MVRDV is looking for a Senior Financial Controller to strengthen our Finance & Operations team in Rotterdam.

You will be the financial right-hand of our Head of Finance and the daily sparring partner for Project Managers, Directors, and colleagues within Finance. You play an important role in both project control and financial control, ensuring that financial information is reliable, timely, and useful for the organization.

You will support Project Managers in monitoring and improving project results, while simultaneously contributing to high-quality financial reporting, a reliable year-end closing, and a successful audit. With your analytical insight, financial expertise, and hands-on mentality, you will make a significant contribution to the further professionalization of our financial organization.

MVRDV is a globally recognized architecture and urban design firm, headquartered in Rotterdam with offices in Shanghai, Paris, Berlin, and New York. Founded in 1993 by Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, and Nathalie de Vries, MVRDV designs innovative, socially responsible, and sustainable architecture that shapes the future. As a colleague at MVRDV, you will be part of an energetic, international team of over 250 professionals from more than 40 nationalities.

Responsibilities

Project Control

• Collaborate with Project Managers in preparing and reviewing project budgets, fee calculations, and forecasts.

• Monitor financial project performance, including revenue, costs, margin, WIP, and cash flow, and timely identify risks and opportunities.

• Perform variance and scenario analyses and translate the results into practical advice on profitability, invoicing, and cash flow.

• Support Project Managers with project initiation, monthly reviews, and project closing.

• Ensure correct project setup, coding structures, and cost allocations.

• Check timesheets and project assignments for accuracy and consistency.

• Identify inefficiencies in project execution and contribute to margin improvement.

Financial Control

• Responsible for the coordination and quality control of financial reporting and the annual accounts, including relevant specifications, balance sheet files, and reconciliations.

• Responsible for managing the annual audit and collaboration with external accountants, ensuring an efficient and successful completion of the audit process.

• Monitor the completeness and accuracy of financial processes, internal control measures, and financial data to support a reliable year-end closing.

• Identify opportunities for improvement within financial processes and contribute to the further professionalization of the financial organization.

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closings and ensure reliable financial reports.

Business Control & Business Partnering

• Contribute to company-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.

• Assist in preparing management reports, KPI dashboards, and financial analyses.

• Connect project results to the overall financial performance of the organization.

• Align project budgets with staffing and capacity planning.

• Translate financial data into clear, usable advice for non-financial colleagues.

• Support management with business cases, scenario analyses, and decision-making.

Who are we looking for?

• A completed Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Business Economics, Accountancy, or equivalent.

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience in financial control, business control, accountancy, or a comparable financial role.

• Demonstrable experience with year-end closings, financial reporting, and annual accounts.

• Experience with audits and collaboration with external accountants.

• Experience within a project-driven organization, preferably in architecture, engineering, consultancy, or a similar environment.

• A strong understanding of financial reporting, project accounting, and internal control.

• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP and BI tools.

• Fluent English; Dutch is a plus.

• Analytical, structured, and quality-oriented.

• Able to make financial issues understandable for non-financial stakeholders.

• Proactive, independent, and improvement-oriented.

What do we offer?

At MVRDV, you get the opportunity to make an impact within an international, creative, and entrepreneurial firm. You will work closely with Project Managers, Directors, and a Finance team of 5 colleagues and play an important role in the further professionalization of our organization.

We offer you:

• A challenging and varied role with a lot of responsibility and room for initiative.

• An international work environment with colleagues and projects all over the world.

• Plenty of opportunities for personal and professional development.

• A competitive salary in accordance with the collective labor agreement for architectural firms, commensurate with your knowledge and experience.

• 30 vacation days, hybrid working, and an inspiring workplace in Rotterdam.

• Unlimited access to OpenUp, discounts with Urban Sports, a healthy lunch served, an NS Business Card, and a laptop.

Ready to help build a financially strong future for MVRDV? We look forward to your application.

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