Financial Controller

Stahl; Nederland; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance 8%

13th month

Travel allowance

29 vacation days

Pension plan

Sustainable employability budget

Volunteering day

Health insurance discount

Car insurance discount

Job summary

Stahl is seeking a Financial Controller to combine accounting excellence with proactive business partnering in an international setting. You will ensure accurate financial reporting, support corporate departments with insights, and contribute to the ongoing digital finance transformation.

You will drive IFRS-compliant closing, partner IT, Treasury, HR, Legal, Tax, Operations and R&D, and advance budgeting, variance analyses and process improvements. A strong Excel/XLS mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Economics or related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in Financial Control, Reporting or Accounting in an international environment.
• Strong IFRS knowledge; SAP ERP and SAP BPC experience is an advantage.
• Excellent Excel and MS Office skills with strong analytical abilities.
• Proactive business partner with excellent communication skills and a hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual close for holding entities using IFRS.
• Act as trusted finance business partner for Corporate functions including IT, Treasury, HR, Legal, Tax, Operations and R&D.
• Support budgeting, cost control, variance analyses and financial reporting for management, stakeholders and auditors.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, internal controls and statutory reporting requirements.
• Drive finance transformation initiatives focused on automation and process optimization.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Excel skills

Analytical ability

Proactive partner

Education

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

Tools

SAP ERP

SAP BPC

Job description

Do you enjoy combining financial control with business partnering in an international environment? We are looking for a Financial Controller who combines strong accounting expertise with a proactive mindset and enjoys improving financial processes. You will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, supporting corporate departments with valuable financial insights and contributing to the ongoing digital finance transformation.

What are you going to do?

• Manage the monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing process for holding entities in Excel, SAP and SAP BPC in accordance with IFRS.
• Act as a trusted finance business partner for Corporate functions including IT, Treasury, HR, Legal, Tax, Operations and R&D.
• Support budgeting, cost control, variance analyses and financial reporting for management, stakeholder and auditors.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, internal controls and statutory reporting requirements.
• Drive finance transformation initiatives focused on automation, process optimization and continuous improvement.

What do you bring?

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Economics or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in Financial Control, Reporting or Accounting within an international environment or accountancy.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, Financial Control and Reporting; experience with SAP ERP and SAP BPC is an advantage.
• Excellent Excel and Microsoft Office skills combined with strong analytical capabilities.
• Proactive business partner with excellent communication skills and a hands‑on approach.

About Stahl

Stahl is a world leader in specialty coatings for flexible materials. Around the world, nearly 2,000 Stahl colleagues are driven by a clear purpose: Touching lives, for a better world. Our diverse teams work on creative and innovative surface solutions that enable our customers to make fantastic products. Our coatings are found in the automotive, luxury goods, packaging, apparel and home furniture markets.

What do we offer?

• A competitive salary: €5,789 – €6,797 based on a 40-hour workweek (depending on knowledge and experience).
• 8% holiday allowance and a 13th month (8.33%).
• Travel allowance of €0.23 per km up to a maximum of 50 km one way.
• 29 vacation days per year on a full-time basis, including the option to purchase 8 additional days.
• Employee pension contribution is premium‑free up to a salary of €64,479. Above this salary, the employee contributes 7%.
• €750 personal sustainable employability budget.
• One paid volunteering day annually to bring our motto – Touching lives, for a better world – into practice.
• Collective health insurance via VGZ – 10% discount on supplementary and dental insurance. With supplementary insurance, you receive an additional gross allowance from Stahl.
• Up to 16% discount on car insurance via Allianz Veilig Op Weg Package.

Stahl – Touching lives, for a better world

Joining Stahl means becoming part of a talented, diverse community of more than 1,700 talented professionals/employees. Around the world, our people are the driving force behind our three core business lines – Performance Coatings, Leather Finishing and Packaging Coatings – and our 14production sites, 30+ application laboratories, and network of sales offices in 23 countries.

Their innovation, hard work and dedication have made Stahl the world leader in speciality coatings for flexible materials. Our products protect what is precious to people, enhancing the consumer experience and adding value to the materials used in countless industries – from automotive and apparel to luxury goods, footwear, packaging and home furnishings.

As the invisible force behind everyday material, Stahl products are touched by people every day. And when people touch our products, we touch their lives. That's why Stahl colleagues around the world are driven by a shared purpose: Touching lives, for a better world.

We are guided by our ESG Roadmap, which sets out our sustainability ambitions for 2030 and beyond. These include firm emission‑reduction targets aligned with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and our commitment to working with our value chain partners to create a better world for future generations.