Manager Business Control & Reporting

Wil jij een sleutelrol spelen in het versterken van de sturingskracht van een universiteit die technologie ontwikkelt voor een betere wereld? Ben jij in staat om richting te geven aan en in positie te brengen van Business Control en Reporting, en zie je het als een uitdaging om deze teams te ontwikkelen tot strategische partners binnen de organisatie? Dan is deze functie bij de TU/e iets voor jou. Met jouw ervaring en visie bouw je verder aan de ontwikkeling van een toekomstgerichte control organisatie, midden op een internationale en innovatieve campus.

De dienst Finance & Control is een organisatie die zich wil ontwikkelen tot een strategische partner binnen TU/e: wendbaar, data-gedreven en gericht op impact. Binnen de afdeling werken we nauw samen aan verbetering van sturing, planning en rapportage, met oog voor kwaliteit en uniformiteit. Jouw leiderschap draagt bij aan de volgende stap in deze ontwikkeling.

Functieomschrijving
Als Manager Business Control & Reporting geef je leiding aan het team van Business Controllers (15 fte) en aan het team Reporting & Analysis (R&A) (9 fte). Je bent verantwoordelijk voor het mede vormgeven van strategisch financieel beleid, het verbeteren van sturingsinformatie en het door ontwikkelen van de Planning & Control-cyclus. In deze rol ben je de verbindende schakel met aan de ene kant faculteiten en diensten en aan de andere kant project control en de centrale financiële afdelingen. Je ontwikkelt kaders en beleidslijnen, leidt veranderinitiatieven en zorgt ervoor dat Business Control en R&A als strategisch partners zichtbaar en relevant zijn. Door jouw leiderschap groeien de teams in samenwerking, eigenaarschap en toekomstgerichtheid. Je ziet het als een uitdaging om binnen een organisatie waar autonomie centraal staat, te bouwen aan meer uniformiteit, samenhang en eenduidigheid in werkwijzen, zonder de kracht van decentrale verantwoordelijkheid te verliezen.

Je rapporteert aan de directeur Finance & Control en maakt deel uit van het MT F&C. Deze dienst staat de komende tijd voor de uitdaging om na de implementatie van drie financiële systemen, de adviesrol neer te zetten op een stevige basis van financiële gegevens en rapportages. Het MT van F&C zorgt in gezamenlijkheid voor de ontwikkeling van de hele dienst en stuurt op samenwerking door stakeholder management, het stellen van prioriteiten en het bewaken van de voortgang.

Kernactiviteiten:

• Je geeft richting aan de strategische ontwikkeling van business control en Reporting binnen de TU/e.
• Je ontwikkelt een professionele en wendbare control en Reporting organisatie en coacht jouw teams op inhoud en samenwerking.
• Je positioneert control als gewaardeerde en kritische gesprekspartner in besluitvorming op alle niveaus.
• Je stuurt op kwaliteit, uniformiteit en toekomstbestendige sturingsinformatie.
• Je werkt aan vernieuwing van processen, systemen, dashboards en KPI-structuren in samenwerking met R&A en IT.
• Je leidt de integratie van OGSM-sturing en KPI's in de P&C-cyclus.
• Je zorgt voor effectieve capaciteitsplanning, inzet en prioritering binnen control.

Functie-eisen

• WO werk- en denkniveau in Finance, bedrijfskunde of organisatiekunde.
• Minimaal 8 tot 10 jaar ervaring in Finance, Business Controlling.
• Expertise in Reporting & Analysis, met bewezen vaardigheid in het creëren van sturingsinformatie, het optimaliseren van P&C-cycli en het bevorderen van data-gedreven besluitvorming.
• Ervaring met leidinggeven aan professionals en veranderopgaven binnen de complexe context van een grote organisatie.
• Je verbindt strategie met operatie, denkt in scenario’s en bent resultaatgericht.
• Sterke communicatieve vaardigheden en het vermogen om vertrouwen en eigenaarschap te creëren. Je bent een teamspeler.
• Je beschikt over veerkracht en stevigheid, bent waar nodig standvastig: je blijft effectief onder druk, gaat constructief om met verschil van inzicht en belangen en houdt focus op het gezamenlijke doel.
• Competenties: leiderschap, strategisch inzicht, organisatie- en omgevingssensitiviteit, veranderkracht, storytelling en analytisch vermogen.

