Finance Manager

Radio Zamaneh; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 63,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Remote work allowance

Company laptop

Home-work travel reimbursement

Room for personal development

Job summary

Radio Zamaneh is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee financial administration, budgeting, and donor reporting. Based in Amsterdam, you will steer internal controls and manage audits, ensuring compliance with donor terms and Dutch law.

A one-year contract with potential extension offers stability and impact in a small, mission-driven team. You will collaborate with HR and leadership on pension matters and fiscal planning while maintaining accurate financial statements and forecasts

Qualifications

• We expect a professional with strong financial reporting and budgeting skills.
• Experience in donor reporting and non-profit accounting is essential.
• Proficient with Excel and accounting software, preferably AccountView.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial administration and ensure accurate reporting to the Board.
• Prepare project budgets, annual budget, and liquidity forecasts.
• Develop policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Coordinate audits and donor reporting to institutions and grants.
• Advise on pensions and taxation in coordination with HR and management.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Donor compliance

Non-profit experience

Annual financial statements

Internal controls

Excel

AccountView

Dutch & English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Business Administration

Tools

AccountView

Job description

32–38 hours per week, initially on a one-year contract, with the possibility of extension and a permanent contract in the future.

Stichting Radio Zamaneh (Zamaneh Media), is looking for an experienced and pragmatic Finance Manager to lead our financial management and help shape the organisation’s future.

We are

Zamaneh Media is a small, non-profit Persian-language media organization based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It provides independent journalism, investigative journalism, citizen reporting, debate, and knowledge to audiences in Iran and Persian-speaking communities around the world. Zamaneh builds bridges between Iran and the Iranian diaspora, as well as between different Persian-speaking communities, including those in Afghanistan and Central Asia.

Your role

You will:

• Hold overall responsibility for the financial administration
• Prepare project budgets, the annual budget, monthly financial reports and liquidity forecast for the Board
• Develop, monitor and update the organisation’s financial policies, procedures and internal controls
• Responsible for financial reporting to institutional donors and end-of-year reporting
• Coordinate and lead the annual financial and project audits
• Oversee grants administration, including donor agreements and donations
• Be the lead contact for the external auditor
• Improve the efficiency of financial and administrative processes
• Research together with HR, complex specific financial matters, such as pension arrangements or taxation, assess their organisational and financial implications, and advise the Director and Management Team

Skills and experience

We are looking for someone who:

• Can prepare clear financial reports, budgets, forecasts and analyses
• Understand donor compliance requirements and can translate them into workable internal processes
• Has experience in a comparable financial management or controlling role, preferably within a non-profit or project-based organisation
• Experience preparing annual financial statements
• Has knowledge of administrative organisation and internal control systems, as well as planning and control principles
• Has hands-on experience with excel and accounting systems, preferably Accountview
• Speaks and writes Dutch and English fluently
• Resides in the Netherlands within travel distance to Amsterdam
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent and at least 5 years of experience in similar role

What we offer

• Gross monthly salary of a maximum of €6,250 per month on fulltime basis (38 hours / week),
• 25 Days holiday leave
• Pension plan
• The possibility of working partly from home with a remote work allowance
• Home-work travel fully reimbursed
• Company-provided laptop
• A small, dedicated team within a flat organisational structure with a lot of room for personal development and bringing in ideas