Location: Fully remote
- Status: Active & To Be Hired
- Reports to: CEO (later to RevOps Lead)
- Location: Netherlands (preferred) - Dutch Speaking is must.
- Type: Part-time initially (path to full-time)
- Scope: Group-level (NL HQ + international entities)
Mission
Build a finance function that is rock-solid on the fundamentals (clean books, cash control, forecasting) and fast on decision support (AI-augmented insights, short cycle times, clear narratives).
We are not hiring someone to “maintain finance.” We are hiring a Finance Lead who wants to shape how a modern, operator-led company runs finance.
If you are strong in classic finance and curious about AI, this role is designed for you. If you are already using AI in your finance workflows, even better.
What you wil own
🧾 Accounting, controls, and a clean close (hands-on)
- Own month-end close rhythm and quality (reconciliations, accruals, consistency)
- Coordinate external accountants and ensure predictable delivery
- Ensure correct revenue recognition and cost allocation across entities
- Keep a lean but reliable internal control system that scales with us
🗣️ Lock the financial language
- Lock and enforce the Financial Glossary so terms never drift
- Every deck and monthly narrative uses the same definitions and inclusions/exclusions
🔮 Budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning (AI-assisted)
- Build a practical planning system for a utilization-driven services business
- Rolling forecast (monthly and quarterly)
- Scenario planning: base, downside, stretch
- Variance analysis that explains “what changed and why”
🧩 Monthly one-page bridge (on time)
- Publish a one-page monthly bridge: Revenue → Gross Margin → EBITDA → Free Cash Flow
- Delivery expectation: first Monday of each month for the LT meeting
- Keep it short, readable, decision-focused
💶 Cash, invoicing, collections, and spend guardrails
- Own cash visibility and cashflow forecasting
- Invoicing cadence and DSO tracking
- Collections follow-up and prioritization
- Spend approval thresholds that reduce noise but prevent surprises
- No AutoPilot for any invoice > €200: four-eyes validation (business controlling + bunq transaction validation)
📜 Policies that protect margin and resilience
- Design and operationalize the Bench Pay Policy
- Design and operationalize the Bonus Policy
- Support leadership on compensation mechanics and incentives as RevOps maturity increases
🏦 Bank relationship
- Establish and maintain a strong relationship with ABN AMRO
- Keep cash management hygiene tight (access, permissions, cadence)
🧾 Tax optimization, subsidies, and credits (NL/EU)
- Proactively claim available NL/EU benefits (R&D credits like WBSO where applicable)
- Track subsidies and training deductions
- Coordinate quarterly tracking of claims versus plan with RevOps
🧮 Unit economics, pricing support, and revenue quality
- Monitor unit economics per chef, client, and contract type
- Partner with RevOps on rate cards and pricing logic
- Spot low-quality or unprofitable revenue early (margin, payment behavior, concentration)
🏗️ Multi-entity structure and intercompany logic
- Maintain consistent entity-level reporting
- Define and run intercompany allocation logic (shared services, HQ and SaaS costs)
- Keep structures scalable as we expand
🤖 What “AI-first” means for this role
We are not expecting you to arrive with a perfect AI stack.
We are expecting you to help us build an AI mindset in finance, together.
Anything you have traditionally done in previous roles is worth rechecking from first principles and redesigning with AI. Curiosity and a willingness to experiment are essential. Doing things “as always and usual” is a deal breaker.
In practice, that means:
- Use AI to draft monthly narratives and variance explanations, then validate against the ledger
- Use AI to speed up scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses
- Create repeatable templates for client profitability, collections prioritization, and spend reviews
- Add automation where it improves speed and correctness (reconciliation helpers, anomaly detection, forecasting workflows)
The standard: faster cycle time, same or higher correctness.
📊 Health check (Guardrails, not only live dashboards)
Finance maintains a small set of percentage-based indicators to confirm the group is operating within healthy financial ranges; which for us it has been:
- Operational Efficiency
Core operational overhead + CAPEX remain around ~5% of revenue
- Internal Capacity Discipline
Non-billable payroll remains around ~10% of payroll
- Delivery Cost Efficiency
Cost of services delivered remains around ~30% of revenue
- Margin Strength
Gross margin remains 35%+
Any movement outside these healthy ranges is flagged early with a short explanation and recommended action.
Overall direction for 2026? 40–50% EBITDA.
✅ What success looks like (first 60–90 days)
- Close and core reporting cadence is stable and predictable
- Financial glossary is locked and consistently used
- First one-page monthly bridge delivered on time
- Cash visibility is clear, with collections rhythm in place
- Spend guardrails are operating cleanly (including the > €NNNN rule)
- Bench pay and bonus policy drafts are ready for leadership review