Senior Financial Controller

Job description

Job title: Senior Financial Controller

Purpose of the position

The Senior Financial Controller supports the CFO and is responsible for managing a compact Finance team. The position ensures accurate, timely, and complete financial administration, reliable reporting, and compliance with laws and regulations.

Within a fast-growing, internationally operating e-commerce organization, the Senior Financial Controller plays a key role in ensuring financial control, optimizing processes, and further professionalizing and scaling the financial organization and systems.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Responsible for the complete financial administration of multiple (international) entities;

• Monitoring tax compliance;

• Preparing periodic internal and external financial reports;

• Preparing the annual accounts;

• Preparing and monitoring cash flow and other financial forecasts;

• Coordinating and supervising the annual external audit together with the CFO;
• Coaching and developing the Finance team;

• Identifying and implementing improvements in financial processes, internal controls, and working methods;

• Key user and substantive point of contact for the ERP system (NetSuite);

• Actively contribute to the further development and optimization of NetSuite, including projects, implementations of new functionalities, and process improvements;

• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and external parties on system optimizations and automation issues;

• Ensuring the correct and ethical processing of financial and personal data;

• Actively contribute to the further professionalization and scalability of the financial organization within a rapidly growing e-commerce environment.

Job Requirements

• Completed degree in business economics, accountancy, or similar at university level;

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in a similar position;

• Excellent knowledge of Excel;

• Experience with ERP systems, preferably NetSuite;

• Affinity with system optimization, process improvement, and automation;

• Knowledge of foreign tax legislation is an advantage;

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch and English;

• Experience within a dynamic, international, and preferably e-commerce environment.

Competencies

• Proactive and decisive;

• Strong analytical skills and results-oriented;

• Pragmatic and flexible;

• Honest and reliable;

• Curious, eager to learn, and constantly focused on improvement;

• Able to adapt quickly and manage change;

• System and process oriented.

Employment

• Competitive salary, depending on knowledge and experience;

• 25 vacation days per year based on full-time employment (40 hours);

• Pension plan;

• Travel expense reimbursement;

• Informal, ambitious, and creative work environment within a fast-growing organization;

• Daily catered lunch;

• Employee discount;

• Regularly organized team activities;

• Opportunities for personal development and advancement.