Veronique Groenewegen – van der Graaf
Nootdorp
Summary
Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager Finance & Contracts
Evides Industriewater
11.2020 - Current
- Member of MT
- Led the optimization of the Finance & Control (F&C) department’s organizational structure, setting priorities based on departmental and corporate plans.
- Coordinated all reporting obligations for Evides Industriewater, ensuring compliance with the Evides Planning & Control cycle and external legal requirements. This included business plans, monthly and quarterly reports, and annual financial statements for both domestic and international operations.
- Conducted monthly (internal and external) reviews of financial progress.
- Prepared financial reports for internal management and external stakeholders, such as auditors, tax authorities, and joint venture partners.
- Developed and maintained management information dashboards and cross-disciplinary business reports.
- Prepared the annual report (non-financial) for Evides Industriewater, including obtaining a certified auditor’s opinion.
- Delivered KPI reporting for the Executive Board.
- Accountable for the financial and fiscal structuring of business cases (assessment, approval, and implementation) both domestically and internationally.
- Oversaw financial lease calculations, and timely, accurate accounts receivable management for revenues of approximately €200 million.
- Responsible for the entire 'meter to cash' process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of revenue recognition.
- Assessed financial risks and implemented mitigation measures for contracts and projects.
- Acted as financial advisor to Evides Industriewater, enabling strategic decision-making at the executive level.
- Contributed to management meetings, organizational consultations, and provided both solicited and unsolicited advice on the financial implications of business policies.
- Produced performance analyses (transforming raw data into actionable insights) and advised on financial targets and corrective actions.
- Participated in steering committees in an advisory capacity for both new contracts and ongoing business development.
- Reviewed and supervised the work of third parties, monitored progress, and flagged deviations or issues in planning or execution, providing advice to teams and management and anticipating changing circumstances.
- Managed and coordinated with foreign administrative offices (UK, Belgium, Germany).
- Liaised with international authorities on fiscal matters (personnel and operational taxes), ensuring legal compliance and approval from tax authorities and auditors.
- Served as product owner for various ICT projects.
- Responsible for contract management of all EIW sales contracts (approx. 800), including administration of the contract management system and CRM.
- Organized new management reporting tools and dashboards for business analysis and steering.
- Initiated and monitored process innovations within the F&C department, including automation of key processes.
- Developed new financial instruments to support strategic financial management.
- Responsible for the implementation and communication of new processes to relevant staff and subsidiaries.
- Participated in drafting company-wide policies and procedures.
- Represented EIW at the General Meeting of Shareholders of Delfluent Services B.V.
- Maintained relationships with four joint ventures, supporting and ensuring accurate processing of results (Evilim, DSBV, NH Water, and North Water).
- Provided advisory support for the establishment of new subsidiaries, addressed issues in existing ventures, and advised the Board on all financial matters for Evides Industriewater and its subsidiaries, both domestic and international.
- Structured subsidiaries and joint ventures for optimal financial efficiency.
- Ensured correct setup of foreign entities regarding VAT, deferred taxes, personnel, and tax obligations.
- Data-analysis for Evides Industriewater.
Finance Manager
Survitec
01.2020 - 10.2020
- Company Overview: (IFS & Tagetik)
- Leading the day-to-day general ledger accounting, accounts payable, payroll and tax obligations.
- Leading, coaching and developing an engaged and motivated finance team.
- Driving a high-performance culture of continuous improvement.
- Ensuring a positive, proactive, thorough and disciplined approach in the Finance team.
- Delivering high quality monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting to the business.
- Managing and participating in the monthly accounting cycle and the preparation of financial statements including Statutory accounts.
- Implementing the global Survitec control framework, and drive effective development and maintenance of financial controls.
- Delivering improvement projects and programmes implemented as part of the global finance transformation programme, and the business restructuring programme.
- Managing and coordinating monthly reporting, budgeting and reforecast processes.
- Ensuring the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory accounting and tax issues.
- Ensuring timely and accurate processing of the payroll.
- Delivering insightful management reports that identify areas for action and performance improvement.
- Work with and influencing the leadership team to grow the business by formulating appropriate financial strategies and plans.
- Liaise with colleagues to understand root causes of financial results, investigate budget variances and formulate recovery plans.
- Collaborating with other functions to improve business processes.
- (IFS & Tagetik)
Controller
Portbase
10.2017 - 12.2019
- Company Overview: (Rotterdam) (Exact Globe & Synergy)
- I am responsible for managing all the financial related reports to both managers, board of management and supervisory board.
- In the past 2 years I have transformed the processes within the finance department to a more efficient and automated way of working; reducing the daily workload for the employees and creating time for more in dept analyses of the finances on a weekly base.
- The department needed some new insights into the future and a new way of working, next to the day to day activities listed below I have introduced new procedures and ways of working.
- Financial Accounting: Prepare the yearly financial statements and discuss with external auditor.
- Responsible for interim control.
- Responsible for the yearly budget process and latest estimates.
- Discussing the P&L, Balance and Cash Flow with Finance manager.
- Functional administrator for Exact (in control of the roles and rights per person within the system).
- Responsible for the year end invoicing of all the clients (company works with monthly deposits and a year end invoice).
- Management Accounting: Monthly review per department with managers, including headcount, personnel costs and other costs.
- Analyse the PL, monthly reports and year end reports produced by assistant controller.
- Preparing management and RVC (supervisory board) reports.
- Budgeting for 2 years ahead.
- Cash management.
- Preparing the KPI sheets.
- Managing and optimizing the AO/IC processes (administrative organization and internal control).
- Point of contact for all financial matters together with the Finance Manager.
- Signalling and making use of the new developments with the world of finance.
