Business Controller

This is a head office role at ING, part of the Global COO organization. You’ll cover the entire bank’s operational finance business control activities, directly linked to both the Global COO and the Group CFO of ING. You’ll be part of a tight team of 7 experienced finance professionals who advise at the very center of the bank’s decision-making.

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.

What you’ll do

• Act as trusted advisor to the business MT, the Global COO and CFO, and Group Finance.
• Lead budgeting & forecasting, aligning and challenging senior stakeholders.
• Translate complex financials into sharp, actionable insights.
• Drive discussions on cost modeling, allocation, and efficiency.
• Support strategic initiatives and transformation projects with financial expertise.

What we’re looking for

• At least 5 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 — confident 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 Global COO and Group CFO.
• 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.

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 tailored to your qualities and experience
• 36 hour workweek
• 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

Want to apply directly?

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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!