, Netherlands
Job Family Group:
Finance
Worker Type:
Regular
Posting Start Date:
June 25, 2026
Business Unit:
Finance
Experience Level:
Experienced Professionals
Job Description:
What is the Role?
Shell Pensioenbureau Nederland B.V. (SPN) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell Petroleum B.V. and provides advisory and pensionfund management services to Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds (SSPF) and Shell Nederland Pensioenfonds Stichting (SNPS) as part of Group Pensions within Treasury and Corporate Finance. In the rapidly evolving pension landscape, the NL Pensions Controller plays a vital role by ensuring top‑quartile execution of all controlling and accounting processes for SPN, SSPF and SNPS, enabling the Trustee Boards to receive accurate, timely and complete information to fulfil their responsibilities. Your spans risk management, internal and external (including DNB) regulatory reporting, audit and control activities, annual reporting and performance management. A critical aspect of the position is its central contribution to the implementation of the new Dutch pension legislation, Wet toekomst pensioenen (Wtp), one of the most significant transformations in pension history, requiring strong financial accuracy, control, compliance and transparency to support sustainable pension arrangements and maintain participant trust. As the Controller supports the Finance Manager and General Manager in developing and strengthening control frameworks, you will act as deputy to the Finance Manager, oversees outsourced accounting and reporting activities with SBO Krakow and Achmea, and actively participates in multiple projects and external sector initiatives, including the Dutch Pension Federation. This role offers broad exposure across end‑to‑end financial management, such as budgeting, taxation, auditing and statutory reporting to ensure compliance and meet the evolving expectations of participants and society.
Strong business-level communication skills in both Dutch and English are required for this role.
What You’ll Be Doing
Principal Accountabilities:
Assurance
Risk Management
Support the Finance Manager in maintaining and further strengthening the SPN, SSPF and SNPS risk management frameworks, including oversight of key outsourced relationships
Ensure high quality, accurate and complete financial and participant data from all service providers, including robust reconciliation processes and controls
Apply strong pension knowledge (Wtp transition requirements, IFRS, Dutch GAAP and pensionspecific regulations) to assess risks, evaluate control robustness and challenge service provider output
Identify emerging risks related to the Dutch pension landscape, the Wtp transition, investment operations and new reporting regulations
Control Framework
Execute the Integrated Risk Management Process (RCSA, dashboards, MI) for SPN, SNPS and SSPF
Perform the annual review and continuous improvement of the SPN, SSPF and SNPS Control Frameworks, ensuring alignment with best practice in the Dutch pension sector
Operate assigned controls across all frameworks with professionalism and maintain documented evidence
Ensure that governance, risk and control expectations from the Pension Fund Management Guidelines are fully embedded in SPN’s operating model
Planning & Reporting
Execute and support the Annual Planning and Budgeting cycle for SPN, SSPF and SNPS, including budgets, forecasts and long-term outlooks
Lead and support the Annual Report process for all entities, ensuring consistency with pension regulations, financial reporting standards and Wtp transition requirements
Oversee investment accounting and investment reporting processes performed and challenge investment valuations, performance reporting and statutory disclosures where needed
Ensure accurate, timely and complete regulatory reporting to Dutch Central Bank (DNB)
Assurance activities
Prepare SPN Business Assurance Committee meetings, providing high‑quality insights on controls, risks, incidents and emerging regulatory themes
Support the SSPF and SNPS board meetings, ensuring the boards receive clear, complete and decision‑ready financial information
Maintain governance documentation to remain organized, up-to-date and in one with compliance requirements
Policy and Governance
Ensure SPN, SSPF and SNPS governance, control and risk frameworks remain aligned with industry best practices, Dutch pension law, Wtp requirements and evolving sustainability regulations (i.e. SFDR)
Provide pension‑specific controller expertise to Group Pensions initiatives, including input on future‑proof governance, controls and assurance models
External Focus
Where relevant, represent SPN in relevant (accounting) working groups
Ensure full compliance with DNB reporting requirements and transparent regulator interactions
Maintain close, constructive relationships with key service providers) and external stakeholders (e.g., auditor, actuary), ensuring strong oversight of investment operations, administration, and reporting
Leadership
Delivery results through others, particularly through primary executors of finance and investment reporting processes
Act as a governance, risk and control ambassador towards SPN Leadership Team and SSPF and SNPS boards
Demonstrate strong pension fund domain knowledge to challenge (investment) administrators and auditors effectively
Operational Excellence
Ensure operational excellence in all assigned processes, continuously improving efficiency, data quality and control effectiveness
Ensure that SPN, SSPF and SNPS finance processes remain top quartile and follow ESSA principles
Support the Finance Manager in Continuous Improvement initiatives within SPN and across Group Pensions, including benefit administration, premium collection, investment operations and reporting improvements
Project Management
Manage the assurance and risk impacts of change processes, including Wtp transition activities, system changes, control enhancements, service provider transitions or structural changes in the pension landscape
Safeguard financial integrity and governance standards during periods of significant change, ensuring transparent stakeholder communication and accurate project reporting
What you’ll bring
The Controller is responsible for effective operation of the Control Framework and overseeing all controlling and accounting processes for SPN, SSPF and SNPS. The role is key in embedding effective risk mitigation measures of the Shell pension funds and in supporting the SPN Leadership Team in maintaining strong controls and compliance.