Arbeidsvoorwaarden
Bouw verder aan je carrière bij de TU/e! Een strategische positie binnen een internationale en tegelijkertijd persoonlijke universiteit. Je zit midden tussen de studenten, op een groene campus op loopafstand van het centraal station. Daarnaast bieden we jou:

• Een maandsalaris tot maximaal €7.904,- bij een fulltime dienstverband (schaal 13 cao Nederlandse Universiteiten).
• Bij de start betreft het een tijdelijk contract voor de periode van één jaar, met uitzicht op een dienstverband voor onbepaalde tijd meteen daaropvolgend.
• Aantrekkelijke secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden zoals 41 vakantiedagen bij een 40-urige werkweek, 8% vakantiegeld, 8,3% eindejaarsuitkering (13de maand), een ruime werkgeversbijdrage (70%) aan de ABP-pensioenregeling, een keuzemodel arbeidsvoorwaarden en betaald ouderschapsverlof.
• De mogelijkheid om hybride te werken. De TU/e biedt een thuiswerkvergoeding van €2,- per thuiswerkdag en een internetvergoeding van €25,- per maand.
• Een dynamische, stimulerende en uitdagende werkomgeving met doorgroeimogelijkheden en aandacht voor persoonlijke ontwikkeling. Zo heb je gratis toegang tot trainingsprogramma'sen een gunstige regeling voor werk-gerelateerd studeren.

Informatie & sollicitatie
Over de TU/e
De TU/e is een internationaal vooraanstaande universiteit die ingenieurs van de toekomst opleidt en de grenzen van wetenschap en technologie verlegt voor een betere wereld. Binnen Finance & Control (F&C) dragen we bij aan deze innovatie door te streven naar een hoge kwaliteit van financiële dienstverlening, met een focus op het begrijpen van en een partnership aangaan met de organisatie. Op de levendige en inspirerende campus werkt en studeert een internationale community van bijna 7000 medewerkers en 13.000 studenten.

Meer informatie
Herken jij jezelf in dit profiel en wil je meer informatie over de functie? Of heb je andere vragen dan kun je contact opnemen met TU/e Recruiter Rob van der Linden, via r.m.e.v.d.linden@tue.nl of via 06-39582273. Ben je op zoek naar meer informatie over de arbeidsvoorwaarden? Deze vind je hier. Of zie ook www.tue.nl/jobs voor meer informatie over werken op de TU/e!

Sollicitatie
Ben je geïnteresseerd? Via de solliciteer-knop ontvangen we graag je CV en brief met motivatie en omschrijving van je kwalificaties.

De screening van kandidaten begint zodra de sollicitaties zijn ontvangen en gaat door totdat de vacature is ingevuld. Indien van toepassing, krijgen interne kandidaten bij gelijke geschiktheid voorrang op externe kandidaten.

We kijken uit naar je sollicitatie!

Acquisitie naar aanleiding van deze vacature wordt niet op prijs gesteld.

Manager Business Control & Reporting

Als Manager Business Control & Reporting geef je leiding aan het team van Business Controllers (15 fte) en aan het team Reporting & Analysis (R&A) (9 fte). Je bent verantwoordelijk voor het mede vormgeven van strategisch financieel beleid, het verbeteren van sturingsinformatie en het door ontwikkelen van de Planning & Control-cyclus. In deze rol ben je de verbindende schakel met aan de ene kant faculteiten en diensten en aan de andere kant project control en de centrale financiële afdelingen. Je ontwikkelt kaders en beleidslijnen, leidt veranderinitiatieven en zorgt ervoor dat Business Control en R&A als strategisch partners zichtbaar en relevant zijn. Door jouw leiderschap groeien de teams in samenwerking, eigenaarschap en toekomstgerichtheid. Je ziet het als een uitdaging om binnen een organisatie waar autonomie centraal staat, te bouwen aan meer uniformiteit, samenhang en eenduidigheid in werkwijzen, zonder de kracht van decentrale verantwoordelijkheid te verliezen.

Je rapporteert aan de directeur Finance & Control en maakt deel uit van het MT F&C. Deze dienst staat de komende tijd voor de uitdaging om na de implementatie van drie financiële systemen, de adviesrol neer te zetten op een stevige basis van financiële gegevens en rapportages. Het MT van F&C zorgt in gezamenlijkheid voor de ontwikkeling van de hele dienst en stuurt op samenwerking door stakeholder management, het stellen van prioriteiten en het bewaken van de voortgang.

