affinity with the use of BI software and AI to enhance impact in these areas. The consultant will support and streamline financial management processes, leveraging process optimization to improve our main time-consuming financial activities, specifically the review and monitoring of project budgets, updating financial data into our ERP system, and production of management reports and dashboards. 

Objectives

• Provide high-quality business control and financial analysis support for ongoing and new projects, ensuring financial compliance and effective risk management. 

• Strengthen and optimize business control processes through innovative and efficient methods, including automation and AI-driven solutions. 

• Facilitate enhanced reporting, improved dashboards, and greater data accuracy and insights for organizational decision-making.

Assignment overview and scope of work / deliverables 

The consultant shall:  

• Support routine business control tasks, including management planning and reporting cycles, project budget preparation and reviews, and translation of key business information into project plan data and financial administration 

• Review existing project budget update in ERP system, and budget monitoring processes, identifying key inefficiencies. Propose practical solutions to streamline and automate workflows, considering AI and automation opportunities. 

• Enhance management reporting and dashboards, supporting automated data visualization (Excel and Power BI) solutions for strategic decisions. 

Table 1: List of deliverables, number of days allocated, timeline

Copyright and intellectual property rights 
All deliverables produced during this consultancy assignment shall be the property of SNV. SNV reserves full intellectual property rights for all methodologies, reports, and solutions developed during the assignment. 

Evaluation criteria 
The selection of the consultant will be based on the following criteria: 

• Relevant professional experience in finance, business control, and reporting 

• Technical skills:  

• Experience in financial process optimization 

• Data analysis incl. BI software, Excel and ERP systems 

• Affinity with AI and automation technologies 

• Quality and clarity of the proposed approach and implementation plan for the assignment 

• Financial proposal  

Additional information on required qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business economics, or equivalent by experience. 

• At least 4 years of relevant experience or a combination of experience and extra qualifications such as a master’s in finance, Accounting, MBA, CPA, or CMA. 

• Excellent analytical skills and proficiency in IT, including advanced Excel. Experience with ERP systems like SAP Business by Design and other business software (e.g., Salesforce) is preferred. Experience with Power BI and process improvements using AI and automation tools is highly desirable. 

• Strong capabilities in financial modelling, administration, budgeting and reporting.  

• Fluency in English; knowledge of French is an asset.

Preference will be given to candidates based in the Netherlands. However, if you need to work remotely, but believe that you are uniquely qualified for the assignment, we are eager to see your EOI.

Contract project fees and duration
We will sign an agreement with the selected consultant, incl. agreed upon duration and daily fee. 

Payment terms 
Payments will be made in monthly tranches, contingent upon satisfactory delivery of the monthly reports, timesheet, and agreed deliverables. No advance payment shall exceed 30% of the total contract value. 

Key compliance issues  
The Consultant must comply with SNV’s Code of Conduct-Ethical Standards Policy, as well as maintain confidentiality on any sensitive information that the consultant accesses during the assignment. 

Due diligence instructions
Please be advised that to be eligible for this assignment, you will have to fill in a Due Diligence Supplier registration form and provide the required supporting documents (incl. tax registration, identity card, etc.). This will take place in case your expression of interest is shortlisted. 

Submission requirements 
We invite interested consultants to submit all the following documents by the 30th of April through Smart Recruiters: 

• A detailed CV, highlighting relevant experience and skills. 
• An Expression of Interest outlining their suitability and interest in the assignment. 
• Contact information for two professional references. 
• Daily or hourly rate expectation. 

Based on the above documents and expression of interest, we will shortlist consultants for an introductory conversation, full proposal and due diligence.  

We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.