Nico de Nijs

Independent professional

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

A dynamic and reliable financial executive with an entrepreneurial drive and a strong focus on getting the job done. I have vast experience in General Management, Business & IT Development, Regulatory Change Management and Sustainable Finance. I am having a forward-thinking management approach and thriving in international, challenging and fast-paced environments My specialties: • Having twenty years of international banking background in commercial, risk, audit and control functions • A strong communicator in combination with excellent analytical and quantitative skills • Multi tasking, being capable of handling several complex tasks at the same time • Extensive knowledge of financial institutions, regulation, sustainable investments, ESG/SDG reporting, regulatory reporting, operational and financial audit, compliance, corporate governance, project and change management and IT development

Experience

  • Project Manager Sustainability at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • CEO / New Countries Developer at IMFact
    Jul 2019 - Dec 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    IMFact (which stands for Impact Factoring, www.imfact.co.ke will provide affordable working capital and growth financing to SMEs in Africa. We have started in Kenya and our ambition is to expand to other countries in Eastern Africa. IMFact will be operated via a hub and spoke model whereby centrally in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the Risk Management, Financial Management and Treasury roles will be executed. The origination and client relationships roles will be operated locally. The ambition of IMFact is to strongly support the realization of our developmental and ESG/SDG goals

  • Rabobank (3 yrs 7 mos)
    • Project Manager OneALM+ (Asset & Liability Management)
      Sep 2018 - Jul 2019 · 11 mos

    • Senior Project Manager within Regulatory Market Infrastructure
      Jan 2016 - Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      As Project Manager I am responsible for the implementation of MiFID II and related regulatory programs MAD/MAR and PRIIPS

  • CEO at SafeSpace
    Mar 2010 - Sep 2015 · 5 yrs 7 mos

    Strategic and operational management of the company Handling of the internal and external financial reporting Responsible for the bank- and equity financing Making sure that SafeSpace correctly operates within relevant legislation and adheres to an appropriate administrative organization and adequate internal controls Launching of the company within the correct fiscal and juridical legislation Before the launch of the company performed an extensive due diligence on relevant legislation, licenses, risk and control factors within the complex environment of Russia

  • Vice President at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
    Mar 1995 - Jan 2010 · 14 yrs 11 mos

    Fixed Income Sales Derivatives, Audit Manager, Corporate Finance, Structuring of new products for trading in developing countries