Financial Controller

We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.

About us
Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role
As a Financial Controller at Damen Naval, you are responsible for financial control and further professionalization of our financial policies. You work closely with the Manager Financial Control and Business Control and contribute to reliable reporting, efficient processes, and compliant financial accounting.

Key responsibilities
In this role, your responsibilities include:

• Preparing monthly and annual financial reports and overviews.
• Analyzing and interpreting financial data.
• Preparing statutory accounts (both national and international).
• Creating accurate cash flow forecasts.
• Compiling audit files and supporting external audits.
• Monitoring budgets and cost centers.
• Maintaining general ledger accounts and project accounting.
• Improving financial processes, policies, and procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.

Skills & experience
To excel as Financial Controller, you need to have:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance, Business Economics, Accountancy, or a similar field, combined with 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Sound knowledge of accounting and financial reporting.
• Excellent skills in Excel and other financial systems; SAP knowledge is a plus.
• Experience in a project-based or technical environment, such as shipbuilding.
• Strong command of both Dutch and English (written and spoken).
• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the application process.
• A permanent EU nationality is a requirement due to the military nature of our projects.

What we offer
At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

• A competitive salary and 8% holiday allowance.
• 27 vacation days and 13 ADV (additional paid leave) days.
• Commuting allowance of €0.23 per kilometre.
• PME pension scheme with 60% employer contribution.
• Profit-sharing based on company performance.
• Additional benefits such as a bike plan and company fitness scheme.

Please note that due to the military nature of our projects, only candidates with a permanent EU nationality are eligible for positions at Damen Naval. Unfortunately, we cannot process applications from candidates who (also) hold a non-EU passport or nationality.

A pre-employment and security screening and investigation are part of the recruitment process.

Why Damen?

Damen has 35 shipyards on five different continents and operates in more than 100 countries. We are still growing and that gives you options. You contribute to this growth while benefitting from the diverse development and career opportunities that our company offers. We will continue to challenge you. With our extensive portfolio of products and solutions you will never get bored and never stop learning. We offer you a world of possibilities.
Working at Damen means contributing to the highest quality in shipbuilding, with an eye to the future and future generations. We want to make the world a better place by becoming the most sustainable maritime solution provider. For that, we need you. Become part of our family.

About Us

We are Damen. We’re a family company that has been building ships for almost 100 years. However, our focus is not on the past, however – we’re looking forward. Our ambition is to become the most sustainable and connected maritime solutions provider there is. To achieve this, we combine digital technology with our philosophy of standardised shipbuilding to offer a portfolio of services that takes care of vessels throughout the entire lifecycle. Working at Damen offers the best of several worlds. Active in more than 100 countries, with over 30 shipyards, we are internationally renowned for quality. And we are still growing, still innovating. Which means we will continue to challenge you. You will never stop learning, and you will never get bored – we promise you that. We offer you an ocean of possibilities. Join our family.