Finance Manager (part-time)

Comate

Vlaams-Brabant

Hybrid

USD 102,798 - 137,064

Part time

14 days+

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Job summary

Comate Engineering & Design in Leuven, Belgium, seeks a Finance Manager to elevate financial operations in a scale-up, project-driven environment. This 50% part-time role partners with the CEO and leadership team to drive budgeting, reporting, cash flow and strategic financial decisions.

You bring a Master’s degree, 10+ years of finance experience (6 years in a leadership role), Dutch fluency, strong English, and proven ability to lead a small team and navigate Belgian accounting, tax and VAT

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Applied Economic Sciences or equivalent.
At least 10 years in a finance role, with 6 years in management and hands-on reporting, budgeting and cash flow.
Experience leading a small finance team.
Strategic thinker with strong business partnering skills.
Experience in a project-driven environment such as engineering/tech services is required.
Strong knowledge of Belgian accounting, tax and VAT regulations.
Fluent in Dutch with strong English proficiency.
Able to handle sensitive financial information with integrity and discretion.
A first experience in private equity is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

End-to-end responsibility for accounting, financial reporting and core financial processes.
Prepare and monitor budgets, rolling forecasts and multi-year financial plans.
Analyse revenue, margins, cash flow and project profitability.
Manage liquidity, working capital and financing structures.
Optimise financial processes within a project-driven organisation.
Coordinate and support tax and VAT filings.
Ensure ongoing compliance with Belgian GAAP, tax regulations and reporting obligations.
Drive automation and standardisation of recurring financial tasks.
Document financial procedures and build a robust internal control framework.
Actively participate in the management team as a business partner.

Skills

Dutch language

Strategic mindset

Business partnering

Analytical thinking

Education

Master's degree (Economics/Business/Applied Economic Sciences)

Job description

Help build Tomorrow’s World

Do you want to help build tomorrow’s world? Welcome to Comate, where we develop innovative high‑tech hardware from scratch for pioneering companies with a focus on active implants, medical devices, life science & industrial industries: from neurostimulators for epilepsy, to PET scanners, DNA sequencers for the microbiome or autonomous warehouse robots. Our robots, medical devices and other high‑tech products have already won dozens of international awards.

We are currently looking for a Finance Manager who is ready to take Comate’s financial operations to the next level. Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for bringing financial clarity and operational rigour to a scale‑up company? Then you might be the person we are looking for.

Your Role

This is a part‑time role (50%) that sits at the intersection of finance and operations. You will be a trusted business partner to our CEO and management team — close to the numbers, the projects and the people.

Your responsibilities are:

You take end‑to‑end responsibility for accounting, financial reporting and core financial processes, in close collaboration with a small internal team and our external accountant.
You prepare and monitor budgets, rolling forecasts and multi‑year financial plans that keep management informed and aligned.
You analyse revenue, margins, cash flow and project profitability — translating numbers into actionable management insights.
You manage liquidity, working capital and financing structures to ensure Comate’s financial stability and flexibility.
You optimise financial processes within our project‑driven organisation: time registration, cost tracking, invoicing and margin reporting.
You coordinate and support tax and VAT filings, ensuring that all deadlines and compliance requirements are met.
You ensure ongoing compliance with the applicable accounting standards (e.g. Belgian GAAP), tax regulations and reporting obligations.
You drive automation and standardisation of recurring financial tasks to free up capacity for higher‑value analysis.
You document financial procedures and build a robust internal control framework suited to a scale‑up organisation.
You actively participate in the management team as a business partner — bringing data‑driven perspectives to the table to support strategic discussions and operational decisions.

What you bring:

You hold a Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Applied Economic Sciences or equivalent through experience.
You bring at least 10 years of relevant experience in a finance role of which 6 years in a fully‑fledged management role (e.g. point of contact with banks, insurance brokers, …), with proven hands‑on responsibility for reporting, budgeting, and cash flow management.
You do have experience with leading a small finance team.
You think strategically — you see the big picture and translate it into concrete financial actions and priorities.
Experience within a project‑driven environment — such as engineering, consultancy, or technical services — is a requirement.
You have a strong knowledge of Belgian accounting, tax and VAT regulations.
You are fluent in Dutch, with strong working proficiency in English.
You are a natural business partner: proactive, constructive but direct when needed and confident in sharing views with the CEO, management team and other internal and external stakeholders.
You know how to bring structure without creating unnecessary bureaucracy — you thrive in dynamic, entrepreneurial environments.
You combine a hands‑on mentality with strategic insight: you’re equally comfortable in the detail and at the management table.
You handle sensitive financial and business information with integrity and discretion.
A first experience within a private equity environment is a strong asset.