Freelance Business Strategy & Performance Manager (ZZP)

The Business Strategy & Performance Manager contributes to VTTI’s global Business Performance and FP&A function by translating financial and strategic analysis into actionable recommendations. The role supports planning, forecasting, budgeting, performance reporting, strategy development and decision support for senior stakeholders. Part of the Finance Generalist job family, the role provides Business Performance capability alongside the VP Business Performance Management and analyst roles.

The ideal candidate should preferably have experience in further developing AI strategy; a mid-to-senior level background is appropriate. They need to be a true connector who takes a proactive approach and possesses extensive FP&A experience. Fluency in English is essential; Dutch is not required, though the candidate must already reside in the Netherlands. The role involves a roughly 50/50 split between remote and on-site work. A motivation letter is required.

Responsibilities include: Business partner – advises senior stakeholders on business performance, strategy implementation and financial implications of key decisions, challenges assumptions and supports informed decision-making through commercial analysis and structured recommendations; Planning and control – leads or coordinates budgeting, rolling forecasts and long-range planning activities across relevant business units and regions, improves planning methodologies, assumptions and forecast quality; Reporting – supports scorecard development and tracking including STIP, LTIP and other annual performance scorecards, prepares performance reporting and insights for senior leadership and governance forums; Financial standards – contributes to consistent planning, performance management and reporting standards across Business Performance activities, ensures analysis and recommendations are based on robust data, documented assumptions and agreed methodologies; Analysis – performs scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis and financial analysis to support investment, commercial and procurement decisions, evaluates performance against strategic objectives and identifies opportunities for revenue growth, productivity improvement and cost optimization; Projects – develops strategic plans and roadmaps together with senior leadership and tracks delivery against VTTI’s strategic plans, leads or executes ad-hoc strategic projects within agreed scope and quality; Knowledge development – builds and applies knowledge of FP&A, strategy development and performance management practices, shares analytical methods and business performance insights with Finance colleagues and analysts; Optimization responsibilities – improves planning, performance management and strategy tracking processes through enhanced methodologies, data use, automation and AI-enabled ways of working where relevant, contributes to process and concept development across Finance and business functions; Stakeholder management – interdepartmental works with finance leaders, senior leadership and business stakeholders to align performance insights, planning assumptions and strategic recommendations, intradepartmental works with the VP Business Performance Management and analysts to coordinate planning cycles, scorecard tracking and analysis.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: timely delivery of budgeting and forecasting cycles, quality of business performance insights, executive stakeholder satisfaction.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: 5–10 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Strategy Consulting or Investment Banking within a complex global organisation; Masters degree; experience developing strategic plans, preferably with a strategy consulting background; strong commercial acumen and strategic finance experience; proven experience supporting enterprise budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning; extensive financial modelling and business case development experience; strong executive communication and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders; ability to identify savings opportunities; advanced analytical and financial systems capability.

COMPETENCIES: Critical Thinking (analyzing information and situations critically and conceptually by breaking them down, identifying patterns and causal relationships), Impact (convincing others of a particular point of view aimed at obtaining consent to certain plans, ideas or products), Problem Solving Skills (solving problems by unravelling situations, processes and issues and systematically reviewing and assessing them), Performance Oriented (constantly striving for realization of results and being focused on continuous improvement), Cross Functional Collaboration (working together with others, cross functional, towards a common goal).