Group Financial Controller

Zovea; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Beautiful office in the Houthavens;lUn

Hybrid work weekly

Job summary

Zovea in Amsterdam is seeking a Group Financial Controller to manage finance and control across its veterinary medicine trading, direct-to-consumer retail, and staffing labels. You will oversee monthly closes, audits, and group reporting while guiding revenue and cost analyses.

The role requires a finance degree and 5–10 years in a financial controller position. We offer a competitive salary, pension, a modern office at the Houthavens, lunches, a diverse team, and hybrid work with one day from

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a finance-related field and 5-10 years of experience in a financial controller role, ideally in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel knowledge; experience with Exact Online and Basecone is a plus.
• Sharp eye for numbers, ownership of your work, and detail-oriented and proactive.
• Self-directed and self-starting; able to take responsibility, set priorities, and work independently.
• Curious and decisive: you ask questions, are pragmatic and action-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Oversee finance and control processes across the labels, coordinating the monthly close including monthly balance review.
• Lead the annual audit process and serve as the primary contact for external auditors for all labels.
• Involved across the board in finance processes, periodic reporting, and group reporting.
• Deliver sharp analyses of revenue and cost development presented during the monthly business reviews.
• Build a strong foundation for the budget and forecast process and the cash flow reporting.
• Bridge the gap between the business and finance by connecting the two and giving stakeholders insight into that connection.
• Drive process improvements, including exploring AI / automation possibilities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance-related field

Tools

Exact Online

Basecone

Job description

About Zovea

What you’ll do

Zovea is a group of companies in animal health, and each label runs on a different commercial logic: veterinary medicine trading, direct-to-consumer retail, staffing. Most controller roles ask you to master one of those models and stay there. This one asks you to run finance across all three, which means broader exposure, more complex problems, and no two months that look the same. We’re looking for a Group Financial Controller who wants that range.

• Responsible for finance and control processes across the labels, with a coordinating role during the monthly close including monthly balance review all in accordance with NL GAAP
• You lead the annual audit process and serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors for all our labels
• Involved across the board in finance processes, periodic reporting, and group reporting
• Delivering sharp analyses of revenue and cost development presented during the monthly business reviews
• Build a strong foundation for the budget and forecast process and the cash flow reporting
• Bridge the gap between the business and finance by connecting the two and giving stakeholders insight into that connection
• Drive process improvements, including exploring AI / automation possibilities

Who you are

• You have a bachelor’s degree in a finance-related field and 5 -10 years of experience in a financial controller role, ideally in a fast-paced environment
• You have strong analytical skills and advanced Excel knowledge, experience with Exact Online and Basecone is a plus.
• You have a sharp eye for numbers, take ownership of your work, and stay detail-oriented and proactive
• Self-directed and self-starting; able to take responsibility, set priorities, and work independently
• Curious and decisive: you ask questions, are pragmatic and action-oriented

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• Beautiful office in the Houthavens with freshly prepared lunches
• A dynamic, diverse team committed to improving animal healthcare worldwide
• Hybrid working, with one day from home each week