Financial Controller

Program Overview

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Financial Controller

A practical approach is typical to every master's and post-higher professional education programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences Pro.

Type

Post-graduate

Variant

Part-time

Duration

9 - 12 months

Start

Starts in November

Location

The Hague - Poseidon building

Lesson language

English

Tuition fees

€ 7.595

For you?

A practical approach is typical to every master's and post-bachelor professional education programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences Pro.

For the Financial Controller post-bachelor programme, this means that you gain knowledge that you can immediately apply to controller issues in your own working environment.

During the lectures, you will work with fellow students from various organisations, both in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. This automatically gives you a broad view of the applicability of theory in a diversity of organisations.

You have a bachelor's diploma and have been working in a finance role at an executive level for at least 2 years or more. Your ambition is to advance to a tactical-level position. To be able to advise management as a financial controller from a business perspective. You have a background in (business) economics, finance or business administration. In the past few years, you have also shown in practice that you can work and think at a higher professional education level. The post-bachelor professional education programme Financial Controller at The Hague University of Applied Sciences Pro is a logical choice for you.

Admission requirements

Admission criteria

To join the post-bachelor professional education programme Financial Controller, you must have a bachelor's diploma and at least 2 years of relevant working experience. This may be waived in exceptional cases. An intake interview is part of the admission procedure.

• Register your enrolment in Osiris, our enrolment system.
• Upload digital copies of your CV, relevant diplomas and list of grades. You will hear within a week whether you meet the admission requirements.
• Optional: intake interview. Do you not have a relevant educational entry level but you do have a higher professional education work and thinking level? During an intake interview, the programme manager will assess whether you are sufficiently qualified for the degree programme in question.
• If your employer funds the degree programme, we will ask you for a completed employer's statement. You can print out and upload this PDF. You will receive confirmation by e-mail that you have been admitted to the degree programme. Invoicing will follow after the start, but the employer’s statement must be in before the start of degree programme. You can upload a blank sheet if you don't manage to get the employer's statement signed immediately.

Your investment

How much time and money do you invest?

• Start dates: November 2025
• Fees paid all at once: € 7.595
• Fees in terms: € 7.845
• Book money: € 250

*You do not have to pay VAT on this degree programme. Your organisation can claim the cost of this degree programme in full as a business expense.

Why this degree programme?

• The function of Financial Controller is becoming increasingly important.
• You are keen to develop from executive level to tactical level.
• You want to immediately combine the knowledge gained with a control issue at work.

The Financial Controller profession is becoming increasingly important. In this role, you are an indispensable link in the management's operations and direction of the organisation. You work independently and thoroughly. That is why the Financial Controller is a qualified sparring partner, informant and advisor to the board of any large company. The post-bachelor professional education programme Financial Controller prepares you in depth for this exciting position.

This post-bachelor programme is a great stepping stone to a master's degree programme in Finance & Control.

Content of the degree programme

The post-higher professional education programme Financial Controller covers the following topics:

Financial and Management Accounting

You will be introduced to financial reporting and managerial accounting tools. A thorough understanding of key concepts and tools is essential for a business controller. You will learn to apply these tools using practical examples from different companies.

Corporate Finance

This module helps you to make smart financial decisions in business. We cover operational, investment and financial decisions, all of which affect an organization. You will learn about risk and return, opportunity costs, building financial models and the effects of financial decisions on business value.

Governance, Risk and Compliance

Risk management is crucial for every organization. Understanding various risks helps management set up controls to mitigate them. This module uses practical examples so you learn how to identify and mitigate risks, evaluate corporate governance, and enhance compliance with laws and regulations.

Modules

• Module 1: Financial and Management Accounting
• Module 2: Corporate Finance
• Module 3: Governance, Risk and Compliance

Forms of work

*A tailor-made solution* All degree programmes can also be followed incompany. Would you like a learning path that perfectly suits your organisation's needs? We are happy to brainstorm with you for a tailor-made solution. Contact us for the possibilities.

Program Outline

Outline:

The post-higher professional education programme Financial Controller covers the following topics:

• Module 1 Financial and Management Accounting
• Module 2 Treasury Management and Corporate Finance
• Module 3For the final module, you may choose your own:

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Teaching:

All degree programmes at The Hague University of Applied Sciences Pro are offered in a blended format. This means that there is a mix of physical and online education in the degree programme. Personal attention, quality and practicality are at the heart of each degree programme.

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Careers:

When you have successfully completed this degree programme:

• you will receive a valuable post-higher professional education diploma from The Hague University of Applied Sciences Pro;
• you can provide policy-level advice based on thorough analysis of business processes;
• within your own organisation or for clients, you are an expert interlocutor on finance and business processes;
• you have completed 3 of the 9 modules of the master's degree programme in Financial Management and Control.
These results remain valid for 5 years, should you decide to pursue the full master's degree programme after all.

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Fees paid all at once€ 7.250 Fees in terms€ 7.500 Book moneyabout € 250