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Sander den Hartog

CEO & Owner, Cost & Profitability Management

Experience 20 Years in cost & profitability modeling
Expertise
Budgeting and ForecastingCost AllocationCost OptimizationFinancial ServicesGovernment & Public SectorIT Financial ManagementProfitability ManagementRegulatory ReportingTelecom
Education & Accreditations
MSc Econometrics University of Groningen
About the author

Sander den Hartog is CEO and Owner of CostPerform, with over 20 years of experience in cost management, profitability analysis, and financial consulting. Before joining CostPerform in 2018, he held senior roles at KPMG Advisory and KPMG Plexus, where he led cost and performance management engagements across financial services and healthcare. He works directly with finance leaders across banking, government, telecom, and manufacturing.

He regularly speaks at industry events, hosts the annual Costing Conference and webinars on cost management and profitability with senior finance practitioners from organizations including ING and Nedbank. He has also published on Activity-Based Costing and cost management methodology in Controllers Magazine.

Articles by Sander den Hartog

Cost allocation, profitability, and cost transparency written for finance leaders.
COST ALLOCATION FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES

Why Profitability Models are a Game-Changer for Banks

Watch the video to know why profitability models are gamechangers for banks.

3 min read · Jan 4, 2024
COST ALLOCATION FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES

Overcoming Obstacles in Streamlining Profitability Models in Banking

In banking, profitability models are an essential tool for managing the bottom line. However, several obstacles can hinder the process of building these models.

3 min read · Dec 21, 2023
COST ALLOCATION FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES

Unraveling the Profitability Puzzle: Understanding the Vital Bank Segments

Discover the intricacies of the banking sector and how understanding its various segments can boost profitability.

3 min read · Dec 18, 2023
COST ALLOCATION FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES

Ever Wonder How Banks Really Distribute Their Costs?

In this episode of our video series, we equip finance professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to understand how banks distribute their costs.

3 min read · Dec 11, 2023
PRODUCT UPDATES

New Release: CostPerform 2023.2

We're thrilled to launch CostPerform version 2023.2! We are highlighting the most important changes and new features in this article.

4 min read · Dec 5, 2023
COST ALLOCATION FUNDAMENTALS

Allocating Shared Service Center Costs

How to allocate the cost of shared service centers such as HR, IT or finance? The key is to get the right cost drivers! Also ABC is important.

3 min read · Nov 30, 2023
COST OPTIMIZATION & STRATEGY

Cost and profitability on the most granular level with Multi-Dimensional Costing

Go granular on your cost & profitability analysis, use multi-dimensional costing! Go deep on whatever dimension you need to compare.

3 min read · Nov 30, 2023
COST ALLOCATION FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES

Unveiling the Role of Transaction Details in Shaping Bank Profits

Go granular to really understand your product profitability. Not just in banks, but also in other businesses.

3 min read · Nov 29, 2023
COST ALLOCATION FOR IT SERVICES

Challenges and Benefits of Technology Business Management (TBM)

In this blog, you’ll learn more about challenges and benefits of Technology Business Management. (TBM)

4 min read · Jun 26, 2023