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Business Controller & Chief Financial Officer

When

If you are looking for a sparring partner for management

and MT in the field of financial strategy

If you want to translate figures into better insight into the performance of your organization for management and adjustment in and of the business

If you are looking for a financial manager for analysis, supervision

maintaining, adjusting and managing within financial teams

If you need temporary relief/filling of a business

and/or commercial controller is looking for

If you need improvement of practices and connection of financial

developments with other business units within your organization

If you have financial processes such as payroll, business control,

you want to have reports, interfaces, system information, etc. run through critically, set up, implement and make them more efficient

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About Ester

Ester is enthusiastic, social, loyal to family, friends but also to her customers. She is independent, entertaining, flexible and can therefore be used anywhere. A sensitive lady who, however, stands her ground in the mostly male financial world. Within it she navigates tactically, diplomatically and is a connector and bridge builder; a bridge builder between Board, MT, Management between the different departments and employees. 

 

She easily carries great responsibility and derives her satisfaction from it. She feels comfortable being challenged. Ambitious as she is, she strives for growth so that her talents are fully utilized. The bar is high. For herself and for the other. Her strength lies in the analytical field; she switches quickly and sees (causal) connections. She is critical, humorous, putting things into perspective and sobering. She stands firmly on the ground with both legs. The latter inspired by her childhood, partly, on the farm in Friesland; on everything, hair tied in a ponytail, milking cows and in possession of a tractor driver's license. Tackling and taking the bull by the horns is not strange to her. 


Working from a high sense of responsibility, she focuses on the end goal. Quality comes first, dares to take responsibility and liability and, in particular, to express sensitive and financially necessary actions. Always keeping mutual respect and humanity in mind. Ester likes to use her knowledge, skills and work experience to improve the efficiency of your financial processes and the connection of your Finance department with the other business processes. 
 

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Timeline

Currently

CFO
WebinarGeek

2023 - heden

CFO
WebinarGeek

2021 - 2023

finance manager
Dunlop Protective Footwear

2020 - 2021

Business controller, MT
Cegeka dsa 

CFO
of Berge Hainaut

2019 - 2020

Senior project controller
of Berge Hainaut

2018 - 2019

Senior business controller, MT
Walters Kluwer

2017 - 2018

Business controller
Cegeka dsa

2015 - 2017

Payroll controller
Hexion Inc.

2014 - 2015

Financial Consultant 
Masters in Finance

2014 - 2015

Senior financial accountant
AmericaToday

2014 - 2014

Financial Analyst
BP

2013 - 2014

2012 - 2013

Financial accountant
BP

2010 - 2012

Project controller
Normal IMS

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Activities

  • Financial sparring partner for Management, MT and (Sales)Management

  • Monitoring financial operations, departments and employees​

  • Analysis and advice on financial investments​

  • Independent feasibility assessment​

  • Financial planning, control and management​

  • Business cases​

  • System integration

Forces

  • Business acquisition(s)/Business sale​

  • (System)migration​

  • Reorganizations​

  • Setting up new functions/processes​

  • Accounting in challenging, complex environments that are subject to change

Recommendations

Ester came to VBH at the right time! The special combination of broad professional knowledge, enthusiastic personality and enormous drive make her a unique professional. The ability to quickly switch between outlines and details and the quality to translate operational activities into process improvements have led to Ester quickly exchanging her original role of Senior Business Controller for that of Financial Director (a.i.) where she took on the integral financial responsibility of VBH. Companies looking for financial expertise with a great sense of business should do business with Ester!"

Jeroen van den Hurk | CEO | VAN BERG HAINAUT

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Connectable. Building bridges. The link between Management, financial managers, but also financial and sales employees. Translating figures, anticipating sales strategies, laws and regulations and business development. This makes the link to necessary financial investments, costs, recruitment, salary and, for example, accommodation. A sober view of feasibility, business cases and monitoring of financial employees. 


Ester keeps her finger on the pulse and provides insight into the main lines down to the level of detail. She quickly becomes familiar with your company, your organization, the market, the products, financial, planning, control and (sales) management systems. 

Integrity. Integrity is a matter of course. Due to her great responsibility, Ester has access to all financial statuses and personnel files. She is professional at all times, maintains her objectivity and maintains her integrity; to others but also to themselves. She is straightforward and dares to hit the nail on the head, where she can look the other person and herself straight in the eye and treat them with respect. 

Reliable. Reliable, kind hearted and honest. The customer can always rely on her. She is ready for clients and colleagues. She is discreet and quickly gains confidence. Because of her sensitivity, she quickly picks up signals. It makes her compassionate and Ester is genuinely interested in the person behind the colleagues. 

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Efficiency. Efficiency is one of her greatest strengths in terms of work content. She doesn't beat around the bush. Averse to tunnel vision and habits, but takes a critical look at how processes can be adapted differently and better to current and future (technical) developments. Both department and company wide. Taking 'Thinking outside the box' as a starting point. It combines work processes of various departments. Thanks to her helicopter view, she sees and recognizes synergy in department processes and activities. In addition, she is a respectful, tactical and diplomatic sparring partner for management(s) on how financial management can be improved and more efficient.

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Adaptable. Because of her adaptability, Ester is soon 'own' in a new organization. It is accessible and has an open appearance. Quickly finds her feet, easily receives information and, due to her flexibility, adapts quickly to the different corporate cultures. Due to her diversity of work experiences in various industries such as oil, production environments, retail fashion, chemistry, software, IT and SAAS, she has mastered the characteristics of a chameleon.

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