Team Lead Financial Accounting

Join Our Team at Ampelmann

Are you ready to join a company that values collaboration, innovation, and personal growth? As Team Lead Financial Accounting, you’ll have the freedom to build and guide your own team, improve financial processes, and lead key projects. You’ll work in a relaxed, open environment where decisions are made quickly, and you’ll gain global exposure while driving innovation. If you’re passionate about making a real impact, enjoy flexibility and opportunities for continuous growth, this is the role for you. Take the next step in your career and apply now!

About Ampelmann

Ampelmann makes offshore access as easy as crossing the street. Driven by innovative technology, we are continuously working on impactful projects, while supporting the shift to cleaner energy. Our international and safety-minded environment values your well-being, and our culture is built on open communication and mutual respect. With us, you’ll thrive in a fast-growing, global company with endless opportunities for personal and professional development. Working for Ampelmann truly makes a difference!

About the Finance Department

As Team Lead Financial Accounting, you will be part of the Finance department, currently divided into four teams: Business Control, Financial Accounting, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable. This role is within the Financial Accounting team, which oversees the company's accounting (i.e., bookkeeping) and (consolidated) internal and external (tax) reporting. The team consists of 3 members, and you will directly manage two of them. In this position, you will report to the Manager Finance & Control.

Your Role as Team Lead Financial Accounting

In this role, you will manage the Financial Accounting team, and you will be responsible for the coordination of the complete annual and global audit process. You will work together with various internal (Finance department, Payroll, and business) and external stakeholders (external auditors). There will be significant autonomy to build your team, optimize processes, and lead project management initiatives. Moreover, you will be working in a dynamic, informal, and approachable environment where decisions are quickly made, experiencing diverse global exposure and driving innovation.

Regular Activities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Financial Accounting team, e.g., leading stand-ups, monitoring progress of tasks, setting priorities, development guidance.
• Coordinate the complete annual and global audit process, while being the main point of contact for external auditors (in The Netherlands and abroad).
• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of all monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Execute activities within the tax control framework (including reviewing VAT returns, preparing CIT returns, calculating deferred tax assets, etc.).
• Design and implement internal control processes, assess risks, ensure compliance with financial regulations, and optimize ERP systems to enhance administrative controls.

We Ask

• Master’s degree (Finance related) and at least 6 years’ experience in accountancy or financial control (preferably extended with a post-master’s degree)
• Good written and verbal communication skills in Dutch and English
• Experience with Dutch GAAP and IFRS
• Knowledge of ERP systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Proficiency in using Office 365, especially Excel
• Experience with leading a team (training, teaching, and coaching team members) is a plus
• Ability to identify financial risks and translate them into financial statements, with solutions to mitigate them
• Strong analytical and planning skills, with a critical and persuasive approach

You Get

• A great work environment with innovative and change-willing aspirations
• High degree of responsibility and room to have significant impact
• Monthly gross salary between EUR 4,596 – EUR 5,909 based on your experience
• Great secondary benefits (e.g., annual bonus, Working from Home policy, non-contributory pension plan, unlimited vacation days, NS-Business card, and more)
• Ampelmann Academy for all your personal and professional development needs

Interested?

You can apply until 18 March 2025 by uploading your CV via the “Apply” button on our website. In the week after the closing date, we will let you know if you have been selected for the first interview round. If there is a match after the first interview, you will proceed to the second interview round. Still a match? Then we will offer you the job!

If you have any questions related to this vacancy, please contact recruitment@ampelmann.nl. Your contact person for this vacancy is Laura Popescu.