Surgeon

"When I was little, I wanted to be a surgeon," Jeroen explains, "that didn't quite work out. In high school I found out that I really liked economics, so I chose that direction. " Jeroen has now been working at Finext for over two years. "I was faced with a choice after my studies: work at a bank or work at Finext. The deciding factor was the flat structure. I felt it would suit me better.And it did!"

Oracle

Jeroen works as a consultant in the Oracle team. He ensures that the CFO always has up-to-date information to make decisions about the company's progress. "I do this by improving the data supply with more advanced tools such as Oracle. This makes the process more robust and less error-prone than Excel, for example. My focus is on financial planning, using drivers to predict future trends, such as historical data."

A year to land

Although Jeroen now knows exactly what he is doing, as a beginner this was not always the case. "It takes about a year to land at Finext. In the beginning you carry out your assignments without understanding exactly what you are doing it for. You don't see that you are part of a bigger picture until later, and then it becomes really interesting." Still, Jeroen certainly enjoyed his work even in his first year. "Absolutely! I liked the content right away and learned something new every day. That gave me a lot of energy."

Wakeboarding

Not only during, but also after his work, Jeroen is full of energy. "In spring, summer and autumn I like to stand on my wakeboard - a kind of snowboard on the water. A similarity between wakeboarding and my work? There certainly is! Wakeboarding in itself is not difficult, it becomes challenging when you encounter obstacles in the water and try new things. This goes wrong more often than right: you fall, swim to shore, get up and try again. This is where you really need perseverance." He concludes, "The same goes for my work things rarely go perfectly right away, you have to stay determined to get results in the end."

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