Position Overview:
The Finance Application Support Team within the finance department is seeking a highly skilled Intermediate Financial Systems Analyst based in the Netherlands to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders in the United States and the Netherlands. In this role, you will independently support and enhance finance applications (CCH Tagetik), resolve complex user and system issues, and use sound judgment and advanced analytical skills to identify root causes and manage issues through resolution.
You will take ownership of assigned applications and priorities, implement sustainable process improvements with limited oversight, and balance operational support with improvement initiatives. Through effective collaboration with business and technical partners, you will help strengthen global finance operations by improving application reliability, contributing to system enhancements, and sharing knowledge across the team.
This opportunity offers a strong platform to deepen your finance systems expertise, gain broad exposure to global finance operations, and build the skills and ownership needed to progress into more senior technical or functional roles.
Responsibilities:
- Independently support, develop, and enhance Tagetik finance processes, including data models, integrations, workflows, and multidimensional reporting.
- Evaluate manual processes, refine business requirements, and deliver efficient, scalable, and sustainable Tagetik solutions.
- Partner with global business teams to prioritize requests and incidents, meet deadlines, and minimize operational disruption.
- Lead investigations into Tagetik production issues, perform root-cause analysis, coordinate resolution, and implement preventive controls.
- Perform accurate system maintenance and configuration changes that support reliable monthly, quarterly, and budgeting processes.
- Extract, validate, and analyze complex financial data, identify issues, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to assess impacts, resolve complex issues, and deliver effective finance systems solutions.
- Contribute to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) ceremonies by refining requirements, estimating work, identifying dependencies, and supporting delivery commitments.
- Manage assigned work through Scrum boards, communicate status and risks proactively, and drive priorities to completion with limited oversight.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- At least two years of relevant finance systems, application support, or related experience.
- Demonstrated ability to independently support, maintain, and troubleshoot complex finance applications.
- Advanced Excel and SQL skills, including analyzing complex data and writing, optimizing, and troubleshooting queries.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of accounting and finance processes; experience with investment or insurance products is an advantage.
- A proactive approach to identifying improvement opportunities, evaluating options, and implementing sustainable solutions.
- Ability to understand end-to-end finance processes and assess change impacts, dependencies, and risks.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain system and process issues clearly to business and technical stakeholders.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, and collaborate effectively across global teams.
- Experience working in an Agile delivery environment, preferably using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
- Experience with Tagetik, Power BI, or comparable financial reporting, consolidation, or analytics platforms; familiarity with VBA, database development, or Microsoft Copilot is beneficial.
Aegon Asset Management
Aegon Asset Management (Aegon AM) is a leading global investor. Our 350+ investment professionals manage and advise on assets of US $446 billion for a global client base of pension plans, public funds, insurance companies, banks, wealth managers, family offices and foundations.
We organize our firm around four investment platforms: fixed income, real assets, equities and multi-asset & solutions, which includes a fiduciary and multi-manager business. Each investment platform has dedicated teams with deep asset-class expertise, organized globally and committed to maximizing client benefit from their specialist areas.
We are an international business: Our 1,130 employees work from 16 locations across Europe, the Americas and Asia. We share a common belief in fundamental, research-driven active management, underpinned by effective risk management and a commitment to responsible investment.
Compensation/What will you be getting?
- Compensation level depend upon an applicant’s qualifications and will be determined by hiring supervisors/managers and HR
- A collaborative, learning-focused environment
- A culture that values initiative and continuous improvement.
- Plenty of scope and budget for your personal and professional development
- A minimum of 27 holiday days
- Reimbursement of your travel expenses
- A good pension scheme
Interested? Apply!
Are you interested in joining our Team? We look forward to receiving your resume and motivation letter. Then make sure you apply immediately!
Diversity & Inclusion
At Aegon Asset Management, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We are more than a global Asset Management firm – we are a people business, and we recognize that delivering excellent client outcomes comes from harnessing diverse perspectives. We value diversity in the full range of human uniqueness without limitation including race, gender, ability, language, culture, beliefs, age, origin, background, perspectives and experiences.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:Aegon Asset Management aims to be an employer of choice in the financial services industry. As a global company, we offer excellent terms of employment, a very diverse and inspiring work environment, and development opportunities.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
- At least two years of relevant finance systems, application support, or related experience
- Experience independently supporting, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex finance applications
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Advanced SQL skills, including writing, optimizing, and troubleshooting queries
- Knowledge of accounting and finance processes
- Experience with investment or insurance products
- Ability to identify improvement opportunities and implement sustainable solutions
- Understanding of end-to-end finance processes, change impacts, dependencies, and risks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, and collaborate across global teams
- Experience working in an Agile delivery environment, preferably using SAFe
- Experience with Tagetik, Power BI, or comparable financial reporting, consolidation, or analytics platforms
- Familiarity with VBA, database development, or Microsoft Copilot
What We Do
We help people achieve a lifetime of financial security and to enjoy a meaningful life – both now and in retirement. Not only do we offer products and services to achieve this but we also focus on financial wellbeing. When we talk about financial wellbeing this is how you feel about the control you have over your financial future – and your relationship with money. It’s about focusing on the things that make their life enjoyable and meaningful – both now and in retirement. We want you to feel confident and empowered when managing your money and know that it’s possible to improve your situation in some way. Aegon's products and services range from life, critical illness and disability insurance, to pensions, annuities, long-term savings and investments. We also offer mortgages, and car, household and travel insurance in some markets. In the US, we’re known as Transamerica, one of the best-known names in the North American financial services industry. Globally over 22,000 Aegon employees help almost 30 million customers take responsibility for their financial future.
