Junior Business Controller

Do you want to become part of a supportive and fun team in a highly collaborative environment? Would you also like to work closely with different teams to realise a network of more than a thousand beautiful fast-charging stations across Europe? If you are looking for a challenging, fun and informal working environment, then keep reading, because we are expanding our Business Control team!

Together with 270 colleagues from over 35 nationalities, we have the ambition to build Europe's best fast-charging network. Our goal is a European network of 1,000 fast charging stations in prime locations where electric drivers can charge their vehicles with energy from the sun and wind. We have recently been voted the best charging network in the UK, France and the Netherlands, which is a testimony to our drive to offer the best charging experience to EV drivers.

Your role

As our Junior Business Controller, your main responsibility is to work as a business partner, in tandem with others in the Business Control team, to track and support business performance growth and to provide the board with reliable financial forecasts. In this role, you will work with business managers and the finance team and report to the Group Controller. Based at Fastned’s headquarters in Amsterdam, you will have regular exposure to directors and supervisory board members.

In concrete terms, this means you…

• Contributing to Fastned quarterly and annual external financial reports - which are prepared on an IFRS basis. (Fastned is a listed company on the Amsterdam Euronext stock exchange);
• Preparing opex and capex budgets and monitoring spend across Europe;
• Analyzing business performance (KPIs, dashboards) and providing management with monthly financial reports;
• Preparing sound financial models and scenario analyses;
• Preparing the slide deck for Audit committee meetings;
• Improving processes and controls suitable for a fast-growing and young organization;
• Contributing to projects on a wide range of financial-related topics eg. tax, treasury, and systems.

Who we are looking for

In order to be successful in this role you will need to quickly acquire insight in business processes, and use your financial expertise to provide high-quality advice to managers. You need to enjoy communicating with colleagues from different backgrounds, areas of expertise and culture, and feel comfortable in a fast-growing organisation.

• You are a financial professional with a Master's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting and control or equivalent;
• You are inquisitive, keen to learn and have a hands-on attitude;
• You have great analytical skills and can digest complex technical data with ease;
• You have strong communication skills and are fluent in English;
• You are a team player, enjoy working in an international environment, can think on your own feet and are comfortable taking initiative and responsibility;
• You have a genuine interest in the energy transition and Fastned’s mission.