Finance Manager

Li Auto; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Li Auto, a leading Chinese new energy vehicle company, seeks a senior finance and tax professional in Amsterdam to oversee local financial reporting, tax compliance, and HQ coordination.

You will monitor Dutch and EU tax law changes, manage registrations and audits, and support continuous improvements in local financial controls while collaborating with the HQ tax team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or above in accounting, tax, economics or related fields.
• 6+ years of finance/tax work experience in large entities or accounting firms in the Netherlands.
• Proficient English communication and writing; excellent team coordination and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial reports in line with local accounting standards and ensure audit readiness.
• Research and monitor Dutch/European tax law changes; analyze tax implications for local entities.
• Collaborate with HQ finance/tax; lead local tax planning and strategy implementation.
• Handle tax registration, filing, invoicing, and audits; liaise with local tax authorities.
• Identify auditors, negotiate fees, and provide materials for timely audit reports.
• Oversee local employee T&E, AP/payments, and data reconciliation; support overseas reporting.
• Identify and control key financial controls within business processes.

Skills

Proficient English communication

Team coordination

Problem-solving

SAP experience

Education

Bachelor degree or above in accounting, tax, economics

Tools

SAP systems

Job description

We're a leading Chinese new energy vehicle company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles (EV). Through product, technology, and business model innovation, we provide families with safer, more comfortable, and more convenient products and services.

About the team

Our finance team will support company's growth, both top and bottom line, by applying the same level of innovation toward financial matters as we do toward our products and services. With a strong focus on accounting and tax expertise, we have established ourselves as pioneers in the area of finance.

We welcome candidates who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of finance and are eager to contribute to our team's pioneering work. Join our team and be part of an exciting journey where you can make a significant impact in the field of finance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for preparing financial reports in accordance with local accounting standards, ensuring that all accounting, reporting, taxation, and other related financial matters meet internal and external audit requirements.
• Responsible for researching and monitoring changes in the tax-related laws and regulations of the German and European regions in a timely manner; accurately analyse the tax implications on the local entities.
• Cooperate with HQ's finance/tax team; participate in tax planning for local entities and lead the implementation of tax planning strategy.
• Responsible for tax registration, tax filing, tax invoice issuance and archive as well as applying for local tax refund/tax incentives for local entities; Support local tax audits and communicate with local tax authorities.
• Responsible for finding local auditors, negotiating audit fees, providing relevant materials for auditing to ensure timely issuance of audit reports.
• Responsible for local employee T&E payment and handling employee reimbursement Q&A, oversea account payable accounting and payment related compliance review; and support overseas management report analysis and data reconciliation for payment process.
• Responsible for identifying and controlling key financial control points in business processes, ensuring efficient and compliant financial processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or above, majoring in accounting, tax, economics and other related fields.
• Above 6 years of finance/tax work experience at large entities or accounting firms in Netherlands
• Proficient English communication and writing skills, excellent team coordination and communication skills, strong problem-solving skills.
• English as working language, while fluent verbal/written in Chinese is preferred, it is beneficial due to frequent collaboration with the HQ team in China.
• Accounting/tax management experience in the manufacturing industry is preferred.
• Proficient in using SAP systems is preferred.