Senior Financial Controller

Futurewhiz is looking for a Senior Financial Controller to help build a strong and scalable financial foundation for the next chapter of growth.

🌍 Futurewhiz is a B Corp

Every day, Futurewhiz creates digital learning products that challenge, motivate, and help children aged 3 to 18 grow.

🏰 About Futurewhiz, Squla and StudyGo

Futurewhiz is a market leader in EdTech in the Netherlands. Its brands, including Squla and StudyGo, help children and teenagers aged 3 to 18 learn and grow at their own level and pace. The company has been a certified B Corp since 2020, striving for a strong balance between purpose and profit.

Squla is a popular educational brand among children, parents and teachers. Every day, more than 160,000 children at home and more than half a million children use its games and quizzes at school in the classroom.

StudyGo is an online platform for secondary school students to prepare for exams. From vocabulary practice and assignments to chatting with tutors and attending group lessons, it offers a comprehensive toolkit to help students succeed. With over 650,000 annual users, StudyGo has become one of the key digital platforms for secondary education.

🎮 What will you do?

Futurewhiz is growing and looking for a Senior Financial Controller who thrives where accuracy, ownership and improvement come together.

You will take ownership of financial accounting and reporting, ensuring that numbers are accurate, compliant and delivered on time. Beyond maintaining strong financial foundations, your impact will be in strengthening controls, improving processes and helping the Finance team work smarter and more effectively.

🌟 Your role and impact

• Lead the monthly and annual closing processes.
• Oversee the quality of journal entries, balance-sheet reconciliations and financial statements, with a focus on material and complex areas.
• Ensure accurate and compliant IFRS reporting to shareholders.
• Lead the year-end audit and coordinate external auditors.
• Coordinate with tax advisors and ensure tax compliance by providing complete, accurate and timely financial information for tax reporting.
• Strengthen internal controls and improve financial processes.
• Use automation and AI to reduce manual work and improve reporting quality.

🔥 Who are you?

Futurewhiz is looking for an experienced financial professional who combines strong technical accounting knowledge with a practical and collaborative mindset. You take ownership of the closing process, work accurately and know how to prioritise material issues.

You should also resonate with the following qualities:

• You have a relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• You have at least five years of relevant experience in finance, accounting or audit.
• You are experienced in leading monthly and year-end closing processes.
• You have strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting.
• You can independently assess complex accounting matters.
• You are highly proficient in Excel and comfortable working with financial systems.
• You have experience improving or automating financial processes.
• You communicate confidently with senior stakeholders, auditors and external advisors.
• You are fluent in English (Dutch is a plus).

Bonus points

• An RA, RC, ACCA or comparable qualification.

💰 What do we offer?

• 24 vacation days + 3 assigned days off + 1 skipping school day
• Collective pension and health insurance
• A €600 annual learning budget for your professional development
• Unlimited access to external coaches through Inuka Coaching
• Unlimited access to Goodhabitz training programs for professional and personal growth
• Lifetime access to StudyGo and Squla accounts
• Office next to Bijlmer Arena station, with the possibility of getting a Swapfiets or an OV business card if you live over 7km from the office
• A MacBook for work
• PayrollGiving option to contribute to a good cause
• Healthy lunches at the office, unlimited good coffee, fresh fruit, and snacks
• A Culture Crew that organizes fun activities like outings, pub quizzes, ski trips, and laser tag

😻 Who are we?

We’re a passionate and diverse team, brought together by a shared mission: helping children thrive in their learning journey and empowering them to grow through personalised education.

Our culture is welcoming and authentic—we believe the best work happens when people can be themselves. Whether you’re into book clubs, monthly socials, movie nights, cake-baking contests, Mario Kart showdowns, or ski trips, you’ll find a community that feels like home.

🤖 Our use of AI

At Futurewhiz, we believe in fully embracing AI in our way of work.

AI is transforming our roles and we’ll shape this future together. We use AI to accelerate our mission: to move faster, go further, and improve our support to children, parents, and teachers.