IPO-Ready Finance Manager | IFRS, NetSuite & Multi-Entity

Axelera AI; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Extensive employee insurances

Company shares

Job summary

Axelera AI is seeking a Finance Manager to own day-to-day financial control across our multinational group, including IFRS close, intercompany consolidation, and statutory filings. You will lead internal controls and collaborate with Payroll, AP, and tax teams while partnering with external auditors to support IPO readiness.

Based in the Netherlands with travel to Eindhoven 1–2 days/week, you will leverage NetSuite as the financial core, bring strong IFRS and SOX/ICFR experience, and explore

Qualifications

• Big 4 audit background or equivalent in a fast-growth multi-country environment.
• Multi-country scale-up experience, ideally with manufacturing exposure.
• Hands-on NetSuite experience essential.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and internal control expertise.
• Comfortable using AI tools to optimise finance processes as the function scales.
• Based in the Netherlands; travel to Eindhoven 1–2 days per week.
• Fluent English; Dutch language a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly and annual close process across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring IFRS compliance.
• Maintain the group’s internal financial control framework across entities, documenting controls and improving gaps.
• Take day-to-day ownership of financial compliance and tax filings with a calendar of obligations.
• Escalation point for Payroll, AP Lead and Financial Controller; resolve complex queries.
• Support external auditors (Deloitte) and year-end audit fieldwork with technical memos.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, and multi-entity consolidation.
• Support statutory filings and tax compliance across multiple entities with external advisors.
• Drive process improvements towards IPO readiness within the control framework.
• Own and optimise NetSuite as the core financial system across entities.
• Identify and implement AI-enabled finance process improvements to boost speed and accuracy.
• Support ad hoc finance projects like new country set-ups and system implementations.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Internal controls

Leadership / escalation

English fluency

Education

Big 4 audit background

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Axelera AI is seeking a Finance Manager to own day-to-day financial control across our multinational group, including IFRS close, intercompany consolidation, and statutory filings. You will lead internal controls and collaborate with Payroll, AP, and tax teams while partnering with external auditors to support IPO readiness.

Based in the Netherlands with travel to Eindhoven 1–2 days/week, you will leverage NetSuite as the financial core, bring strong IFRS and SOX/ICFR experience, and explore