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Finance professional with 15+ years in credit risk, compliance, and process optimization at leading global organizations. Turning complexity into impact.

Timeline Reflections

Experience

15+ years driving financial stability and operational efficiency at global corporations

Belastingdienst 2024 – Present

Taskforce Saneringen (Restructuring)

Belastingdienst (via Ernst & Young)

• Analyzed financial health of businesses for tax debt restructuring
• Reviewed and structured tax relief proposals in compliance with regulations

Key: Resolved multi-year, complex tax relief cases through strategic negotiation.
Nike 2018 – 2024

Credit and Risk Analyst

Nike Inc. — European Headquarters

• Led credit risk evaluations across European portfolio
• Developed strategic credit policies and process improvements

Key: Managed financial side of large-scale strategic divestiture without increasing bad debt.
Nike 2016 – 2018

Credit and Claims Specialist

Nike Inc. — European Headquarters

• Managed high-value strategic accounts in Benelux
• Directed reconciliations, reporting, and credit evaluations

Key: Oversaw all credit management for largest strategic accounts in Benelux.
Booking.com 2012 – 2016

Credit Risk Specialist

Booking.com — Headquarters

• Managed full cycle of global credit risk
• Guaranteed SOX compliance and drove policy improvements

Key: Architected Booking.com's first global credit risk processes during rapid expansion.
Feenstra 2011 – 2012

Credit Controller

Feenstra

• Conducted credit risk assessments for lease applications
• Executed proactive collection strategies

Key: Managed end-to-end approval process for high volume of lease applications.
ICS 2007 – 2009

Credit Controller

International Card Services

• Conducted credit investigations and data analysis
• Managed debt collection and negotiated solutions

Key: Managed outstanding credit card balances during the credit crunch.

Education

Academic foundation and professional certifications

CIMA 2016

CIMA Professional Qualification

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Globally recognized management accounting certification focusing on strategic business and financial management.
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences 2007 – 2011

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (HBO)

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

Comprehensive business education covering finance, management, and strategic planning.
Berlin School of Economics 2010

International Business - Erasmus Exchange

Berlin School of Economics & Law

International exchange program focusing on European business practices and cross-cultural management.
ROC Amsterdam 2003 – 2006

Socio-Legal Services (MBO)

ROC Amsterdam

Associate degree in socio-legal services, providing foundation in legal and administrative processes.

Reflections

Thoughts on finance, technology, and life

When the Economy Grows and Your Wallet Doesn't
economy • 15 min read • Deijs.eu

When the Economy Grows and Your Wallet Doesn't

Why headlines about GDP growth and rallying markets rarely match what people actually feel in their own finances.
Why Gen Z's Internet Habit Isn't What It Looks Like
society • 9 min read • Deijs.eu

Why Gen Z's Internet Habit Isn't What It Looks Like

A look at why Gen Z's near-constant time online is less a lifestyle choice, and more a kind of digital fatigue that older generations don't recognize.
Proving You're Human in an AI-Flooded Internet
ai developments • 11 min read • Deijs.eu

Proving You're Human in an AI-Flooded Internet

On how the flood of AI-generated text and images has made simply proving you're human, a strange new skill.
AI and the Falling Value of Thinking for a Living
economy • 8 min read • Deijs.eu

AI and the Falling Value of Thinking for a Living

An argument that AI is doing to knowledge work what automation did to factory jobs, a generation ago.
Confessions of a Risk Analyst No One Listens To
ai developments • 11 min read • Adriaan Deijs

Confessions of a Risk Analyst No One Listens To

A risk analyst's perspective on trying to model uncertainty in a world that moves faster than the models can keep up.
What the Cranes on the Skyline Are Really Building
economy • 12 min read • Adiaan Deijs

What the Cranes on the Skyline Are Really Building

How construction cranes and glass towers on a city skyline reveal speculative capital, rather than housing for residents.

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