We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Project Manager/ consultant for the Accelerated Close Programme for the Finance Organisation.
You will be in the lead to manage a cross-border programme and collaborate with the global Finance and Risk organization and various key stakeholders to support the Finance organisation in realizing its strategic ambitions and operating model effectiveness.
You will be located in Amsterdam and work with our teams in Manila and Amsterdam.
Work Environment
COO Finance (COOF) is an independent unit reporting to ING’s COO, with a permanent seat in the Management team of CFO. It is accountable for executing the CFO and COO strategy to evolve towards one global digital bank. The COOF mission is to enable excellence in Finance with real time business insights, derived from state of the art technologies, optimal use of data and highly effective operations.
You will be part of the newly established integrated CoE Operational Effectiveness & Control, which supports COOF in driving and realizing its strategic ambitions and operating model effectiveness, enabling services that are simple, scalable, digital (and AI enabled), controlled & compliant, and consistent in performance.
The team brings specialized knowledge and expertise to make a tangible impact, works collaboratively and proactively across the COOF organization to provide central steering, hands-on support, guidance, advice, and challenge where needed, and elevates standardization and shared practices to enable COOF ambitions.
The Accelerated Close program was launched to optimize and streamline monthly and quarterly financial reporting, with the ambition to enable faster reporting and decision making. The program is organized into workstreams covering Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Risk, directly supported by domains such as COO Finance, COO Risk, Group Finance, Retail Banking and Wholesale Banking.
As the project manager, you are responsible for coordinating overall program progress and period progress reporting to (senior) management. Additionally, you support the workstream leads in organizing their workstreams effectively, solution identification and decision making.
Your Role & Key Responsibilities
As Project Manager you take responsibility for
Core project management: roadmap, planning, reporting, dashboard
Manage the planning and roadmap and ensure that the project is executed in accordance with this
Maintain dashboards and take the lead in alignment meetings regarding initiation and execution of the roadmap
Help to resolve and mitigate risks, issues and impediments
Prepare for decks/content for the various meeting (MT, Project, Governance)
Facilitate steering and decision making
Operating Model and solution design:
Support on the streamlining of the MA operating model
Actively engaging and aligning strategies, demand and priorities with (senior) stakeholders in COOF and relevant stakeholders in Finance and Risk.
Develop medium- or long-term plans that enable the organization to achieve its business goals in your area of expertise. Involves coordinating across multiple teams.
Stakeholder management & communication:
Manage the expectations of stakeholders regarding the project and able to explain the results thereof
You help the team to collect and share best practices
You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment in an international setting
You are proficient in stakeholder management, being aware of cross-cultural sensitivities
Support MT COOF and act as a business partner in managing stakeholder expectations and communication.
Your Core Competencies
Project Management: Serve as the organizational authority on achieving full compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
Stakeholder Management: Balance diverse needs and maintain ethical standards.
Customer Focus: Deliver solutions aligned with customer needs.
Results Orientation: Achieve outcomes consistently under challenging conditions.
Accountability & Trust: Ensure commitments are met with integrity.
Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet objectives.
Adaptability & Strategic Thinking: Adjust to change and anticipate future trends.
Tech Savvy: Embrace and leverage digital innovations.
How to succeed
We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.
Furthermore, you have:
Master’s degree in Accounting, Controlling, Audit or related field.
5+ years in consulting and/ or project management, within Banking.
Comprehensive understanding of Finance processes across Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Risk that influence the monthly financial close.
Proven experience in working with cross-border teams and managing complex change and transformation programs.
Experience in developing and optimizing operational processes, tools, and portals to enhance automation and standardization.
Strong stakeholder management in complex, multi-country environments
Rewards & benefits
We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions here.
The benefits of working with us at ING include:
A salary indication tailored to your qualities and experience
Individual leave: 24+2 individual holiday days based on 36 hr workweek
Diversity leave: 3 days per year (1,5 paid, 1,5 unpaid)
CSR days: up to 2 days per year to actively engage in society by volunteering
13th month salary
8% Holiday payment
Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
Mobility card
Attractive pension scheme
Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation
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Please note, multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.
About us
With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us and apply today!