Jaap Slot
About Jaap Slot
Jaap Slot is a Senior Commercial Financial Analyst at Fluke Corporation, where he has worked since 2021. He has extensive experience in financial analysis and business control, having held various roles in notable companies such as ASML, Vodafone, and Ernst & Young.
Work at Fluke Corporation
Jaap Slot has been employed at Fluke Corporation since 2021 as a Senior Commercial Financial Analyst. In this role, he leads a team of two direct reports, focusing on the MEAT and Russia region, specifically managing the rebate and commission process. He is involved in business partnering with sales and marketing teams to influence profit and loss decisions. His responsibilities include overseeing key performance indicators such as core growth, net to list, cost to list, standard margin, and operating margin expansion. He also plays a crucial role in the preparation of the Annual Budget and Monthly Forecast.
Previous Experience
Jaap Slot has a diverse background in financial analysis and control. Prior to his current position at Fluke Corporation, he worked at ASML as an Interim Financial Analyst in Financial Control Operations from 2011 to 2012 and held various roles at ManpowerGroup Nederland, including Interim Business Controller from 2014 to 2015. He also served as an Interim Financial Controller at Vodafone Netherlands and worked at Ernst & Young as an Assistant Accountant from 2005 to 2010. His experience spans multiple industries, including technology and finance.
Education and Expertise
Jaap Slot holds a Master of Science in Accountancy from Nyenrode Business University, where he studied from 2005 to 2010. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in Bedrijfseconomie from Fontys University of Applied Sciences, completing his studies there from 2000 to 2005. His educational background provides a solid foundation for his expertise in financial analysis, budgeting, and performance monitoring.
Key Responsibilities
In his role at Fluke Corporation, Jaap Slot is responsible for creating daily and weekly sales dashboards to track sales performance. He prepares monthly sales forecasts by region or country in collaboration with sales teams and monitors product category performance, including new product introductions and pricing strategies. Additionally, he manages rebate programs and analyzes Distributor Sales Out Reporting to identify and follow up on trends.