financial controller. in 's-Gravenhage, Nederland

Financial Controller

A mission that matters

To achieve its climates goals, the Netherlands is committed to achieving carbon-free electricity. Nuclear Energy Organisation Netherlands (NEO NL) contributes to this by building and operating two new nuclear power plants, on behalf of the government. It is one of the most ambitious energy projects the Netherlands has ever seen. At NEO NL, your work will directly contribute to this national ambition and make an impact that lasts for decades. To make this assignment a success, we need extraordinary people. People like you.

For the start-up phase of NEO NL, we are looking for: Financial Controller

Your assignment As Financial Controller, you own technical accounting judgement, statutory reporting, and period-end close processes for NEO NL. Reporting directly to the Manager Finance & Control, you ensure all operational and project transactions are converted into complete, accurate, and compliant financial statements on schedule. You act as the primary interface for external auditors and tax advisors, while translating NEO NL's statutory financials into the specific reporting categorisations required by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK).

Your key activities include:

• Statutory Accounts & External Audit: Lead the preparation of NEO NL’s annual statutory accounts and mandatory filings, ensuring consistency with underlying records and review of bookkeeping prepared by the Finance Administrator. Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, preparing audit files, addressing findings, and maintaining a robust control environment.
• Technical Accounting Judgement: Resolve complex accounting matters requiring professional judgement and establish accounting treatment position papers compliant with applicable standards to build into NEO NL's accounting principles manual.
• Period-End Close Management: Manage the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close schedules, ensuring timely posting and approval of journals, completion of balance sheet reconciliations, and adherence to internal and ministerial reporting deadlines.
• Shareholder & Government Reporting: Translate statutory financials into the Rijksbegroting-aligned categorisation required for quarterly shareholder reporting to EZK, maintaining the chart-of-accounts mapping as the organisation expands.
• Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR): Design and maintain the internal control framework, ensuring segregation of duties across finance and procurement processes, maintaining delegation of authority matrices and three-way matching controls, and remediating identified deficiencies.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively contribute to the design, implementation, and optimization of financial control processes, reporting templates, and core ERP systems.