Financial Controller

Pon; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 39,060 - 50,220; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 vacation days per year

Competitive gross monthly salary

Annual holiday pay of 8%

Excellent pension plan

Health insurance scheme with employer contribution

Lease a Bike scheme

Laptop and phone provided

Additional NET salary allowance for home office

Job summary

A leading bicycle manufacturer in Utrecht is seeking a Financial Controller to enhance financial operations. You will provide timely financial insights, collaborate with teams to optimize processes, and support management in strategic decision-making. Candidates need a Bachelor's degree in Finance and fluency in Dutch and English. This role offers a competitive salary, a hybrid work model, and comprehensive benefits including vacation days and pension contributions.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of relevant working experience in finance.
• Willingness to travel weekly to the office in Amersfoort.
• In-depth knowledge of financial processes and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Collaborate with other Financial Controllers to optimise processes.
• Support local management in budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

Knowledge of GAAP

Business fluent in Dutch

Business fluent in English

Experience with ERP systems

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Job description

Financial Controller (Dutch speaking)

We are looking for a driven and independent Financial Controller to strengthen our financial operations within the Holding organisation and emerging markets. Do you have a passion for numbers and are you always looking to optimise existing processes or implement new ones? Then read on quickly, because we are looking for you!

As a Financial Controller, it will be your mission to provide the operating companies with accurate and timely financial insights that comply with Dutch GAAP and IFRS regulations. You will play a crucial role in our dynamic and growing team, ensuring that our financial data is reliable and that local management can make sound strategic decisions based on this data.

Your primary focus will include:

• Delivering monthly, quarterly and annual reports;
• Collaborating with other Financial Controllers and the Finance Operations Team to optimise processes and controls;
• Supporting local management in their budgeting and forecasting cycles;
• Working closely with management to provide excellent financial insights that support strategic decision-making.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to further develop your talents, with challenging responsibilities and plenty of room for your own initiative.

The profile

To successfully fulfill this role, we are looking for at least the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field;
• 1-2 years of relevant working experience in finance;
• In-depth knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP);
• Experience with ERP systems and automation of financial processes;
• Business fluent Dutch and English both verbal and written, French is a plus;
• You are willing to travel weekly to our office in Amersfoort and make occasional visits to your OpCo's outside of The Netherlands.

We offer

As we are offering a unique position within a dynamic and international environment. We find it very important to also provide you with a competitive compensation and benefits package that suits this role.

We offer you:

• Competitive gross monthly salary based on experience;
• An annual holiday pay of 8%;
• 31 vacation days per year based on full-time employment;
• An excellent pension plan of 30% - Bike Mobility Services contributes 20% and the employee 10%;
• The opportunity to participate in the Pon collective Health Insurance scheme (ONVZ/ZKA) with an attractive employer contribution of € 40 gross p/month;
• The opportunity to participate in the Lease a Bike scheme with an attractive employer contribution of €40 gross p/month;
• The ability to work hybrid. Partly at the head office in Amersfoort and partly from home. We offer you an additional NET salary allowance to offset the cost of working from home;
• Laptop and phone (which may also be used privately) provided, plus a fully equipped home office if needed.

About the organisation

Bike Mobility Services is committed to sustainability, urbanization, and electrification in the bicycle market. As part of Pon, the largest bike manufacturer in the world, we lead in B2B bicycle leasing across Europe. With market presence in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, the US and Sweden, and new markets on the horizon, operating several labels such as Lease A Bike, BusinessBike and B2Bike, we have a strong international focus. Bike Mobility Services provides a digital platform in order to facilitate bicycle leasing to companies, their employees and more than 8.000 dealers.

The Financial Control team consists of seven controllers of which four are based in Amersfoort. The Financial Control team works in close collaboration with the Financial Operations team, that is responsible for the administration and processing of transactions, and the Business Control department, that serves as a bridge between finance and the business.