Senior Financial Controller

As a Senior Financial Controller, you are responsible for overseeing financial operations, ensuring compliance and driving efficiency across entities and departments. With more than 5 years of experience in financial management, reporting, payroll and strategic planning, you bring strong analytical skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This is an exciting opportunity to make a strong impact and truly take ownership in a fast-paced, international environment.

About the team

You will be part of a Finance team dedicated to ensuring financial accuracy, transparency and efficiency. The team’s mission is to provide reliable reporting, maintain compliance and support strategic decision-making across the business. Collaborating closely with colleagues in Finance, Leadership and cross-functional teams, you’ll play a central role in shaping financial operations and driving sustainable growth.

What you will be doing

• Prepare and deliver accurate financial reports and analysis.

• Lead MoM and YoY and variance analysis.

• Manage payroll processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely execution.

• Oversee internal controls and ensure regulatory compliance.

• Manage month-end and year-end closing processes.

• Support audits and coordinate tax planning.

• Monitor cash flow and cost control initiatives.

• Provide financial insights to support business decisions.

• Drive process improvements within ERP systems (NetSuite, Payhawk, Chargebee, Cobase).

What you’ll bring to the team

• 5 + years of experience in financial management and reporting, with hands-on responsibility for reconciling payroll administration with the GL.

• Strong knowledge of internal controls, (text) compliance, and accounting standards and NL GAAP .

• Proven ability to manage budgeting, forecasting, payroll, and cash flow processes.

• Advanced analytical skills with a strategic mindset.

• Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite ( must), Payhawk, Chargebee and Cobase.

• A proactive, self-starting and problem-solving approach and ability to work independently.

• Integrity, reliability and a high level of professionalism.

• Fluent in English.

• Hybrid working from our Amsterdam HQ.

  
  

What we offer

• Flexibility to work from home in the Netherlands and from our beautiful canal-side office in Amsterdam

• A chance to be part of and shape one of the most ambitious scale-ups in Europe

• Work in a diverse and multicultural team

• €1,500 annual training budget plus internal training

• Pension plan, travel reimbursement, and wellness perks

• 28 paid holiday days + 2 additional days to relax in 2025

• Work from anywhere for 4 weeks/year

• Apple MacBook and tools

• €200 Home Office budget

• We’ll save you the startup pitch of Friday beers and ping-pong. Visit our Instagram to check us out!

About Tellent

Tellent is a leading Talent Management Suite designed to empower HR & People teams across the entire employee journey. Our all-in-one platform combines an Applicant Tracking System (Tellent Recruitee), intuitive HRIS (Tellent HR) and powerful Performance Management Software (Tellent Grow) to streamline every stage of the talent lifecycle.

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