Kernactiviteiten:

• Je geeft richting aan de strategische ontwikkeling van business control en Reporting binnen de TU/e.
• Je ontwikkelt een professionele en wendbare control en Reporting organisatie en coacht jouw teams op inhoud en samenwerking.
• Je positioneert control als gewaardeerde en kritische gesprekspartner in besluitvorming op alle niveaus.
• Je stuurt op kwaliteit, uniformiteit en toekomstbestendige sturingsinformatie.
• Je werkt aan vernieuwing van processen, systemen, dashboards en KPI-structuren in samenwerking met R&A en IT.
• Je leidt de integratie van OGSM-sturing en KPI's in de P&C-cyclus.
• Je zorgt voor effectieve capaciteitsplanning, inzet en prioritering binnen control.

PhD on Compact modelling of Positive Energy Districts

Introduction
We are seeking a motivated PhD researcher to help drive the heat transition as an essential part of the energy transition. Join leading researchers and industry partners in developing novel strategies to this end.

Job Description
This research project is part of the EmPowerED project, which aims to accelerate and scale up the development of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs). PEDs are urban areas that generate more energy than they consume and carbon-neutral heating and cooling is a core element of their design. The design and realization of PEDs involves (complex interactions between) societal, technical, economical and regulatory factors. EmPowerED – Enabling Positive Energy Districts through citizen-centered socio-technical models for upscaling of the heat transition – seeks to tackle this challenge by involving key stakeholders (citizen groups, municipalities, housing associations, grid operators, technology/service providers) in the decision-making process by offering them a toolbox to explore and assess local heat solutions for PEDs. The EmPowerED project involves in total 11 PhD positions at several universities, focusing on different aspects of positive energy districts. The project also involves a large range of project partners, e.g. municipalities, building corporations and technology suppliers. At the core of the EmPowerED project are 4 case studies in different municipalities (the cities of Groningen, Nijmegen, Eindhoven and Tilburg).

The PhD project in this vacancy contributes to the development of the above EmPowerED toolbox by developing simulation models for individual physical components of a PED to be used as building blocks for integrated PED models, focusing on the residential heating system. This encompasses primarily thermal components like heat exchangers, heat-pumps, short-term (e.g. daily) and long-term (e.g. seasonal) heat-storage systems, aqua-thermal and geothermal heat sources and waste heat recovery (e.g., industrial waste heat reuse, sewage treatment plant) as components in a 5th generation district heating network. The key weakness of most models currently available and in use is their oversimplified description of physical, dynamic and nonlinear behavior. The principal goal of the PhD project is to develop component models with a greater physical accuracy and predictive capability by employing state-of-the-art methods for the following two modelling approaches:

• reduced-order models (ROMs) and input-output models derived from high-fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models;
• data-based models determined from training/calibration data by system/parameter identification and machine learning.

The key challenge is striking a balance between, on the one hand, modelling the physical, dynamic and nonlinear behavior of the components with sufficient physical accuracy to ensure high predictive capability and, on the other hand, keeping the models sufficiently “compact” (i.e. algorithmically small and computationally efficient) to enable incorporation in integrated PED models. The development of these compact models will involve collaboration with several partners within the EmPowerED project to address a range of issues including e.g. generating training/calibration/validation data for models, their implementation into integrated PED models, providing end-user feedback on functionality. The different sub-models will be integrated and validated based on data from the use cases and experiments.

Your Working Environment

You will be appointed to the Section Energy Technology of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). You will join a lively community of internationally renowned interdisciplinary energy researchers in a collaborative project with the TU/e and external partners. Our department hosts a diverse group of people from different countries and disciplines, and we welcome candidates that contribute to and enjoy this diversity. We expect that as part of your PhD you will assume a pro-active role in the interaction and collaboration with researchers both within and beyond the EmPowerED project, as well as with the other project partners involved in EmPowerED (mainly from municipalities and building sector).

Job Requirements
You need to have:

• Recent or impending Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Energy Sciences, Applied Physics, Scientific Computing or a related field.
• Strong affinity (e.g. via advanced courses or projects) with first-principles mathematical modelling of thermal systems, model reduction, system identification, machine learning.
• Programming skills for development and implementation of computational models.
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) in English and a team-work attitude.
• Passion for the energy transition and its multidisciplinary challenges (technology, economics, and policy).