Postgraduate degree in Accounting & Controlling; RA/RC qualification is strongly preferred
Proven experience in budgeting, financial accounting, investment accounting and statutory/regulatory reporting
Strong analytical and numerical skills, with high attention to detail and sound professional judgement
Experience with Dutch pension funds (including Wtp) and risk management.Experience with investment management is a strong advantage
Experience in working with senior stakeholders, incl auditors, regulators, and external parties
Ability to inspire trust and confidence, with strong interpersonal and influencing skills
Ability to operate effectively in an outsourced model and challenge thirdparty providers constructively
Energetic, proactive and resilient personality with a high level of motivation and ownership
Comfortable working under pressure and managing multiple priorities
Clear, structured thinker who can convey complex matters succinctly
Excellent Microsoft Office skills
Affinity with IT systems, data flows and process improvement.
Excellent communicator; fluent in Dutch and English, both written and spoken
What we offer
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another.
You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together
Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
Achieve your balance in a value-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working
Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world
Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply
Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams
Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes
Note: As part of your application, please submit a motivation letter along with your resume. The motivation letter should outline your reasons for applying to this position and how your skills and experiences align with the job requirements. This will help us better understand your interest in the role and your suitability for the position.
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Shell in The Netherlands
The Netherlands is one of the two founding countries of the company. Here 9,380 employees (March 2024) of more than 100 nationalities jointly work to provide the country with energy for today, for tomorrow and for you.
Energy for today
The refinery at Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam (Pernis) - Europe’s largest - is facing a cleaner future with less carbon emissions. Chemicals Park Moerdijk is transitioning to a circular future. Shell operates multiple wind and solar farms in the Netherlands. Both onshore and offshore, Shell is exploring for and producing oil and gas via the Nederlandsche Aardolie Maatschappij, NAM (50% Shell, 50% ExxonMobil). Shell is the market leader in transport fuels. Dutch motorists take 3 billion litres of fuel from 570 Shell retail stations (May 2024) annually, while thousands of Shell's own fast EV charge points and Shell Ubitricity normal charge points are being installed as we speak.
Energy for tomorrow
At the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA), research is conducted into low CO2 energy technologies and sustainable solutions for energy and chemicals. Near Rotterdam Shell builds Europe's biggest green hydrogen plant of the continent. From Amsterdam and The Hague, Shell Nederland leads the transition of the corporation to a more sustainable future, with 6.5 billion euros invested in solar panels, wind farms, green hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel, EV charging and other groundbreaking solutions for the future.
Energy for you
Even after the company HQ moved to London in January 2022, Shell's commitment to the Netherlands remains very strong. The Hague still housing the headquarters of three of Shell's business divisions, and Rotterdam stays a key trading, marketing and sales hub for Shell products. Combined Shell in the Netherlands works to bring its wide range of energy products as close as possible to you as an energy consumer. This includes a Shell Impact Fund to make the energy transition closer to people with financial challenges, this includes EV chargers on the corner of your street via our daughter company Ubitricity and this includes keeping the country warm in winter with Liquid Natural Gas.
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