Financial advisory and accounting firm modernizing with Azure and Power BI
Joanknecht is a 75-year-old Dutch partnership built around accounting, tax, and financial advisory—now heavily investing in data and automation infrastructure. The tech stack (Azure Fabric, Synapse, Power BI, RPA, Python) and project list (ETL optimization, dashboard development, process automation) reveal a firm shifting from manual compliance work toward data-driven advisory. Finance hiring (43 roles open) dominates the org, but simultaneous scaling of data roles (7 posts) signals internal capability gaps in analytics and pipeline management.
Joanknecht is an accounting and financial services partnership based in Eindhoven, serving mid-market and family-owned businesses across the Netherlands. The firm operates across accountancy, tax advisory, management consulting, IT auditing, payroll administration, and corporate finance. With 51–200 employees and a PrimeGlobal network membership, Joanknecht handles complex financial consolidation, audit, and advisory engagements. Current operational focus spans automating repetitive administrative tasks, digitalizing audit workflows, and building internal data infrastructure—consistent with pain points around weak controls, process optimization, and ETL bottlenecks.
Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Power BI, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Python, RPA, SQL, plus Exact Online and AFAS for ERP integration.
Data modernization projects including Power BI dashboard development, Azure API integration, ETL pipeline optimization, and process automation—aligned with client needs in family business consolidation and audit digitalization.
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