Nice to have:

• Knowledge on energy transition and PEDs.
• Experience with working in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Working knowledge of Dutch as a second language.

Conditions of Employment
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:

• Full-time employment for four years, with an intermediate assessment after nine months. You will spend a minimum of 10% of your four-year employment on teaching tasks, with a maximum of 15% per year of your employment.
• Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. € 3,059 max. € 3,881).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a self-aware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
• An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
• A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) for international candidates.

Information
Section Energy Technology
The mission of the section of Energy Technology is to advance heat & flow technologies for energy and high-tech applications. This encompasses research and development of new methods and tools (science), improving applied systems (technology), exchanging knowledge with our societal partners (valorization) and teaching & inspiring future generations of engineers (education). Click here to go to the website of the Section Energy Technology.

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact associate professor dr.ir. Michel Speetjens (m.f.m.speetjens@tue.nl).

Visit our website for more information about the application process or the conditions of employment. You can also contact HRServices.Gemini@tue.nl.

Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit our career page.

Application
We invite you to submit a complete application by using the apply button. The application should include a:

• Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of your publications and the contact information of three references.

Doing a PhD at TU Eindhoven requires English proficiency at a certain level to ensure that the candidate is able to communicate and interact well, participate in English-taught Doctoral Education courses, and write scientific articles and a final thesis. For more details, please check the Graduate Schools Admission Requirements.

We look forward to receiving your application and will screen it as soon as possible.

Please note:

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
• For the final candidates, a knowledge security check will be part of the application procedure. For more information on this check, please consult Chapter 8 of the National Knowledge Security Guidelines. We carry out this check on the basis of legitimate interest.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.

PhD on Compact modelling of Positive Energy Districts

This research project is part of the EmPowerED project, which aims to accelerate and scale up the development of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs). PEDs are urban areas that generate more energy than they consume and carbon-neutral heating and cooling is a core element of their design. The design and realization of PEDs involves (complex interactions between) societal, technical, economical and regulatory factors. EmPowerED – Enabling Positive Energy Districts through citizen-centered socio-technical models for upscaling of the heat transition – seeks to tackle this challenge by involving key stakeholders (citizen groups, municipalities, housing associations, grid operators, technology/service providers) in the decision-making process by offering them a toolbox to explore and assess local heat solutions for PEDs. The EmPowerED project involves in total 11 PhD positions at several universities, focusing on different aspects of positive energy districts. The project also involves a large range of project partners, e.g. municipalities, building corporations and technology suppliers. At the core of the EmPowerED project are 4 case studies in different municipalities (the cities of Groningen, Nijmegen, Eindhoven and Tilburg).

The PhD project in this vacancy contributes to the development of the above EmPowerED toolbox by developing simulation models for individual physical components of a PED to be used as building blocks for integrated PED models, focusing on the residential heating system. This encompasses primarily thermal components like heat exchangers, heat-pumps, short-term (e.g. daily) and long-term (e.g. seasonal) heat-storage systems, aqua-thermal and geothermal heat sources and waste heat recovery (e.g., industrial waste heat reuse, sewage treatment plant) as components in a 5th generation district heating network. The key weakness of most models currently available and in use is their oversimplified description of physical, dynamic and nonlinear behavior. The principal goal of the PhD project is to develop component models with a greater physical accuracy and predictive capability by employing state-of-the-art methods for the following two modelling approaches:

• reduced-order models (ROMs) and input-output models derived from high-fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models;
• data-based models determined from training/calibration data by system/parameter identification and machine learning.

The key challenge is striking a balance between, on the one hand, modelling the physical, dynamic and nonlinear behavior of the components with sufficient physical accuracy to ensure high predictive capability and, on the other hand, keeping the models sufficiently “compact” (i.e. algorithmically small and computationally efficient) to enable incorporation in integrated PED models. The development of these compact models will involve collaboration with several partners within the EmPowerED project to address a range of issues including e.g. generating training/calibration/validation data for models, their implementation into integrated PED models, providing end-user feedback on functionality. The different sub-models will be integrated and validated based on data from the use cases and experiments.

