Financial Controller

Smart4Aviation Technologies B.V.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Care

Language Courses

Life Insurance

Training & Certification Support

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Smart4Aviation Technologies B.V. in Kraków (Poland) is seeking a Financial Controller to ensure accurate financial reporting, budgeting, and data integrity for management decisions.

The role collaborates with CTO/CFO on capex planning, ROI analysis, and liquidity management, while maintaining tax compliance and preparing for audits. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in finance leadership, strong IFRS knowledge, and advanced Excel skills, with experience in SAP/Comarch/Dynamics and English at

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in Financial Controller / Chief Accountant or equivalent.
• Sound knowledge of IFRS / local GAAP and tax regulations.
• Advanced MS Excel financial modelling; experience with ERP systems (SAP, Comarch, Dynamics).
• Ability to work independently and make decisions within finance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for CEO and group management.
• Ensure compliance of reports with applicable accounting standards.
• Analyse budget variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Oversee month-end and year-end close processes.
• Coordinate and consolidate annual budget and rolling forecasts.
• Collaborate with CTO and CFO on capex and infrastructure cost planning.
• Develop financial models supporting investments and strategic decisions.
• Provide financial input on product roadmap prioritisation and resource allocation.
• Monitor financial and operational KPIs; oversee cash flow and liquidity management.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks; liaise with banks, auditors and tax advisors.

Skills

IFRS / GAAP knowledge

Financial modelling in Excel

ERP systems (SAP, Comarch, Dynamics)

Independent decision making

English (B2+)

Education

Degree in Finance or related field

Tools

SAP

Comarch

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

The Netherlands (Weesp) or Poland (Kraków)

The Financial Controller is a key role within the finance function, responsible for ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, budget control, and the quality of financial data used in management decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for the CEO and group management
  
• Ensuring compliance of reports with applicable accounting standards
  
• Analysis of budget variances and recommendation of corrective actions
  
• Oversight of the month-end and year-end close process
  
• Coordination and consolidation of the annual budget (FY budget) and rolling forecast processes
  
• Collaboration with the CTO and CFO on planning technology capex and infrastructure costs
  
• Development of financial models supporting investment and strategic decisions
  
• Active participation in product roadmap reviews, providing financial input on development priorities, resource allocation, and build vs. buy decisions.
  
• Monitoring of financial and operational KPIs
  
• Oversight of cash flow and optimisation of liquidity management
• Identification and assessment of financial risks; recommendation of mitigation mechanisms
  
• Liaison with banks, external auditors, and tax advisors
• Design, implementation, and maintenance of the internal control framework in the finance area
  
• Ensuring compliance with local tax regulations and financial reporting requirements
  
• Collaboration with the security and IT teams on protection of financial data
• Preparation of the company for external audits and due diligence processes
  
• Monitoring of development project budgets and product roadmap investments, ensuring alignment with approved financial plans and governance thresholds
• Financial assessment of technology projects: ROI, TCO, lifecycle cost analysis
  
• Cost control of cloud infrastructure spend and software licences
  
• Participation in vendor management processes from a financial perspective
• Provision of financial analysis for the Architecture Board and the technology roadmap
  

Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Financial Controller, Chief Accountant, or equivalent role
• Sound knowledge of IFRS / local GAAP and applicable tax regulations
  
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel (financial modelling); experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Comarch, Dynamics)
• Ability to work independently and make sound decisions within the finance function
  
• English language proficiency at B2 level or above (international working environment)
  

Nice to have

• Professional qualification: ACCA, CIMA, or CPA
• Experience in a technology or SaaS company
• Familiarity with BI tools and reporting automation
  
• Experience in a group or holding company structure
  
• Knowledge of R&D project financing, EU grants
• Fluent Polish
• High level of integrity and professional ethics in handling financial information
• Analytical mindset with the ability to synthesise complex data into clear insights
  
• Strong communication skills – ability to present financial results to non-specialist audiences
  
• Process orientation with a focus on documentation and standardisation
  
• Proactive approach to improving financial tools and processes
  
• Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, cross-functional environment (IT + Finance + Management)
  
• Readiness to travel internationally, specifically between our offices in the Netherlands and Poland.

What We Offer

• Direct influence on financial decisions and company strategy – close working relationship with the CEO
• A technology-driven environment with growth opportunities within the capital group
• Real opportunity to build and expand the finance team as the organisation grows
• Flexible working arrangements (hybrid / remote)
• Attractive compensation commensurate with experience and responsibility
• Training budget and support for professional certification

Employee Benefits

• Private Medical Care
• We ensure 100% coverage of the employee health care.
• Language Course
• Improve your language skills with native speakers.
• Life Insurance
• Have peace of mind knowing that your family's financial future is secure.
• Trainings
• We invest in people. Become even better at what you do.
• Wellbeing - the psychological support
• We care not only about your physical health, but also mental one. We provide sessions with psychologists, business coaches and psychodieticians.

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2.Controller’s representative regarding personal data protection (Data Protection Officer) and exercising data subject’s rights stated below can be contacted at [e-mail].

3.Your personal data will be processed for the purpose of current and future recruitment - pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the Polish Personal Data Protection Act and Article 221 of the Polish Labor Code. Following legitimate interests, during recruitment process a former employer can be contacted, pursuant to 6(1)(f) of the EU GDPR.

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5.You have the right to request the controller to access your personal data, the right to rectify it, delete or limit processing, the right to object to the processing, the right to transfer data, the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You have the right to complain to the supervisory authority (Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych). You also have the right, where AI tools influenced a decision affecting you, to obtain meaningful information about the role of AI in that decision and the main factors considered (EU AI Act Art. 86). Such a request can be sent to [e-mail].

6.Your data will be shared within entities of the Smart4Aviation Group (including Smart4Aviation Technologies B.V and AzimuthIT Sp. z o.o. sp. k.) and their employees directly involved in your recruitment process.

7.Your personal data may be processed with the assistance of AI tools (for example, to summarise skills from CV or coding task submission). AI is used to support our recruiters; it does not make recruitment decisions, which are always taken by humans. Before your data is sent to an AI tool, direct identifiers are removed. We use AI services provided under a contract that prohibits the vendor from using your data to train their models. If you have a specific reason that AI-assisted processing would be unfair to you (for example, an accessibility need), please contact [e-mail] before applying.

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