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 an experienced 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);
• Tracking actual spend across Europe compared with opex and capex budgets and agreeing updated estimates with business managers;
• Analyzing business performance (KPIs, dashboards), highlighting trends and providing management with monthly commentaries and financial reports;
• Preparing sound financial models and scenario analyses;
• Identify and make proposals to improve business financial performance and achieve strategic growth objectives;
• Reviewing the slide deck and providing performance commentary for Audit committee meetings;
• Understanding, mapping and improving on business processes so that they are scalable for future growth;
• 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 and you have at least 3 years or more work experience in a similar role;
• You are inquisitive, keen to learn and have a hands-on attitude;
• You are a master tool-maker able to develop tools from scratch based on existing systems;
• You have great analytical skills, understand information flows and are capable of working with our Data team to structure processes to achieve the desired output;
• You are quick to identify risks and opportunities and support strategic decision making;
• 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.

Our perks

We work hard to change the world, but we don't forget to recognise & celebrate our successes, big and small. We value work-life balance, offer you real work flexibility and have family-friendly policies in place. We have an inclusive work environment, love authentic people, so don't try to fit in because we like you for who you are!

• Stock option plan -> we believe in shared value creation;
• A training and development budget of €3,000 per year per employee, because development and training are important to us and our sector offers endless opportunities;
• Daily vegetarian lunches, snacks & drinks are provided at our office locations;
• Full access to our electric vehicle fleet with all charging expenses covered;
• A paid pension plan, fully covered by Fastned;
• The opportunity to work from our other offices in Cologne, Ghent, Paris, London & Zurich, with reimbursement for work-related travel expenses;
• Next to fun events year-round, we throw notorious Christmas parties and organise an amazing yearly trip abroad with all employees;
• Other perks include flexible working hours, full travel compensation and the working gear of your choice.

Interested? Apply today!

We would love to have a conversation with you! Apply now, send us your CV and explain in your motivation letter why you’re excited about joining our mission to provide freedom to electric drivers and speeding up the energy transition.

The recruitment process consists of these stages below:

• A first video call with our recruiter to find out more about Fastned & our company culture;
• Interview with the hiring manager and key team member;
• In-person assignment presentation and interview in our Amsterdam office with our CFO and team member.

We are looking forward to your application!
If you have questions or need further information regarding your application, please contact our recruitment team via recruitment(at)fastned.nl
Fastned stands for equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, neurodiversity, disabilities, parental status or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique.