Business Controller

We’re hiring for a Business Controller – COO role at ING’s Amsterdam HQ.

The team:

This is a head office role at ING, part of the Global COO organization. You’ll be a trusted advisor for the senior management of one of the COO domains. Your advice will be based on the insights you obtain from financial analyses and talking to various stakeholders in the Netherlands and other locations, with a focus on the development of the value drivers. Next to the regular work, you also participate as a financial expert in strategic projects on an ad-hoc basis.

This is not accounting. Not project control. This is true Business Control / FP&A at the global level, where your analysis and advice directly influence strategy and performance for the whole bank.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Management Teams of your domain
• Lead budgeting & forecasting, aligning and challenging senior stakeholders across all locations and the Head Office
• Translate complex financials into sharp, actionable insights
• Drive discussions on cost modelling, allocation, and efficiency
• Support strategic initiatives and transformation projects with financial expertise

How to Succeed:

• At least 7 years of proven experience in Business Control and/or FP&A (If your background is only in accounting or project control, this role is not a fit.)
• Strong communication and influencing skills - confidence with senior stakeholders
• Able to navigate a large, complex, and often ambiguous global matrix organization - proactive, resilient, and not thrown off by competing priorities
• Analytical, hands-on, and comfortable challenging the status quo
• Advanced Excel & PowerPoint; Power BI, Hyperion, SmartView are a plus

What we offer:

• A senior, high-impact role with visibility to the COO senior leadership and Group Finance
• A place in a high-performing team of 7 finance professionals driving performance at group level
• Career opportunities within ING’s global finance community of hundreds of professionals in the Netherlands and abroad