Finance Director

The Usual; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 holidays

Pension contribution

Travel allowance

Alleo monthly budget

Job summary

The Usual, Amsterdam, seeks a hands-on Finance Director to strengthen finance for the hotel management company and its portfolio. You will provide strategic financial insights, ensure accurate reporting, governance and compliance, and partner with leadership and shareholders.

With 10+ years in financial accounting, CA qualification, and fluency in English (Dutch preferred), you will lead a small finance team and drive the next growth phase across Europe.

Qualifications

• A proven background (10+ years) in financial and management accounting, including hospitality experience.
• Chartered accountant qualification is required.
• Knowledge of local European GAAP and IFRS is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; experience with Exact and Lucanet accounting software (or similar) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a finance team of 2 and ensure deliverables meet deadlines and quality standards.
• Provide strategic financial insights to leadership and shareholders to support decision-making.
• Oversee month-end close, budgeting, cashflow projections and IFRS-compliant reporting.
• Manage annual audits and tax compliance across all entities.
• Support acquisitions, openings and refurbishments with robust financial processes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Hands-on

English fluency

Education

Chartered accountant

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Exact

Lucanet

Job description

Join us as

Finance Director Welcome to The Usual, an innovative, Pan-European hotel group that is committed to transforming the hospitality industry into positive experiences for our guests and local communities. We are looking for a hands-on Finance Director to join our hotel management company who will play a key role in strengthening the finance function of both the hotel management company and the hotel portfolio it manages, and act as a strategic financial partner to the leadership team and shareholders. In this role, you will bring structure to reporting, provide strategic insights and help guide the business through its next phase of expansion. If you’re looking for a broad role in a growing hospitality brand, read on.

Who we are

At The Usual, we believe travel can be a force for good. Our mission is to create welcoming city experiences that positively impact our guests, colleagues, and the local communities we operate in. As a growing hospitality group, we combine purpose-driven hospitality with ambitious expansion plans across Europe.

Our workplace reflects this ambition. We foster a collaborative environment where people are encouraged to take ownership, challenge the status quo, and contribute ideas that move the business forward. You will join a passionate and international team that is building a new kind of hospitality brand: one that wants to balance strong commercial performance with meaningful impact.

The Usual Office is located in the A’DAM Tower in Amsterdam, offering a dynamic and inspiring workplace in the heart of one of Europe’s most creative cities.

The role

This role combines conventional accounting and finance activities with strategic financial insight and analysis for both the hotel management company and its hotel portfolio, making this a true business partnering role. As Finance Director, you will ensure accurate reporting, maintain governance and compliance, and provide our leadership team and shareholders with clear financial insights to support strategic decision-making.

Key responsibilities include:

Financial & team leadership

• Lead a finance team of 2 to ensure deliverables are met within deadlines and to a high standard.
• Support and mentor team members to promote professional development.

Reporting, financial planning & operational finance

• Manage month-end closing processes including accruals and supporting reconciliations to ensure a high level of accuracy and compliance.
• Manage periodic reporting processes to ensure internal and external stakeholders receive accurate and meaningful reporting within deadlines including budget vs actual analysis, cashflow projections and consolidated financial statements in line with IFRS.
• Manage annual audit process to ensure completion within agreed deadlines.
• Support with the preparation of annual budgets including presentations to stakeholders to achieve sign off within agreed timeframes.
• Manage payment processes including invoice approvals, coordinating payment runs, releasing payments in bank accounts and supporting with payroll review and approval.
• Ad-hoc financial analysis for internal and external stakeholders.

Governance, statutory reporting & tax

• Ensure all group entities remain compliant with local statutory reporting and filing regulations.
• Oversee tax compliance, ensuring filings and payments to made within deadlines across all entities.
• Ensure debt and equity structures are correctly implemented and maintained.

Banking & cash management

• Hold key banking relationships, ensure robust internal controls are implemented and maintained and oversee user access rights.
• Ensure compliance with external facility agreements and support on refinancing activities including reviewing interest and fee calculations.
• Liquidity management including coordinating drawdowns and repayments on external debt facilities, shareholder capital calls and distributions and debtor and creditor management.

Projects & business support

• Provide support on hotel acquisitions and disposals, including setting up accounting and finance systems and processes for new hotel openings and acquisitions and supporting with transition activities for hotel disposals.
• Assist the development and operations teams with finance related aspects of hotel refurbishments and pre-opening activities.
• Review and improve financial processes and controls to ensure efficiencies and a high level of governance is maintained.

What we are looking for

• A proven background (10+ years of industry experience) in financial and management accounting, including experience in the hospitality industry.
• Chartered accountancy qualification is required.
• Knowledge of both local European GAAP and IFRS is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, in particular Excel. Experience with Exact and Lucanet accounting software or similar is preferable.
• Experience leading finance teams.
• A confident personality with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• A hands-on mentality and an analytical mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Fluency in English is required and Dutch is preferred.
• You are legally allowed to work in the Netherlands.

What's in it for you?

• Market competitive salary.
• 25 holidays to relax and unwind throughout the year.
• Pension contribution to take care of your old days.
• Travel allowance for commuting(max 100 km. per day).
• Personal Alleo monthly budget (€40 to be used for fun-stuff: culture, education, well-being and more).
• Get-togethers with your colleagues, which include food and beverages, to further strengthen connections.
• Discount for you and family while enjoying time off (relax, eat, sleep, meet, and play) in our hotels.
• Extra time off to volunteer with our charities.

Contact information

Do you have any questions about this position? You can reach out to our People & Culture team [e-mail].