Finance Manager - Growth & Ops Partner (NL)

Michael Page; Tilburg; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page in Tilburg is seeking a Finance Manager responsible for the overall financial management of the Dutch entities and acting as a trusted business partner to management. You will drive financial control and reporting, enabling better commercial and operational decisions across finance, operations, purchasing and systems.

You will lead budgeting, treasury and performance management, ensuring strong governance and compliance while supporting growth towards €30m+ revenue.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration.
• 4 to 8 years of relevant experience within Finance, Controlling, Audit or Accounting.
• Strong knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and business control.
• Experience with SAP (preferably).
• Strong Excel skills and experience with BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik or similar.
• Fluent English communication skills.
• Dutch and/or Spanish language skills are considered a strong advantage (B1/B2 level).

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting and financial administration activities for the Dutch entities.
• Prepare statutory financial statements and group reporting packages.
• Ensure compliance with local accounting, tax and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate internal and external audits.
• Safeguard the quality and accuracy of financial reporting.
• Manage liquidity, treasury planning and cash flow forecasting.
• Prepare treasury and financing budgets.
• Maintain relationships with banks and financial institutions.
• Support financing activities and optimise working capital management.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes.
• Prepare monthly management reporting and performance analyses.
• Support management with financial insights and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities for margin improvement, efficiency gains and cost optimisation.
• Assess the financial impact of strategic initiatives and investments.
• Support purchasing budget planning and supplier management.
• Analyse procurement costs and identify optimisation opportunities.
• Ensure transparency and governance throughout purchasing activities.
• Contribute to operational decision-making through financial analysis.
• Collaborate with international IT teams on system improvements and implementations.
• Support process optimisation projects across finance and operations.
• Drive reporting improvements through SAP and business intelligence tools.
• Contribute to the further professionalisation and scalability of the organisation.

Skills

Fluent English

Excel proficiency

Business partnering

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business Administration

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Tableau

Qlik

Job description

Michael Page in Tilburg is seeking a Finance Manager responsible for the overall financial management of the Dutch entities and acting as a trusted business partner to management. You will drive financial control and reporting, enabling better commercial and operational decisions across finance, operations, purchasing and systems.

You will lead budgeting, treasury and performance management, ensuring strong governance and compliance while supporting growth towards €30m+ revenue.