Senior Manager Finance & Operations - Fulltime

HiiL | Dedicated to people-centred justice; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 69,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company laptop

NS card for commuting

28 days annual leave

Job summary

Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) is seeking a Senior Manager Finance & Operations to lead Finance & Control, IT, and Process management in a dynamic international setting. You will manage a team of five professionals and report to the Chief Operating Officer, shaping budget strategy and ensuring compliant, efficient operations across multiple countries.

The role requires a Master’s degree in Finance or related field, 7+ years in a similar position, and fluency in English and Dutch.

Qualifications

• Master degree in Finance/accounting or related field.
• At least 7 years of relevant international experience.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and process improvement.
• Strong analytical skills and leadership experience.
• Fluency in English and Dutch; EU citizenship or NL permit.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance & Control, IT, and Process management teams and ensure governance.
• Coordinate annual budget, strategy planning and grants management.
• Ensure compliance with laws, donor requirements, and tax obligations across countries.
• Foster operational efficiency and stakeholder relationships.
• Report to COO and be part of Management Team.

Skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Communication

Dutch & English fluency

Education

Master degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

AFAS

ClickUp

Google Workspace

Job description

At HiiL, we work with formal and informal justice actors to turn people-centred justice from theory into action. By combining evidence, innovation, and convening power, we shape policies and solutions that expand access to justice for people and businesses. Closing the justice gap helps build fairer, more stable and peaceful societies. Do you want to join us on our mission?

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) is an organisation dedicated to ensuring justice is accessible, affordable and easy to understand. We co-developed a new way of working called people-centred justice programming. This means building justice systems that are built around the needs of people. Those needs include safe and stable societies where economic prosperity, innovation and entrepreneurship can thrive. We operate in multiple countries. Our current programmes are active in Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Lebanon, Niger, Burkina Faso, Syria and Mali.

We’re looking for a people-centred Senior Manager Finance & Operations, with a strong background in Finance, Taxes, IT and Process management. Are you a natural motivator driven by improving operational efficiency? Do you thrive under pressure and embrace complexity in a dynamic international setting? With a background in Dutch finance, compliance, control, and process management? If the answers to these questions are "yes” then HiiL might just be what you are looking for!

The Senior Manager Finance & Operations will be responsible for managing and the implementations of the strategies of the departments: Finance & Control, IT, Process management, Security, Procurement, Legal, Office. The Senior Manager Finance & Operations manages a team of five professionals and reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer. She/He will become part of the Management Team.

The role requires a mix of leading, managing and being hands‑on in the areas of finance & control, process management, IT and reporting.

What’s the Senior Manager Finance and Operations mission:

Finance (45%):

• Coordinates the yearly (strategy creation) of HiiL Work Plans and of HiiL budget process in collaboration with HiiL management and Project Management;
• Prepares, monitors and controls the HiiL budget for organizational and project purposes;
• Sets and maintains a proper financial & control and management reporting framework for HiiL. Ensures that all HiiL’s financial practices are in line with statutory regulations and legislation;
• Critically monitors, analyses, reviews and explains the budget versus actual variances for head office departments, projects and grants;
• Conducts the recurring financial accounting and auditing activities;
• Advises management on all programmes in managing grants and contracts;
• Ensures compliance with donor requirements and stakeholder procedures;
• Deals with and advises on tax compliance in the countries in which HiiL operates.

IT & Process Management (35%) :

• Supervises the IT systems and infrastructure, ensures the data security & GDPR regulations and stays informed on the latest innovative digital solutions;
• Advocates for both existing and newly implemented procedure and policies that promotes a smooth running of our international operations;
• Addresses operational concerns and issues, monitoring overall customer satisfaction;
• Builds strong partnership relationships with service suppliers

Management (20%):

• Monitors clear and effective department strategies and set quarterly priorities for the teams;
• Provides a positive and safe work culture;
• Manages performance of staff on high quality outputs and fosters professional & personal development in line with the team’s strategic goals;
• Acts as sparring partner for the Executive Board.

What we look for in our new colleague

• Holds a Master degree in Finance/accounting, Business Administration, Business Computing, or other closely related degrees;
• Has at least 7 years of relevant work experience in a similar position, preferably in an international organization;
• Has experience in continuous improvement of internal services and work‑flows;
• Has experience in drafting budgets and forecasts, using spreadsheet software;
• Has strong analytical skills;
• Has ample experience in managing and leading teams;
• Has strong personal leadership as well as a high level of ethics and integrity. Inspires and motivates team members;
• Has excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with people from all levels combined with strong writing skills;
• Has a problem solving mindset, is a conceptual thinker and has the ability to work under pressure with a hands‑on mentality;
• Fluency in English and Dutch (spoken and written) is required;
• Holding EU-citizenship or NL working permit.

Nice to haves:

• Having understanding of the accounting structure of an NGO and the Dutch finance and tax regulations is a plus
• Has experience in taking care of third party‑provided services.
• Experience with the Google space environment, AFAS and ClickUp would be an asset.

We offer you

• A full time (40 hours p.w.) position for an initial period of 12 months with the aim of building a long‑term work relationship;
• A monthly gross salary for a full‑time working week between €6.200,- / €7.000,- based on relevant experience and seniority;
• Up to 8 weeks of holidays when working full time;
• A company laptop and an NS card for commuting.

What else is in it for you?

• An opportunity of being at the forefront of making people-centred justice happen;
• An organizational culture where motivation prevails; the work that we do is meaningful and contributes to changing people’s lives;
• You will become part of a dynamic and international team of 70+ professionals;
• An environment that is bound to further improve your professional skills.

Are you the inspirational leader that we need? For more information, please contact Shekhar Pula, COO, [e-mail]

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization. Therefore, people of all gender identities, sexes, sexual orientations, races, colors, religions, cultures, abilities, etc. are encouraged to apply for this position.

Please note that we are recruiting on a rolling basis and will try to fill this position asap.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks and capability tests. An assessment can be part of the selection process. By submitting your application you accept that HiiL will conduct such pre‑employment screening for successful candidates.