EU Finance Control Leader

Driscoll's; Breda; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Driscoll’s is seeking an experienced Europe Controller to safeguard financial integrity for Dutch and Iberian entities and to lead the European Financial Control team. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution across reporting, controls and audits.

You will partner with regional and global stakeholders to strengthen processes and drive finance transformation, including ERP upgrades and automation initiatives, while ensuring compliance with Dutch and US GAAP.

Qualifications

• A qualified accounting qualification, such as RA, RC, ACCA, CPA or an equivalent certification.
• At least three years of post-qualification experience in financial control, accounting or audit.
• Strong knowledge of Dutch GAAP and Dutch reporting requirements.
• A good understanding of US GAAP.
• Experience managing audits, compliance activities and complex financial reporting environments.
• Experience working within a multinational organization.
• At least three years of experience managing and developing a team.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• A proactive, well-organized and improvement-focused approach.
• Advanced Excel skills and good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Fluency in Dutch and English, both written and spoken.
• Spanish language skills are an advantage, but are not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop the Europe Financial Control team.
• Ensure accurate, complete and timely monthly, quarterly and annual closing and reporting.
• Maintain the integrity of financial statements and balance sheets across the Dutch and Iberian entities.
• Oversee statutory accounts, tax and regulatory reporting, payroll accounting controls and year-end activities.
• Ensure compliance with Dutch GAAP, US GAAP, company accounting policies and local statutory requirements.
• Lead external audits and coordinate responses to audit findings and recommendations.
• Strengthen the internal control environment and ensure that key controls are documented, performed and evidenced.
• Monitor working capital, cash flow and balance sheet trends, identifying risks and opportunities and driving appropriate actions.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and challenge key accounting judgements and estimates.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Tax, BP&A, Transactional Finance and Global Finance stakeholders.
• Drive the standardisation, simplification and continuous improvement of financial processes.
• Support ERP developments, system upgrades, automation opportunities and broader finance transformation initiatives.
• Champion the use of technology, AI and automation to improve efficiency and strengthen financial controls.
• The transactional Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams do not report directly into this role, but close alignment with these teams is essential.

Skills

Fluent Dutch

Fluent English

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

Qualified accounting qualification (RA/RC/ACCA/CPA)

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Driscoll’s is seeking an experienced Europe Controller to safeguard financial integrity for Dutch and Iberian entities and to lead the European Financial Control team. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution across reporting, controls and audits.

You will partner with regional and global stakeholders to strengthen processes and drive finance transformation, including ERP upgrades and automation initiatives, while ensuring compliance with Dutch and US GAAP.