Summary

Help shape a newly created business control function at the heart of FMO's Impact Department. This is a unique opportunity to drive process governance, risk management, and financial control while contributing to meaningful impact in emerging markets.

Help shape a newly created business control function at the heart of FMO's Impact Department. This is a unique opportunity to drive process governance, risk management, and financial control while contributing to meaningful impact in emerging markets.

Your Role

As a Business Control Officer, you will play a leading role in establishing and driving the business control function within FMO's Impact Department. This is a newly created position with significant visibility and ownership, offering the opportunity to shape how process governance, risk management, financial control, and compliance are embedded across the department.

Working closely with colleagues from Impact, Finance & Integrated Report Management (FIRM), Risk, Partnerships for Impact, Compliance and Audit, you will take ownership of strengthening the department's control environment and driving continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving financial oversight of grant-funded programs and delegated partnerships, including compliance with donor requirements and accreditation standards
• Building internal capacity in financial procedures best practices, including design of systems and processes that increase process effectiveness and efficiency
• Coordinating budgeting, forecasting and business performance reporting activities, working closely with FIRM counterparts
• Analyzing program and product (DC) financial performance, balancing internal and external stakeholder needs, to propose and implement improvements
• Coordinating and driving the risk monitoring and audit cycles, including reporting to the Impact Management Team
• Updating the Impact Department’s risk and control framework, as necessary, in the context of increasingly complex programs management.
• Strengthening financial management, reporting, governance, and operational processes.
• Influencing business development initiatives by embedding control, risk, and regulatory considerations from the outset.

Our Offer

Next to FMO’s regular secondary benefits, this position provides applicants with a great opportunity for personal development and growth.

• Gross yearly salary ranging from EUR 75-85K (based on 40 hours per week, including 8% holiday allowance and 13th month) depending on your seniority, years of relevant experience, and background).

• Working hours: 40 hours per week.

• Fixed-term contract: 1 year (with the possibility of a 1-year extension)

• Pension scheme, partly paid by FMO.

• 31 holidays.

• Hybrid way of working (at least 3 days in the office).

• Working remotely abroad for maximum 60 days in a rolling period of 12 months.

For more information, please visit our website Secondary Benefits

Your Team

Your Background

You are an experienced finance, risk, audit or control professional who enjoys taking ownership, driving change and bringing structure to complex environments.

You bring:

• At least 7 years of relevant experience in Finance, Risk, Compliance, Control, Audit or a related field.
• Master's degree or post-academic qualification in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline (e.g. RA, RC, CPA, CA).
• Strong analytical capabilities, including advanced Excel and Power BI skills.
• Experience in the financial sector; experience with development finance, public finance or grant management is an advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

In addition, you:

• Translate complex regulations and funding requirements into practical and workable solutions.
• Turn solutions into action by influencing stakeholders, securing commitment, and embedding sustainable ways of working across the organization.
• Demonstrate the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and professionalism.
• Take ownership and have a strong sense of responsibility and accountability.
• Build strong relationships and effectively navigate a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Have the courage to challenge constructively and stand by well-founded decisions.
• Combine strategic thinking with a pragmatic, hands-on approach.
• Work accurately and pay close attention to detail.
• Enjoy improving processes, strengthening controls, and building something new.
• Demonstrate resilience and perseverance, maintaining focus and sound judgement under pressure and through periods of change.

Please note: To be considered for this role, you must already be living in the Netherlands.