Finance Director (32 hours)

Asc Academics; Groningen; Hybrid; EUR 61,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Director role with ownership

Salary > €6000 gross/month

Pension, bonus, travel allowance

Job summary

Asc Academics in Groningen seeks a Finance Director to own the full finance function and guide growth. The role reports to the Managing Director and combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a small, entrepreneurial consultancy.

You will manage monthly closes, budgeting, taxation and cash, shaping pricing, profitability and internal controls. Hybrid work is available with a supportive, international team.

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Economics, and preferably an RA or RC qualification.
• At least 8 years of experience in finance, including leading roles.
• Experience in professional services or consultancy with project margins focus.
• Fluent in Dutch and English; strong ability to explain numbers to non-financial colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow statement.
• Provide leadership with accurate, timely reports on profitability, billability, recovery rate and project margins.
• Prepare the annual accounts with our external accountant and maintain financial policies and internal controls.
• Ensure compliance with Dutch financial regulations, reporting standards and VAT.
• Lead the annual budget process and maintain short- and long-term forecasts.
• Identify cost savings and revenue opportunities and turn them into concrete recommendations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communicating numbers to non-finance

Fluent Dutch and English

Education

Master's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Economics

RA/RC qualification preferred

Tools

Excel

Exact

Power BI

Job description

Are you an experienced finance professional who likes to work independently, gets energy from building things and wants to contribute to sustainable and cost-effective healthcare? Would you like to own the finance function of a fast-growing, award-winning organisation? Then this vacancy is for you!

About Asc Academics

Asc Academics supports decision making in healthcare with evidence based research, for both the public and the private sector. As a consultancy with global connections in market access and health economics, we combine academic rigour, business insight and creativity to uncover the economic and societal value of healthcare innovations.

We are growing fast. In 2026 we became Great Place to Work Certified™ and won the FD Gazelle Award as one of the fastest growing companies in the Netherlands. Our team of more than 40 professionals has diverse cultural and educational backgrounds and works towards one goal: better healthcare worldwide. We have a flat structure, see each other often and value a healthy balance between work and private life. Because we are internationally oriented, English is our working language.

We are now looking for a Finance Director who wants to own our finance function and help shape the next stage of our growth.

The role

As Finance Director you are responsible for the full finance function of Asc Academics. You report directly to the Managing Director. You are the person leadership turns to for financial insight, and you have a real say in pricing, profitability and strategic decisions.

This is a role for someone who likes both sides of finance. You set the direction, and you also do the work yourself. You are supported by our Financial Administrator, who handles the day to day administration under your guidance.

Hours: 32 hours per week

Location: Groningen, with room for hybrid working

Reports to: Managing Director

What you will do

Reporting and control

Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close, including the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow statement

Give leadership accurate, timely reports on profitability, billability, recovery rate and project margins, with clear advice on how to improve them

Prepare the annual accounts together with our external accountant and keep financial policies, procedures and internal controls up to date.

Ensure compliance with Dutch financial regulations, reporting standards and tax laws

Planning and analysis

Lead the annual budget process together with the department leads

Maintain short- and long-term forecasts and explain variances between actuals and plan

Track project profitability and work in progress, and support pricing and tariff decisions for proposals

Identify trends, cost savings and revenue opportunities, and turn them into concrete recommendations

Cash, operations and systems

Manage cash flow, working capital and liquidity, and oversee accounts payable and receivable

Coordinate payroll, pension administration and insurance with external providers

Review client contract terms and invoicing, including international clients and VAT

Improve financial processes and systems so data is accurate and reporting takes less time

Strategy, tax and risk

Work with the Managing Director to set annual financial goals and a financial strategy that supports the company's growth

Define the KPIs that matter and use them to support decisions

Develop the tax strategy and coordinate filings with external tax advisors

Identify financial risks, put mitigation in place, and manage bank relationships and financing agreements

Leadership

Coach and develop the Financial Administrator

Build a reliable, well-documented finance function that the rest of the company can depend on

Be a clear and approachable finance partner for the management team and department heads

What success looks like after one year

The monthly close is delivered within 4 working days, and leadership trusts the numbers

Every department lead understands their project margins and billability, and uses them in decisions

There is a clear budget and rolling forecast that the managing director actually steers on

Pricing decisions for proposals are backed by solid cost and margin data

The finance function runs on documented processes, so it does not depend on one person

Who you are

A Master's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Economics, and preferably an RA or RC qualification

At least 8 years of experience in finance, including several years in a leading role such as Finance Manager, Controller or Finance Director

Experience in professional services or consultancy, where hours, utilisation and project margins drive results

Hands‑on and comfortable doing the work yourself in a small team, while thinking strategically

Strong knowledge of Dutch tax, VAT and reporting requirements

Strong Excel skills, experience with Exact or Power BI or similar tools is a plus

Fluent in Dutch and English

A clear communicator who can explain numbers to non‑financial colleagues and challenge them where needed

What we offer

A director role with real ownership and a direct line to the Managing Director

A salary of more than 6000 gross per month, plus holiday allowance

Pension scheme, bonus, travel allowance, laptop and phone

Flexible and hybrid working

The chance to shape the finance function of a growing, entrepreneurial consultancy

A friendly, international team that cares about quality and about each other