Are you eager to contribute to further strengthening Finance as a true business partner within Lely? In this role, you will develop a team that creates visible impact on the business by enhancing performance, ownership, and decision-making.

As Manager Finance Business Partnering, you will lead a team of Finance Business Partners and strengthen the impact of Finance across the organization. You bring clarity, structure, and focus, while creating room for development, ownership, and collaboration.

You are part of the Finance Management Team and contribute to both strategic and tactical decision-making. You translate business priorities into financial impact and support decision-making through clear insights and balanced considerations.

This is a role with room to build: the team, the way of working, and the position of Finance as a valuable business partner.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Finance Business Partners
• Translate business strategy into financial insights and concrete actions
• Provide clear analyses to improve performance and value creation
• Contribute to building a future-proof Finance organization

What makes this role interesting?

You have the opportunity to further develop Finance within Lely into a strategic partner that directly contributes to value and results. You help move the business forward by providing direction, strengthening collaboration, and enabling better decision-making.

You will work in an entrepreneurial and international environment where initiative is encouraged and new ideas can become reality.

You are an experienced Finance professional who brings structure, sound judgment, and clarity to complex business challenges. You combine strong financial expertise with a business-oriented mindset and know how to translate insights into impact.

In addition, you bring:

• Experience in leading and developing Finance professionals
• A strong background in business control and performance management
• Strong analytical skills, decisiveness, and the ability to distinguish between main and secondary priorities
• A leadership style in which you create connection and trust, while pragmatically providing direction and driving results

If you do not fully meet all the requirements but feel excited about this role, we warmly invite you to apply.

Screening

This role is subject to a pre-employment screening, including a Certificate of Conduct (VOG) and a background/integrity check. Given the access to sensitive (financial) information and customer data, we place great importance on a thorough assessment. The screening must be successfully completed before employment can commence.

We will reimburse the VOG application and, of course, handle your data with care in accordance with our privacy statement.

Working at Lely means contributing to sustainable progress within one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands. You will help make the agricultural sector future-proof—and we ensure you have all the space, resources, and support to do so.

• An international working environment with room for initiative and entrepreneurship
• Excellent employment conditions, including up to 8 weeks of annual leave and a strong pension scheme
• A salary within the range of €7,293 to €10,418 gross per month, with room to grow over time
• Strong development opportunities: you are in control of your growth and can choose from a wide range of training programs via our Lely Academy—from personal development to role-specific training
• Our modern Lely Campus offers daily access to extensive sports facilities: an indoor gym, outdoor padel courts, outdoor basketball and volleyball courts, table tennis, and table football. You can join Hyrox workouts or sign up for personal training—and challenge colleagues during an active break
• Enjoy fresh coffee and tea from our in-house barista, featuring milk straight from our farm, as well as a healthy and affordable company restaurant
• A strong work-life balance supported by our hybrid working policy: you work four days per week on Campus and have the option to work one day from home, with flexibility to spend additional time on-site (between 06:00 and 20:00)
• A free shuttle bus takes you to and from the metro station in Maassluis, ensuring a smooth start and end to your workday
• Success should be celebrated—from anniversaries to Christmas parties, at Lely we know how to do it!

Recruitment & selection agencies, consultancies, and staffing agencies?

We appreciate your interest, but we recruit all our candidates directly. We understand that as an intermediary you aim to introduce candidates for our opportunities and contribute to our ambitions, but this is not how our recruitment process is set up. This means that any unsolicited profiles submitted for Lely vacancies will be treated as direct applications.