Controlling Manager

Purpose of the Mission

2.1. General

A leading Belgian public health insurance provider is seeking to appoint a senior consultant to temporarily take on the role of Manager of Management Control, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

This consultant will be responsible for leading a team of 7 members, ensuring the day-to-day operations ("run"), strengthening team dynamics, and promoting a rapid upskilling of the team. The aim is to enhance the team's ability to deliver in a more structured, efficient, and composed manner, thereby providing better support to the organization.

2.2. Missions

Management of the Management Control Department:

• Structure, lead, and develop the skills of the team (financial controlling, operational controlling, finance business partners);
• Ensure the reliability, consistency, and timeliness of the department's deliverables;
• Contribute to the preparation of business cases (investments, projects).

Financial Performance Management:

• Oversee monthly closing control processes, forecasts, budgets, and medium-term plans;
• Provide economic and financial analyses to support the executive committee's strategy and decision-making;
• Work closely with the accounting team, procurement, facilities, HR, and other operational departments.

Optimization of Tools and Processes:

• Lead continuous improvement projects related to performance management and reporting processes;
• Act as the functional sponsor for Tableau tools;
• Standardize and automate reporting.

Support to the Finance Department:

• Participate in strategic financial matters;
• Prepare presentations for governance bodies (executive committee, board of directors, general assembly, works council, etc.).

2.3. Deliverables

Specifically, the expected deliverables include:

• Ensure the daily operations (run), which includes making sure the team:
• Controls expenses and analyzes variances, produces monthly actuals reports, prepares and documents forecasts and budgets according to a predefined schedule;
• Integrates the control of two non-profit organizations affiliated with the health insurance provider into the team's scope;
• Continuously improves the BI reporting tools;
• Establishes and follows a process for developing 4-year projections.
• Reinforce team dynamics, not only within the management control department but also with other departments such as accounting, procurement, HR, and business operations.
• Review and optimize the department's organization, including:
• Key work procedures: monthly closing, forecasting, and budgeting;
• Distribution of roles and responsibilities among team members.
• Ensure the team provides strong support to the organization's financial management maturity (business partnering).

3. Desired Qualifications and Experience

The consultant ideally has the following experience and qualifications:

• Master's degree in finance or management;
• At least 10 years of experience in management control, with solid expertise in financial steering (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, medium-term planning), and experience in project management;
• At least 5 years of experience in a leadership role managing a management control team of ideally more than 5 members;
• Proven experience in financial process improvement, department reorganization, and change management;
• Fluent in French; knowledge of Dutch is an asset.

4. Desired Skills

The consultant ideally possesses the following skills:

• Strong leadership and ability to unite a team;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Result-oriented and detail-focused;
• Strong sense of organization, process optimization, information structuring, and respect for deadlines and budgets;
• Service-minded with a business-oriented approach;
• Ability to collaborate with all management levels;
• Strong synthesis skills and presentation abilities.