Head of Finance Operations – Southern part of the Netherlands

Our client is a first mover in the market, operating at the cutting edge of land based, high value, marine aquaculture in the EU and the US, with an ambitious expansion program in both Zeeland, as well as in the US. In Zeeland they are located at a site on the shores of the Oosterschelde, a marine nature reserve in the Netherlands, Our client has developed an advanced grow-out system, a full cycle hatchery, and an on-site R&D facility, servicing the EU and US markets on a daily basis. A 2nd site is in development in Jonesport (Maine) for the US market.

As our Head of Finance Operations, you are eager to roll up your sleeves and take part in building a fast-growing scale-up. In this role, you will take ownership of all the core financial processes: accounts payable, accounts receivable, accounting, cash management, credit management, tax, insurance. With the support of your team, you will drive improvement of the financial processes and ensure that the financial information is relevant, reliable, and timely. You are eager to build best-in-class finance operations, improve the financial systems, drive automation of our processes, while ensuring that effective controls are in place. You are keen to provide relevant financial information to all business functions in order to accelerate our growth and contribute to our operational excellence.You and your team are responsible for the following activities:
Accounts payable (about 1000 invoices / month)

• You run the Purchase-to-Pay process from purchase order / contract to payment of invoices.
• You ensure that invoices are recorded in an accurate and timely manner.
• You ensure that appropriate controls are applied along the entire P2P process.
• You manage and improve the P2P tool (Exact P2P): setup, access authorization.
• You develop and maintain P2P policies, and train users when necessary.
• You prepare payments: you ensure that suppliers are paid on time and appropriate controls are done before payment.

• You supervise the invoicing and credit note processes.
• You report revenue on a daily basis.
• You manage the credit management process and ensure that credit checks in our invoicing system (Maritech) are well setup.
• You run the credit collection process in cooperation with the sales and customer service teams, as well as with our credit insurer.

• You run the accounting and closing process, and ensure that the books are closed on-time, complete, compliant and accurate.
• You supervise the (external) accounting of our US subsidiaries and joint-ventures
• You prepare accruals and provisions.
• You review and control inventory value and quantity.
• In cooperation with the Financial Controller, you ensure that all complex transactions (financing, biological assets accounting, lease accounting, hedging…) are timely and properly recorded.
• You ensure that all intercompany transactions reconcile.
• You ensure that all transactions and balances are fully supported every month, and you have a good understanding of all accounts and balances for all entities.
• You prepare the audits and discuss with our external auditors.
• You alert management if you identify potential issues or risks.

• You ensure the compliant and timely preparation of all tax returns (VAT, income tax…).
• You discuss tax questions with our external tax advisor.
• You review US tax fillings with our US accountants.

• You manage all bank accounts and company cards, and ensure that appropriate controls are implemented and executed.
• You balance cash levels between accounts and entities to make sure that enough cash is available to run smooth operations.
• You manage the exposure to foreign currencies.
• You prepare short term to medium term cash forecast and alert Management if you identify potential risks.
• You manage intercompany lending.
• You prepare bank reconciliations on a monthly basis.

• You manage all insurance contracts with our different brokers.
• You propose alternative solutions to improve coverage or reduce insurance costs.
• You manage the claim processes.

• You are responsible for the implementation and execution of all controls in all our financial (sub) systems.
• You ensure that all controls are effective.
• You alert management if you identify potential issues or risks.
• You ensure that we have appropriate segregation of duties in place or mitigating controls.

• You have 5+ years’ experience in a broad senior accounting role and you are eager to broaden your skills and responsibilities and build a best-in-class finance operations.
• You have solid IT skills and a strong affinity with IT systems. You have the ambition to implement state-of-the-art IT tools, and you have proven track-records in the successful implementation of financial and operational systems and processes.
• You have experienced with all accounting processes (and particularly AP) and know how to make the processes more efficient and more effective.
• You are familiar working in an industrial environment.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting or business administration.
• Good knowledge of regulatory requirements in the Netherlands.
• Knowledge of IFRS is a plus.
• You are a good communicator, and you eager to understand and support all other function.
• Excellent People Management skills.
• You are flexible, pragmatic and well organized. You are looking to work in a fast-paced environment where you have plenty of room to take on initiatives.
• You like to challenge yourself and take initiatives beyond your comfort zone.
• You are fluent in Dutch and English, both written and spoken.

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