Finance Director

We are looking for an experienced Finance Director to serve as the financial guardian of ChannelEngine, taking end-responsibility for the company’s finances. Reporting directly to the CEO as a key member of the Management Team, you’ll lead the Finance and Accounting Department, provide strategic input to shape our business objectives, and be the financial sparring partner to your management peers.

**What will you do as our Finance Director?**

You’ll set ChannelEngine’s finance strategy and serve as the custodian of the company’s finances With the support of your dynamic 5-person finance team, you’ll ensure we remain an audit compliant company, through strong financial planning, analysis, and reporting, as well as solid forecasting and budgeting. A key focus of this role will be driving a scalable business model towards further growth - developing systems that improve company-wide decision-making and investigating potential M&A opportunities

As a Finance Director, you’ll also be responsible for leading and developing your team, bringing out the best in each member, and elevating the overall performance of the department. You will be expected to cultivate a high-performing and cohesive team, guiding them to achieve their potential and ensuring they are aligned with the company's strategic goals.

Stakeholder management is a crucial aspect of this position. You’ll present at board meetings, collaborate with the CEO to pitch to potential investors, partner with the Legal Team on governance topics, and support your management peers in understanding the financial impact of the decisions they make Other key areas of responsibility include overseeing treasury and cash management, tax compliance and optimisation, and banking relationships.

**What makes you the ideal Finance Director?**
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or similar,
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in business control / corporate finance in a fast-paced international environment,
- Proven ability to lead, develop, and elevate a team, driving them to achieve high performance and align with business objectives,
- Proven experience as end-responsible for finance within VC-funded and/or bootstrap companies,
- Experience within a B2B SaaS company,
- Project
- and change management experience, ideally M&A projects,
- Good abilities in stakeholder management and investor relations,
- Proactive, and a creative sparring partner,
- Great communication skills in both Dutch and English,
- Living within commuting distance of Leiden for some days of the week.

**Nice to have (but not essential)**
- CIMA, CMA, or CFA,
- Experience in the e-commerce industry.

**Why you’ll love working here**
- You’ll be working in a dynamic company within a fast-paced industry, where there are always new developments and a variety of projects to work on,
- We are international and diverse, with +/-200 colleagues of over 40 different nationalities
- We offer a professional, yet informal work environment, where it’s easy for you to try new things, share your ideas, and make an impact
- Work-life balance: we enable people to work in ways that suit their working style, which is why we offer flexible hours, hybrid-working, and the freedom to take workcations ️
- We want to make sure everyone is supported mentally and emotionally which is why we provide free access to mental healthcare support
- Work from our modern HQ in the beautiful city of Leiden as much as you like. It’s a short walk from the train station
- Access to the on-site gym ️
- You’ll be granted equity benefits so that we can grow together
- We’ll contribute 6% to your pension fund.

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