Financial Controller
Gradyent
Who We Are
A quarter of all energy in the world is consumed to heat buildings. District heating is the most significant opportunity for cities to decarbonize. Gradyent is on a mission to help cities to decarbonize faster by digitizing district heating with our digital twin. Backed by a group of top investors, we are scaling the platform globally.
We currently have a team of 120+ people and offices in Rotterdam (the Netherlands), Germany, Sweden, Denmark Poland, and Hungary. Our team combines programmers and energy specialists, data scientists and top-tier consulting alums. We are expanding quickly and looking for an Integration Engineer to work with our clients and integrate their data into our product offerings.
What We Do
We offer a SaaS solution to create digital twins of heating networks. These digital twins, powered by AI and analytics, optimize (district) heating networks from heat sources to customers. As a result, we are transforming networks by reducing CO2 emissions and optimizing operations in terms of temperatures, pressures, costs and other metrics.
What you will do
Gradyent has developed from a start-up to a scale-up, and as we grow, we are upgrading and professionalizing our financial reporting. As a Financial Controller, you will report directly to the CFO and play a pivotal role in ensuring the robustness of financial processes and the accuracy of our reporting. You will take ownership of the record-to-report process, including financial reporting, statutory accounts, and compliance with regulations. In this role, you will ensure Gradyent’s financial processes are reliable, efficient, and scalable for future growth.
Your hands-on approach and your fluency in applying accounting principles will help optimize financial operations, by working effectively with cross-functional teams and with our outsourced accounting providers. You’ll also lead initiatives to enhance ERP systems and drive process improvements, helping to ensure compliance with local and international regulations. As the primary contact for external auditors, you will help Gradyent transition from reviewed to audited annual accounts.
What you bring
Education & Certification: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field. A Dutch RA qualification is required.
Experience: 6-8 years of progressive experience in financial control, audit, or related roles, including Big 4 audit experience (ideally as a team manager). Experience in tech, SaaS, scale-ups, or engineering firms is a plus.
Technical Expertise: Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as Netsuite, and a deep understanding of financial processes and systems.
Skills: A sharp eye for detail, strong analytical skills, and the ability to thrive in high-pressure environments. Proven leadership in managing projects and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
Mindset: A proactive and structured approach to problem-solving, paired with an eagerness to drive improvement and make an impact. An effective collaborator, strong in project management, you get things done. You are comfortable with ambiguity and changing scope
Ambition: Strong personal development ambition, able to ask for help, open to feedback, embracing opportunities to grow
Find yourself checking a lot of these boxes but doubting whether you should apply? At Gradyent, we support a growth mindset for our teams through all stages of their careers. If you meet some of the requirements and you share our values, we encourage you to apply. As part of our ongoing commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, we’re invested in building teams with a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
What you will get
An international, human-centric, and inclusive company culture where you can have a direct impact on improving the environment.
An inspiring environment of brilliant, fun, creative colleagues and a fast and dynamic work environment open to new ideas.
An ambitious scale-up, backed by an international consortium of venture capital investors in the sustainable energy industry, on the path to a Series B funding round
A competitive salary with a variable incentive (SAR) on top; an excellent benefits package including a public transport card
A culture of high-performance while having fun (drinks, offsites, sports events) and a unique opportunity to shape your path in a fast-growing team
We invest in your personal growth – the team is competent at coaching, mentoring and development, entirely focused on you
Hybrid role with minimum 2 days in office in Rotterdam
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