The posting
Job Description
As Director of Finance Business Partnering, you will be a trusted strategic partner to Telenet’s senior leadership, combining financial expertise, business acumen and sound judgement to challenge assumptions, influence key decisions and drive sustainable business performance.
Reporting to the VP FP&A and Business Partnering, you will operate in a dynamic and evolving environment where complexity calls for clarity, agility and decisive leadership.
Are you ready to challenge the status quo and help shape the financial and strategic decisions driving Telenet’s Corporate and Technology agenda?
Your responsibilities as Director
- Shape business decisions: Act as a trusted advisor and constructive challenger to senior executives, bringing independent thinking, intellectual curiosity and the confidence to challenge assumptions and influence strategic direction.
- Drive financial performance: Take ownership of financial insights, performance management and constructive challenge across your scope. Translate operational and financial drivers into actionable recommendations, while partnering with business leaders who retain accountability for operational results.
- Challenge investment and resource allocation: Partner with Technology and Corporate leadership to evaluate investment priorities, challenge resource allocation and strengthen financial discipline, balancing short-term performance with long-term value creation.
- Translate complexity into clarity: Connect financial performance, operational realities and strategic priorities, turning complex information into compelling narratives and recommendations that influence executive decisions.
- Transform Finance Business Partnering: Lead the modernization of the function by challenging existing ways of working, eliminating low-value activities, leveraging automation and developing more forward-looking capabilities. Create greater capacity for strategic insights, business challenge and value-added decision support.
- Lead people and navigate change: Build, coach and inspire a high-performing team of senior professionals, fostering ownership, accountability and continuous development. Navigate complex stakeholder relationships and lead confidently through organizational change.
Our Ideal Director
We are looking for an accomplished Finance leader who combines strong financial expertise with business acumen, executive presence, intellectual curiosity and the courage to challenge.
You are more than a financial expert. You are a strategic thinker who understands the business, challenges the status quo, simplifies complexity and inspires others to deliver meaningful results.
What sets you apart:
- Executive presence and influence: You engage confidently with senior executives, bring independent perspectives and constructively challenge decisions, even when it means asking difficult questions.
- Intellectual curiosity and business acumen: You look beyond the numbers to understand underlying business dynamics, question assumptions and identify opportunities to improve performance.
- Strategic thinking and sound judgement: You connect the bigger picture with critical details, navigate ambiguity and translate complexity into clear priorities and actionable recommendations.
- Leadership through change: You have a proven track record of developing high-performing teams, leading transformation and building a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Communication and storytelling: You simplify complex financial and business challenges into clear, compelling narratives that influence decisions and drive action.
- Transformation mindset: You challenge traditional Finance practices, embrace technology and automation, and continuously look for ways to make Finance more efficient, forward-looking and impactful.
Qualifications and experience:
- Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business or equivalent; MBA is an advantage.
- Significant experience in Finance Business Partnering, Business Controlling or financial leadership within a large, complex organization.
- Proven experience leading and developing teams, ideally in a transforming environment.
- Strong expertise in financial performance management, forecasting, budgeting and long-range planning.
- Telecommunications or technology sector experience is an advantage.
- Strong analytical and digital capabilities, with an interest in automation and modern Finance tools.
- Excellent English communication skills; Dutch or French is a plus.
Our offer to you
At Telenet group, you get more than just an attractive gross salary. We strongly believe in results and ownership: we expect commitment and impact, and we’ll give you the trust and freedom you need to make a difference. What you achieve truly matters.
In addition to a thirteenth-month salary and holiday pay, you can count on an extensive package of extra benefits that supports you in your daily life as well as at work.
An overview of our benefits:
- Mobility budget: compose your own mobility plan, you can opt for a company car or alternative mobility solutions
- Meal vouchers and eco vouchers
- Telework allowance or net expense allowance
- Mobile phone, mobile subscription and laptop
- Employee discount on your home internet, digital TV, and mobile subscriptions
- Collective bonus and individual bonus (aligned with your performance)
- A comprehensive flexible benefits plan with a wide range of options: from financial benefits and additional time off to a bicycle lease, supplemental ambulatory insurance for you and your family, and IT or office equipment
- Hospitalization insurance (including an ambulatory plan) and group insurance
- 20 days of paid leave and 12 compensatory days off
We value your ongoing development, investing in growth via our internal learning platform, coaching, and on-the-job training. You will have opportunities to keep learning and further strengthen yourself in your role.
We also prefer working closely together. We believe strong teams form by frequent interactions and quick transitions. To facilitate a smooth onboarding and rapid integration for new employees, we expect you to be present in the office at least three days a week during the first six months. On other days, you can work remotely from home.
What happens after you apply?
Do you see a match with our position? Then we look forward to receiving your application. We always get back to you. When there’s a match, we will reach out to you to get acquainted and explain the next steps in our selection process.
