Finance Controller

Job Description

As Financial Controller you must be an experienced finance professional and successfully run day-to-day financial functions. Please note this role is based in Amsterdam. 

Responsibilities include:

• Managing financial performance and co-ordinate the reporting effectively, supporting business growth plans in accordance with business plans and processes.
• Ensuring that an organisation meets the necessary tax, permit and licencing requirements
• Collaborating with an executive team in establishing more effective processes and controls to ensure the integrity of a company’s ledger
• Overseeing all financial control activities, including the review and analysis of monthly and quarterly numbers and disclosures
• Providing executive management with accurate and comprehensive financial information to guide effective policy making and financial strategizing
• Summarising budget trends, analysing deficiencies and reporting variances to executives
• Providing external auditors with the necessary documentation and support
• Taking care of tax preparation duties or liaising with external tax accountants for tax preparation

Qualifications

• Ideally fully ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualified
• Excellent analytical skills, a passion for metrics and figures, with the ability to get into the details while also seeing and understanding the big picture
• Experience working with various levels of the organization including leadership & peers
• Experience developing Excel based financial forecast models, reconciliations, and analytics
• Experience supporting business decisions with business cases and analysis
• Experience working with databases and information systems
• Highly motivated and self-directed; exhibits thought leadership and strong critical thinking skills
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, open minded and good at building relationships