Recentes in brief

We are proud to share that Recentes is further expanding its partnership with Expert Excel. Yesterday it became official that we, together with Steven Smit, have acquired Expert Excel B.V. Expert Excel has been the specialist in customised Excel solutions for years and is known for its smart and efficient solutions for businesses.

We would like to thank Michel Büchner for his years of dedication and entrepreneurship. Under his leadership, Expert Excel has grown into a leading company. Michel Büchner will now fully focus on the further growth of The Reporting Agency and we wish him every success in this next step!

With Steven as its new managing director, Expert Excel continues to focus on high-quality customised solutions. At Recentes, we look forward to entering the next phase of growth and innovation with him and the team. We are looking forward to it!

Left to right: Steven Smit, Klaas Ruizendaal, Robert Segaar, Rik de Vries en Michel Büchner

We would like to introduce you to Larissa van Woudenberg. She started her financial career as accounts receivable officer at Univé and then held various other financial positions. At the beginning of this month, Larissa started at Recentes as assistant business analyst. She started work immediately on a project in the Zwolle region.

Welcome to team Recentes, Larissa!

The inspiration for this year’s theme comes from Warren Buffet: ‘Only when the tide goes out, do you discover who has been swimming naked’.

With this quote, Buffett reminds us of the fragility of organizations, but also of the opportunities for value creation in challenging times.

In 2023, we achieved a number of milestones. Here you can see a few highlights. We are looking forward to 2024!

Ismet started his educational financial career at Aventus and is now completing his Finance & Control course at Saxion University of Applied Sciences, after a switch from Accountancy. Which new project he will start on remains a surprise.

Welcome to team Recentes, Ismet. We look forward to seeing you in September!

He completed the study Controlling at the NHL; his title Managerial Controlling via Nyenrode. Since Rik started as a self-employed person in 2015, he has worked for international companies such as Kinepolis and Adama Ltd. The common goal in his assignments has always been to make Sales/Purchasing data driven by developing BI tools and the right KPIs.

Rik does not shy away from a challenge with his statement ‘A positive attitude leads to positive actions’. In his assignments he always has the motto: no result, no reward. He likes to make sure that both Recentes and future business partners see results. In addition to result-driven, analytical and decisive, he is energetic, eager to learn ánd a team player.

Welcome to Team Recentes, Rik!

Manon and Joris, just like Jaap, use their financial knowledge on a daily basis to expose missed income at Recentes customers. With great pleasure (and talent) they shared their practical experiences with the students.

Students, our compliments! We are pleased with your commitment and enthusiasm. You have discovered many errors! The prize for the best elaboration went to Lotte Leferink, Quinten Becks, Ivar te Molder, Lars Nijmeijer, Jennifer Otten, Bart Borgelink, Tiemen Haafkes and Demian Zonneveld. It was nice being with you. Will you also visit us in Apeldoorn?

Thanks to teachers Rik Teunissen, Anouk van den Hoeven and Jan Noeverman. Of course you are also very welcome with us, in The Mixer, in Apeldoorn. We look forward to further cooperation!

Preparing for the UK! Today Manon Ulkeman, Nick Henriquez and Jaap Wieman will fly to Birmingham for the kick-off of our project for Alliance Automotive Group UK & Ireland.

After successful projects for Alliance Automotive Group Benelux and Alliance Automotive Group Germany they are excited to start this new challenge!

Nick – eager to learn, helpful, examined, accurate and structured – uses his knowledge and skills for his first assignment: Bunzl.

Have fun and good luck in our team!

We also found this finance professional through Talent in Control (Remon Bomhof and Rick van Regteren). Who follows?

Nick, pictured on the right

Our pension advisors, Peter Akkerman and Gerben van den Broek (Akkerman Pensioenadviesbureau B.V.), have just brought us a ‘Spakenburg Heart’ to congratulate us!

What a nice surprise, and how thoughtful. Thanks guys! We’re going to share it!