Financial Controller (Energy Business)-Utrecht

Michael Page; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting for a Financial Controller in the Utrecht area, focusing on a Solar Energy business. The role is hybrid with home-working options and entails supporting a robust financial control environment, improving governance processes and developing scalable controls across the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will oversee monthly closings, consolidation, taxation and statutory reporting, working with external consultants and auditors to ensure timely

Qualifications

• ACCA qualification or equivalent professional accounting certification.
• Approximately 5–6 years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong understanding of Dutch GAAP and local taxation requirements.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong organisational and deadline management skills.
• Proactive with ability to support multiple finance functions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and review financial records including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and intercompany transactions.
• Perform monthly reviews and balance sheet reconciliations with business-day-10 targets.
• Coordinate monthly consolidation and provide management reporting with sub-consolidations.
• Prepare group consolidations under IFRS or local GAAP for external reporting.
• Coordinate external audits and liaise with group auditors for Dutch annual audit.
• Prepare statutory financial statements for entities and consolidated group accounts.
• Review finance policies and ensure consistent application across the organisation.
• Provide financial analysis and reporting support to internal stakeholders.

Skills

Attention to detail

Financial analysis

Intercompany accounting

Auditing support

Communication

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Education

ACCA qualification

Professional accounting certification

Tools

NetSuite

Microsoft 365

Excel

Job description

• Great career opportunity
• Flexible to work from home options

About Our Client

Our client is a company where they are focusing on Solar Energy business. For their growth strategies, we are hiring a Financial Controller at their Utrecth office. The role is Hybrid and offering working from option as well.

Job Description

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Head of Finance, The Financial Controller is responsible for supporting a strong and effective financial control environment across the organisation. The role focuses on ensuring the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting, strengthening internal controls and supporting robust governance processes.

This position plays an important role in identifying opportunities for improvement, implementing effective financial controls and developing scalable processes that support the organisation's evolving control and assurance requirements.

Responsibilities

Financial Control, Reporting and Audit

• Maintain and review accurate financial records, including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and amortisation, as well as intercompany transactions.
• Perform monthly financial reviews and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring that all accounts are reconciled and balances are appropriately supported and documented by business day 10 following month-end.
• Coordinate the monthly consolidation process and provide accurate and meaningful financial information for management reporting, including sub-consolidations where required.
  • Maintain entity-level and group consolidation processes.
  • Ensure consistent application of ledger and reporting principles across different jurisdictions.
  • Monitor compliance with applicable local GAAP requirements.
• Prepare group consolidations in accordance with IFRS and/or relevant local GAAP for external reporting purposes, coordinating with finance team members on necessary reclassifications and adjustments.
• Develop and maintain shadow IFRS reporting where required.
• Work with external consultants and accounting advisors when necessary to ensure financial books and supporting records are complete and accurate.
• Coordinate the external audit process and act as a key point of contact for group auditors in relation to the Dutch annual audit, ensuring deadlines set by lenders and other stakeholders are achieved.
• Prepare and submit statutory financial statements for individual entities as well as consolidated group accounts in accordance with local regulatory requirements.
• Conduct periodic reviews of finance policies and control procedures to ensure they are being applied consistently and effectively across the organisation.
• Support internal stakeholders and other departments with financial analysis and management reporting requirements.

Taxation

• Oversee indirect tax activities, including VAT returns, import/export matters and related VAT administration, engaging with local tax authorities where necessary.
• Support the CFO in evaluating and implementing local tax initiatives and opportunities, including interest deductions, tax depreciation allowances, sustainable investment incentives and other relevant local schemes.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors to ensure tax liabilities, provisions and credits are accurately reflected within the financial statements.
• Ensure all required tax returns for Dutch group entities are prepared and submitted within the applicable deadlines.

Other Responsibilities

• Prepare financial accounts and supporting information for borrower entities in connection with project financing and agreed hard-close deadlines.
• Provide guidance, support and knowledge sharing to junior finance colleagues as well as Treasury, P2P and O2C teams when required.
• Oversee SSI administration for bank accounts, including reviewing and validating new instructions or amendments before they are entered into the system.
• Support additional finance-related projects and ad hoc activities as business requirements arise.

The Successful Applicant

• ACCA qualification or an equivalent recognised professional accounting certification.
• Approximately 5-6 years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong technical understanding of Dutch GAAP and local taxation requirements.
• High level of accuracy with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively and manage multiple deadlines.
• Proactive and committed approach, with the flexibility to provide additional support when business needs require it.
• Strong IT capabilities, particularly across Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365; previous experience with NetSuite is considered an advantage.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; Dutch language skills are preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and collaboration capabilities.
• Existing right to work in the Netherlands.

What's on Offer

• A nice package and growth options within the company