Robert Walters Group

Your potential employer

A large, international organisation operating across multiple countries, with a strong focus on financial governance, digital transformation, and process optimisation.

Description

Your department / team

The Senior Finance Manager leads the Record-to-Report (R2R) function and the Finance Data Projects team.

The role is responsible for high-quality financial reporting, ownership of the internal control environment, alignment with senior stakeholders, continuous improvement of month-end close processes, and close collaboration with an international Shared Service Centre (SSC).

The position acts as the primary point of contact for external auditors and IFRS-related matters, coordinates multi-country reporting activities, and drives finance transformation initiatives across the regional organisation.

Your knowledge and experience

• Post-Master Accountancy or equivalent (RA / CPA preferred).
• Senior profile with 5-10 years of experience in accounting, audit, financial reporting, or finance operations.
• Strong background in IFRS, financial reporting, and internal controls within an international environment.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Lead the R2R function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting (IFRS / local GAAP).
• Own the internal control environment and act as key contact for external auditors and governance bodies.
• Drive finance transformation through automation, data quality improvements, and process standardisation.
• Coordinate multi-country reporting and collaboration with shared services and group stakeholders.
• Act as PMO for finance transformation initiatives across R2R, P2P, and data flows.
• Lead team transitions and change management, ensuring clear processes and stakeholder adoption.

Your tasks and responsibilities

Key activity 1: R2R Leadership & Financial Reporting

• Lead and manage the R2R team, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant month-end closes.
• Responsible for the consolidated annual report (IFRS/Dutch GAAP).
• First point of contact for external auditors; manage planning, execution and audit improvement.
• Assess commercial initiatives and new business models on financial reporting and IFRS impact.

Key activity 2: Internal Control Ownership & Finance Governance

• Own the internal control environment for financial reporting, ensuring alignment with Group Risk Management.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and governance frameworks.
• Represent Finance in governance discussions, supporting the Head of Finance with communication toward Executive Board and Supervisory Board where needed.
• Drive remediation plans for control gaps and audit findings, ensuring timely resolution and sustainable improvements.

Key activity 3: Multi-Country Coordination

• Coordinate Benelux reporting topics with SSC Barcelona, Group Accounting Germany, and other international stakeholders.
• Ensure consistent processes, seamless handovers, and alignment with group accounting policies.
• Support global initiatives and participate in cross-country working groups impacting Finance.

Key activity 4: Transformation & Process Improvement

• Act as PMO for finance-related transformation projects.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve R2R, P2P, S2C and data flows.
• Simplify processes, reduce manual work, and drive standardisation across Benelux and GBS.
• Build a strong, future-proof finance organisation with clear structure and defined roles.

Key activity 5: Team Transition & Change Management

• Manage the Customer Order Management (COM)
• Ensure clear process design
• Lead change-management activities, stakeholder communication and adoption.

Your competencies and unique talents

• Strong leadership and people development skills.
• Excellent stakeholder, governance, and executive-level communication.
• Analytical, structured, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Proven change-management and transformation capabilities.
• High affinity with data, technology, and digital finance solutions (Power BI, automation, process digitalisation).
• Strong Excel and financial systems expertise.
• Experience in project management and cross-country coordination.

We offer you

• A senior finance role with significant ownership and impact.
• Exposure to international stakeholders and complex governance environments.
• The opportunity to drive finance transformation and digital innovation.
• A dynamic, professional environment focused on continuous improvement and development.

Robert Walters Netherlands is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.