# Operations Controller, EMEA **Company**: Flexport **Location**: Amsterdam, Netherlands **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Finance **Industry**: Logistics **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/flexport/jobs/8233801?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_63a2bb29-aa1 ## Description As part of the EMEA Accounting team in Amsterdam, you will be an Operations Controller – a hands-on leader for accounting, control, and finance automation across 15+ countries. You will: - Own full monthly close timeliness, completeness and accuracy across a growing multi-entity footprint, overseeing standardized schedules and checklists that scale as entity count grows. - Own accuracy of local Revenue and COGS, including transfer pricing calculations based on approved methodology. - Control cost, balance sheet and liquidity through among others OPEX and T&E challenge, financial anomaly investigation, deposits and cash flow review. - Build and deliver automation roadmap for the Accounting function within and outside the ERP by identifying manual, repeatable work and sequencing its removal. - Enforce correct output and input VAT recording end-to-end, based on strong technical acumen on EU and international VAT principles. - Drive corrective actions across internal and external stakeholders to enforce correct financial and VAT accounting. - Implement e-invoicing readiness for local continuous transaction control mandates. - Partnership with Business to capture new commercial models and contract structures before they hit the ledger, embedding them into standard accounting workflows; with FP&A to sharpen figures and inputs feeding their reporting models; and with other back office functions (Legal, People, Workplace) on recurring compliance, bookings, and ad hoc initiatives. - Provide leadership through supervising and developing the Accounting team. You should have: - 5+ years of progressive accounting and operational finance experience in a high-growth company. - Experience working in a multinational setting with cross-border reporting needs. - Strong background in GAAP, financial reporting and ERP systems. - Proven experience with applying VAT rules and VAT accounting across Europe. - Top level proficiency in deploying and overseeing automated finance tools, agent frameworks and modern financial data stacks. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to coordinate across departments and manage external relationships. - Exceptional organizational, prioritization and planning skills, and keen attention to detail. 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. - 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! ## Skills ### Required - GAAP - financial reporting - ERP systems - VAT accounting - finance automation - stakeholder management --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/flexport/jobs/8233801?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)