Assistant Controller (32-40 hours)

W.E.C. Lines; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed 13th month

27 vacation days

Home-working allowance

Travel allowance €0.23 per km

Canteen on site

Job summary

WEC Lines is a dynamic maritime transport company with a Rotterdam head office and offices worldwide. We are seeking an Assistant Controller to support the finance team in financial administration for multiple international offices, including the Netherlands, the UK, Belgium, Germany, France and Kenya.

You will contribute to month-end closings, reporting, reconciliations and financial controls. The role offers a full-time schedule with hybrid work options, a friendly work environment, a fixed

Qualifications

• HBO degree in finance and several years of relevant experience in a finance department.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Proficient in Dutch and English, both written and spoken.
• You take ownership and work in a goal-oriented manner to meet deadlines.
• You are proactive, accurate, eager to learn, solution-oriented and stress-resistant.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with periodic month-end closings, including preparing the related files and reports.
• Performing various administrative activities within the financial administration.
• Critically reviewing financial figures and reports.
• Contributing to solving financial issues and questions.
• Performing financial checks and reconciliations.
• Processing daily financial transactions.
• Working with in-house financial systems (FIS2000, SpendCloud, Odyssey, ThinkWise and Excel).
• Carrying out various ad hoc activities.

Skills

Excel

Education

HBO degree in finance

Tools

FIS2000

SpendCloud

Odyssey

ThinkWise

Excel

Job description

WEC Lines is a dynamic mid-sized maritime transport company specialised in container shipping. Our services focus mainly on the UK, Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, North and East Africa. Our head office is located in Rotterdam, and we have offices in Hamburg, Le Havre, Antwerp, Barcelona, Nairobi and Mombasa.

For our head office in Rotterdam, we are looking for an Assistant Controller (32-40 hours).

The Finance department is looking for an enthusiastic and accurate colleague with a strong team spirit.

About the role

In this versatile and independent role, you are part of the Finance team and contribute to the financial administration of several international offices, including the Netherlands, the UK, Belgium, Germany, France and Kenya. You work closely with colleagues within the department and support various financial processes and reporting activities.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Assisting with periodic month-end closings, including preparing the related files and reports
• Performing various administrative activities within the financial administration
• Critically reviewing financial figures and reports
• Contributing to solving financial issues and questions
• Performing financial checks and reconciliations
• Processing daily financial transactions
• Working with our in-house financial systems (FIS2000, SpendCloud, Odyssey, ThinkWise and Excel)
• Carrying out various ad hoc activities

What you bring

• Completed HBO degree in a financial field with several years of relevant work experience within a finance department
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Good command of Dutch and English, both written and spoken
• You take ownership and work in a goal-oriented manner to meet deadlines
• You are proactive, accurate, eager to learn, solution-oriented and stress-resistant

What we offer

• A varied and independent position in an informal working environment
• A friendly, social and no-nonsense company culture
• A fixed 13th month
• 27 vacation days with additional accrual options
• A full-time working week of 38.75 hours
• Opportunities for further development through training or courses
• Possibility to work from home one day per week, including a home-working allowance
• Travel allowance of €0.23 per km
• Good canteen at reasonable prices

Good to know: we are moving!
Our current office is already great, but it is about to get even better. Beginning of next year, we will move to a beautiful new office at Blaak 555! A brand-new and inspiring workplace in the heart of Rotterdam.