Sr. Manager, Financial Control, EMEA

The opportunity:

You'll run accounting operations across Flexport's 15+ EMEA entities, and rebuild it around an automation-first model so the function gets faster and more scalable as we grow. You'll report directly to the Director of Finance, lead a small team of accountants, and have real hands-on impact from day one.

This is a seat for a builder. You'll work alongside a team that is heavily adopting autonomous finance, shaping it and learning from it firsthand. As automation takes over the standard recurring work, your time goes to judgement, including setting up accounting for new countries, new commercial models, and building controls that hold up across borders. Sharp analytical thinking and high-quality judgement in financial reporting and VAT are what will make you successful here.

You will:

• Own full monthly close process across the region.
• Own accuracy of local Revenue and COGS, including transfer pricing calculations, based on approved methodology.
• Control cost, protect balance sheet and liquidity through among others OPEX and T&E challenge, financial anomaly investigation, and cash flow review.
• Own correctness of input and output VAT recording end-to-end based on strong acumen on EU and international VAT principles, including managing claims, notices and e-invoicing readiness for compliance with continuous transaction control mandates.
• Build and deliver on automation roadmap, within and outside the ERP, by surfacing manual and repeatable work, and sequencing its removal.
• Partner with the business and other back office functions (Legal, People, Workplace) to catch new transaction structures before they hit the ledger.
• Lead and develop the accounting team.

You’ll thrive here if:

• You've run accounting and VAT hands-on across several European countries, and you go into the detail when something looks off.
• You'd rather fix a broken process than escalate it, and you can tell when you need to align and when to decide.
• You're comfortable making decisions with limited information in a fast-scaling environment.
• You see AI as a way to raise the quality of your judgement, not replace it.

You should have: 

• 8+ years of progressive accounting and finance operations experience in a high-growth, multinational company.
• Proven hands-on ownership of VAT accounting and compliance across Europe.
• Strong GAAP/IFRS, financial reporting and ERP background.
• Hands-on experience deploying automated finance tools and modern data stacks.
• Clear communication with stakeholders at every level, both internal and external.

What is in it for you:

• An opportunity to contribute to one of the fastest-growing companies, where you’ll have the chance to create a global impact while being a part of a  thriving multinational environment.
• Daily catered lunches incl. vegetarian options, breakfast, snacks and soft drinks available in our office on daily basis.
• Commute expenses: Flexport will cover  home-office commuting costs for employees living outside of Amsterdam.
• Amazing office in the heart of Amsterdam. 
• 25 working days as vacation days based on full time employment.
• Health insurance: Flexport offers a collective health insurance plan including a basic package and any available additional packages. Your monthly premium is fully paid by Flexport. 
• A defined pension contribution scheme.
• Equity program: every team member becomes a shareholder, aligning our success with yours. As a private company in a multi-trillion dollar industry, you have a direct stake in our collective growth and success.
• Employee Assistance Program through Aetna Resources for Living: Flexport provides an employer-sponsored program at no cost to you and your household members.
• Parental leave benefit: Flexport is here to support you and your families in one of the most important times in life – the birth of a child! Our parental leave program allows both mothers and partners to take time off from work for pregnancy, childbirth, and to bond with your new child. 

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