Head of Finance Netherlands

Lead and manage the accounting function for our Netherlands-based business entities. There are 3 recently acquired entities that are part of a rapidly growing private equity-owned specialized transportation and logistics group headquartered in the United States. This position will work directly with the Chief Financial Officer for the International businesses (CFO International) and the central ICAT finance team to ensure accuracy and integrity across all accounting processes for business operations.

This role plays a key leadership position in ensuring the integrity of financial data supporting strategic planning and providing critical financial insight to senior management. The Head of Finance will oversee budgeting forecasting audit coordination and drive improvements in financial systems and processes. The Head of Finance will be instrumental in financial closings audits tax compliance budgeting and internal controls.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Accounting and Reporting

• Oversee the day-to-day accounting operations including general ledger accounts payable accounts receivable ensuring compliance with local accounting standards and consolidated reporting under US GAAP.
• Manage the monthly quarterly and annual close processes including balance sheets income statements and cash flow statements including variance analysis.
• Collaborate with subsidiary teams to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting maintaining consistency across global operations.
• Oversee monthly invoicing and billing processes.
• Perform special projects and analysis assigned by CFO International.
• Assist with audits by preparing the required documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.
• All other duties as assigned

Cash Flow Management & Forecasting:

• Monitor company-wide cash balances on a daily weekly and monthly basis ensuring adequate liquidity for operations and investments.
• Collaborate with Treasury to oversee cash flow forecasting providing accurate short-term and long-term cash flow projections to senior management.
• Work with the CFO International and support the Treasury function to optimize cash management and funding strategies across operations.

Budgeting forecasting and business planning

• Lead the financial input to business planning in the Netherlands and development of the annual budget periodic forecasts ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and operational plans.
• Partner with the leadership team to provide financial insight that supports strategic and commercial decision-making.

Internal Controls & Standard Operating Procedures:

• Evaluate and enhance internal financial controls as needed.
• Lead the development documentation and implementation of standardized operating procedures (SOPs) for the accounting department to improve efficiency and consistency in accounting operations.
• Lead the finance integration in the Netherlands to support the implementation of a centralized shared service centre for finance.

Tax Coordination:

• Support corporate tax compliance functions including local and statutory reporting transfer pricing and international tax reporting requirements.

Team Leadership & Development:

• Lead and mentor the accounting team fostering a culture of continuous improvement collaboration and high performance.
• Guide the team in accounting standards and tax compliance. Encourage cross-functional collaboration to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications & Skill Requirements

• Bachelors degree in accounting Finance or related field and Professional financial qualification such as Chartered Accountant.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in corporate accounting with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong experience in establishing standardized accounting policies internal controls and financial procedures.
• Extensive experience with cash flow forecasting and cash balance monitoring.
• Proficiency with Great Plains (Microsoft Dynamics GP) Cargowise and other ERP systems; experience with ERP implementations is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP IFRS and international accounting standards.
• Experience working with private equity firms and understanding their reporting requirements and processes.
• Experience with external auditors tax advisors and ensuring compliance with regulatory authorities.
• Familiarity with the transportation and logistics industry is a plus.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capabilities
• Proven ability to lead coach and develop large and diverse teams
• Leverage data and client understanding to shape clear actionable strategies
• Proactively identifies business opportunities and delivers results driven solutions
• Strong financial and business acumen
• Comfortable operating in a high growth high-expectation client centric environment
• Resilient adaptable and capable of leading through change
• Ability to relate to and successfully interact across a variety of settings and work well with a broad and diverse workforce throughout the organization
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across all levels of the organization
• Understanding and responsive to situations that require a sense of urgency
• Consistent in follow-up and follow-through
• Credible with a high level of personal integrity
• Adaptive to ICATs core values

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

Salary : 115000

Location: Netherlands

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