Your Working Environment

You will be appointed to the Section Energy Technology of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). You will join a lively community of internationally renowned interdisciplinary energy researchers in a collaborative project with the TU/e and external partners. Our department hosts a diverse group of people from different countries and disciplines, and we welcome candidates that contribute to and enjoy this diversity. We expect that as part of your PhD you will assume a pro-active role in the interaction and collaboration with researchers both within and beyond the EmPowerED project, as well as with the other project partners involved in EmPowerED (mainly from municipalities and building sector).

Education technician - semiconductor and nanofabrication in Photonic Integration

Short introduction

• Collaborate with industry partners to design and deliver training content in cleanroom micro/nanofabrication.
• Map and analyse existing training programs to identify skill gaps in the semiconductor ecosystem.
• Develop and coordinate new training initiatives tailored to stakeholder requirements.
• Oversee program delivery, support content creation, and evaluate training effectiveness.
• Ensure continuous alignment with company needs, academic curricula, and the European semiconductor ecosystem.

Description
Semiconductors are a key driver of technological innovations and form the backbone of modern society, with applications spanning communications, computing, sensing, space, healthcare, agriculture, and beyond. This sector is evolving rapidly, with new tools, design environments, and workflows being constantly developed. While the vibrant ecosystem opens opportunities, the challenge is the high knowledge barrier rising from fragmented information, private ecosystems, and the increasing technological complexity.

This Education and Research Technician role will approach the challenge in the knowledge transfer aspect. The role involves identifying the diverse needs from academia and industry, from different levels of education and knowledge backgrounds, extracting complex concepts into effective training programs, and ensuring continuous alignment with stakeholder interests. Through high-level gap analysis, designing innovative solutions, implementing and monitoring dedicated training programs, this role will ultimately make technology more understandable and accessible.

The role is shared equally between two projects (PHORTIFY and DECIDE), with a focus on training and content development. Key responsibilities include contributing to the design and delivery of a cleanroom training module in collaboration with a VR content developer. This involves providing input on learning objectives, training methods, and activities, as well as giving feedback on the VR-based training environments. DECIDE is a European project targeted at integrating chip design resources within the EU to offer a single-stop shop (EU chip design platform) to designers, facilitating fast prototyping or upscaling. Working synergistically with PHORTIFY, the key tasks include landscaping and development of new training that will be hosted on the cloud platform. This can start with a survey to analyze user needs, based on which application or tool-specific learning objectives will be defined for new trainings. Alignment with other initiatives like PIXEurope and Chip Competence Centers will be maintained to ensure benefits to the entire ecosystem.

This position will be in the Photonic Integration group, leveraging our years of expertise in nanofabrication, chip design, and training delivery through JePPIX (Joint European Platform for Integrated Photonics). You will have access to one of the world’s best cleanroom facilities for III-V semiconductors and photonics at TU Eindhoven. You will develop new perspectives and training methods, strengthen management and communication skills, and engage with international key players in the field, including IMEC, CEA, and others.

Nanolab@TU/e: https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/nanolabtue/nanolabtue
JePPIX: http://www.jeppix.eu/
EU chip design platform: https://eurocdp.eu/

Job requirements

• Master’s degree (or higher) in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Education/Training Development, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience in cleanroom micro/nanofabrication processes.
• Experience with the semiconductor chip design workflow.
• Experience in training program design, coordination, or educational project management is a plus.
• Familiarity with the semiconductor or high-tech industry and European ecosystem initiatives is an advantage.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work across academic, industrial, and policy environments.
• Excellent organizational and project management abilities.
• Proactive and with a problem-solving mindset.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).

Conditions of employment
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:

• A full-time position as an Education and Research Technician, offered for an initial period of two years, with the possibility of a two-year extension.
• Salary in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale 9 (min. € 3,708 max. € 5,057).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• High-quality training programs on general skills, didactics and topics related to research and valorization.
• An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
• Partially paid parental leave and an allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
• A Staff Immigration Team is available for international candidates, as are a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) and a compensation for moving expenses.

Information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more?
Please contact the hiring manager Humeyra Caglayan, h.caglayan@tue.nl or Yi Wang, y.wang10@tue.nl.

Visit our website for more information about the application process or the conditions of employment. You can also contact Kevin Caris HR-Advisor, k.t.caris@tue.nl.

Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit our career page.

Application
We invite you to submit a complete application using the Apply button. The application should include a:

• Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae, including your key achievements and the contact information of three references.

We look forward to receiving your application and will screen it as soon as possible. The vacancy will remain open until the position is filled.