European Finance Manager - Shareholder & Governance

JPGray - Netherlands; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

JP Gray Netherlands, located in The Hague, seeks an experienced Finance Manager (Manager Shareholdings) to oversee a portfolio of affiliated companies across Europe and act as the representative of the shareholder function.

You will safeguard corporate interests while shaping future governance structures in a complex international organization, coordinating with local management and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in controlling, reporting, accounting, shareholder controlling, or related finance functions.
• Experience interacting with regional business units and senior management stakeholders.
• Solid project and process management experience.
• Experience leading project teams or coordinating virtual, cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of digital finance transformation and process optimization.
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to interpret financial statements and business performance indicators.
• Professional fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Represent the shareholder function towards the management of affiliated companies across Europe.
• Exercise ownership rights and obligations on behalf of the parent organization.
• Design, evaluate, and optimize corporate shareholding and legal entity structures.
• Analyze financial performance, balance sheets, and capital structures.
• Develop recommendations to improve capital efficiency and financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with dividend policies and corporate governance guidelines.
• Lead and coordinate workstreams within carve-out, integration, merger, liquidation, and corporate restructuring projects.
• Support M&A-related activities from a shareholder and governance perspective.
• Drive the implementation and optimization of digital processes within the shareholder management function.
• Collaborate with finance, legal, tax, and business stakeholders across multiple countries.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Financial analysis

Shareholder governance

Education

University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field

Job description

JP Gray Netherlands, located in The Hague, seeks an experienced Finance Manager (Manager Shareholdings) to oversee a portfolio of affiliated companies across Europe and act as the representative of the shareholder function.

You will safeguard corporate interests while shaping future governance structures in a complex international organization, coordinating with local management and senior stakeholders.