- Working with different departments within the company to enhance reports.
- (Rotterdam) (Exact Globe & Synergy)
Business Unit Controller Onshore
Technip B.V.
03.2015 - 09.2017
- Company Overview: (Zoetermeer) (IFS, Hyperion)
- I am responsible for managing all the projects related reports as well as the other management reports to Technip Benelux.
- I am also responsible for the consolidation process of all operational entities and I carry out internal controls according to the Group Internal Control (GIC) framework.
- Financial Accounting: Prepare the revenue recognition process.
- Review quarterly balance sheet and P&L.
- Review and release payments.
- Management Accounting: Prepare and report the monthly order intake.
- Prepare and report the monthly cost & resources report.
- Prepare the forecast reports for projects.
- Prepare of all reports for the quarterly and annual assessment of the external accountant.
- Prepare the yearly budget process.
- Preparing the 3YO budget.
- Prepare and input monthly financial forecast.
- Prepare ad-hoc reports for management (costs, hours, etc.).
- Internal control: Maintain and review the internal control framework and carrying out internal controls according to the Group Internal Control (GIC) standards.
- Update work processes and work instructions.
- Responsible for maintaining SOX framework.
- Validate test outcome for several controls.
- Analyse and report deficiencies to Group Internal Control.
- Next to all the daily work I am also involved in meetings with the Sales team, Project team and Cost Control to monitor projects and new prospects.
- (Zoetermeer) (IFS, Hyperion)
Financial Controller
Technip B.V.
04.2014 - 02.2015
- Company Overview: (Zoetermeer)
- As one of the two financial controllers my tasks where focused on the projects, forecasting and budgeting.
- My tasks where similar to those listed above, but on a more superficial level.
- (Zoetermeer)
Jr. Financial Controller
Technip B.V.
01.2013 - 03.2014
- Company Overview: (Zoetermeer)
- (Zoetermeer)
Financial Project Controller
Technip B.V.
09.2012 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: (Zoetermeer)
- Financial Accounting: Prepare of invoices and a payment schedule based on contracts.
- Process project related debtors’ orders and invoices.
- Process project related purchase orders and invoices.
- Check international bank guarantees.
- Check and follow up outstanding invoices.
- Management accounting: Prepare reports for project review.
- Prepare monthly cashflow reporting.
- Prepare and follow up external accounting of branch offices.
- Reporting & Control: Execute Group Internal Controls.
- (Zoetermeer)
Assistant Controller
Ballast Nedam IPM
12.2011 - 08.2012
- Company Overview: (Leerdam)
- At Ballast Nedam I had a combined function. 50% of the work consisted of supporting the AP/AR team and the other 50% consisted of supporting the Controller and learning in the meantime.
- The administrative part consisted of: Creating invoices, Processing of incoming invoices, Processing bank statements, Transferring hours into the system.
- Next to these tasks it was my job to analyse the current flows and to suggest improvements.
- The other half of the work consisted of learning from the Controller. I prepared the monthly reports and analysed the P&L, Balance sheet and the General Ledger.
- (Leerdam)
Project controller/division administrator
Royal Haskoning
07.2010 - 11.2011
- Company Overview: (Rotterdam)
- The activities at Royal Haskoning consisted of managing all the financial flows regarding projects.
- I prepared the monthly reports, invoicing en risk assessments.
- Next to that I had monthly forecast meetings with the project team and the department manager.
- The projects I worked on where both national as international.
- (Rotterdam)
Cashier and help/information desk
Albert Heijn
01.2003 - 12.2010
Education
Post-Master Register Controller - Finance
Erasmus University
Rotterdam12-2025
Post-HBO Certified Management Controlling -
Erasmus University
01.2015
Bachelor International Business and Management - Finance and Accounting
Hogeschool Rotterdam
01.2010
half year exchange during IBMS study
University of Ljubljana
01.2010
HAVO - E&M
Stanislascollege
01.2006
Skills
- Team leadership
- Complex Problem-solving
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Budget control
- Business planning
- Financial management
- Data analysis
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Positive attitude
- Multitasking
- Time management
- Decision-making
Experience Record
- 2019, BHV (first aid)
- 2011, Communication skills (internal course at Royal Haskoning)
- 2010, Project management (internal course at Royal Haskoning)
- 2010, Thesis on how to raise funding for biotechnical companies in the Netherlands.
- 2010, Study abroad in Ljubljana (Slovenia)
- 2009, Internship at TNO Defence
- 2008, Project for Dutch Wine cooperation
Personal Information
- Profession: Manager Finance
- Title: BSC
- Date of Birth: 09/23/87
- Nationality: Dutch
Languages
Dutch
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Manager Finance & Contracts
Evides Industriewater
11.2020 - Current
Finance Manager
Survitec
01.2020 - 10.2020
Controller
Portbase
10.2017 - 12.2019
Business Unit Controller Onshore
Technip B.V.
03.2015 - 09.2017
Financial Controller
Technip B.V.
04.2014 - 02.2015
Jr. Financial Controller
Technip B.V.
01.2013 - 03.2014
Financial Project Controller
Technip B.V.
09.2012 - 01.2013
Assistant Controller
Ballast Nedam IPM
12.2011 - 08.2012
Project controller/division administrator
Royal Haskoning
07.2010 - 11.2011
Cashier and help/information desk
Albert Heijn
01.2003 - 12.2010
Bachelor International Business and Management - Finance and Accounting
Hogeschool Rotterdam
half year exchange during IBMS study
University of Ljubljana
HAVO - E&M
Stanislascollege
Post-Master Register Controller - Finance
Erasmus University
Post-HBO Certified Management Controlling -
Erasmus University
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