About this role
The Transformation Business Partner plays a critical role in supporting Unilabs Netherlands during periods of post-merger integration (PMI) and strategic transformation.
The role is responsible for ensuring robust financial governance over transformation initiatives, tracking savings and value creation, and acting as a key finance business partner to the Transformation Office.
The position combines classic controlling responsibilities with a strong forward-looking, change-oriented focus, enabling management to make fact-based decisions and ensuring that transformation benefits are transparently tracked, realized, and sustained.
What Unilabs Netherlands Offers
• A key role in shaping and delivering strategic transformation initiatives.
• High visibility and close collaboration with senior management.
• An international and professional working environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
Key ResponsibilitiesPost-Merger Integration (PMI) Controlling
• Provide financial oversight and control for PMI activities, including integration costs,
synergies, and one-off restructuring items.
• Establish and maintain clear financial tracking of PMI-related benefits and risks.
• Support the preparation of PMI business cases and monitor actuals versus plan.
• Ensure alignment with Unilabs Group PMI standards, policies, and reporting
requirements.
Transformation Controlling
• Act as the dedicated finance partner to the Transformation Office, supporting
strategic initiatives across operations, commercial, and support functions.
• Translate transformation initiatives into measurable financial targets and KPIs.
• Challenge assumptions, validate business cases, and provide scenario and
sensitivity analyses.
• Support prioritization of initiatives based on financial impact and feasibility.
Savings Tracking & Value Realization
• Design, implement, and maintain a structured savings tracking framework covering
cost savings, efficiency gains, and revenue improvements.
• Track savings from identification through validation, realization, and run-rate
sustainability.
• Reconcile reported savings with financial results (P&L, balance sheet, and cash
flow).
• Ensure transparency and auditability of savings reporting.
Business Partnering
• Act as a trusted financial advisor to transformation leads, functional heads, and
senior management.
• Provide actionable insights to support decision-making and performance
improvement.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between Finance, Transformation Office,
and operational teams.
• Communicate complex financial topics clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
Reporting & Governance
• Prepare high-quality reporting for local management and Group, including
dashboards, executive summaries, and deep-dive analyses.
• Support monthly closing activities related to transformation and PMI items.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting standards, and Unilabs Group
policies.
Key Stakeholders
• Transformation Office
• Country Management Team
• Finance Team (local and Group)
• Functional and Operational Leaders
• External advisors (where applicable)
Requirements
• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• >10 years of relevant experience in controlling, finance business partnering, or consulting or M&A
• Proven experience in PMI, transformation, restructuring, or large change programs.
• Strong track record in savings tracking, business case development, and value realization.
• Experience in a complex, matrix-driven, international organization is preferred.
Skills & Competencies
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to challenge constructively and influence at senior levels.
• Highly structured, detail-oriented, and results-driven.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-changing environment.
• Proactive, independent, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience with ERP systems and BI/reporting tools (e.g. SAP, Power BI) is an advantage.
Benefits
A market-competitive salary, based on the Hospital Collective Labour Agreement (CAO Ziekenhuizen), including 8.33% holiday allowance and an 8.33% year-end bonus;Employment conditions in accordance with the Hospital Collective Labour Agreement (CAO Ziekenhuizen), including 63 PLB hours, an excellent pension scheme, travel allowance, etc.;Unilabs actively supports training and development, combined with a coaching program with your manager. In addition, Unilabs offers extensive growth and development opportunities, for example towards senior finance leadership or commercial executive roles, both domestically and internationally;The opportunity to spar, challenge, and help shape commercial growth, with intensive collaboration with the operations team and headquarters;An independent and strategic role within an innovative medical organization working on the healthcare of tomorrow;A beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Amsterdam with excellent accessibility and a pleasant working environment, as well as the possibility to work from home. A minimum of three days per week in the office is required.