Financial Controller

Basic-Fit is growing rapidly, and our Finance department is going through various projects and changes, including process improvements and setting new policies and procedures. We seek a financial hero to help scale our financial process!  

Are you excited to design, implement, and own new processes to help Basic-Fit scale to the next level? Would you like to work in a dynamic, international organization with great opportunities? Then we must be looking for you!  

This is what your assignment looks like  

The Financial Controller is part of the Financial Control team (14fte)—a talented international team with quick-thinking financial professionals who generate high-quality reports while working closely with the business.  

As a Financial Controller, you’ll focus on constantly improving the process and quality of the actual monthly figures. In this role, you’ll take ownership of the correct and complete processing and reporting of part of our business. You initiate improvements to make our (financial) processes more efficient, effective, and scalable for our future growth. You are responsible for maintaining, processing, and reporting all general ledger transactions that take place within your processes for all operating countries. Together with the Financial Accountant, you’ll ensure that all business transactions have been properly and timely recorded, that the general ledgers are complete and accurate, and that all transactions are valid. Furthermore, your tasks include month-end reporting, the preparation of statutory reporting, and supporting external audits.  

Your responsibilities:  

• Prepare and ensure accurate and timely recording of journal entries, accruals, prepayments and fixed assets entries across multiple (international) entities;  

• Create and review reconciliations and lead schedules for all balances included in the balance sheet and relevant P&L accounts;  

• Develop and implement process improvements, document desktop procedures and processes to achieve efficiencies;  

• Proactively pursue business issues that impact the general ledger and evaluate the situation for acceptable solutions.  

• Prepare reporting to the relevant authorities and support external audit requirements;  

• Further development of the Internal Control Framework;  

• Support management in completing special projects, ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests, and other tasks as assigned;

• Team up with the Reporting & Tax,  Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Business Control colleagues.  

We ask:  

We are looking for a dedicated and sparkling colleague who is unafraid to take the lead and take our finance-related challenges to the next level. You’re a self-starter and a problem solver, you are accurate, and you like to work in a dynamic, positive environment to develop your own skills and interests.   

Furthermore, we are asking for:  

• A Bachelor/Master degree in Finance (HBO/WO);  

• Minimum of 3 years working experience in a similar environment;

• Proficiency with handling and analyzing (big) data sets in tools such as MS Excel;  

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English;   

• Good communication skills in French is a big plus;   

• Experience with IFRS and SAP (S4/HANA) is preferred;  

• Ability to interact with all departments and levels throughout our organization.  

About us: 

Basic-Fit is the number one low-cost and high-value fitness brand in Europe. We are determined to make fitness accessible to everyone and a habit people love. Together with our orange team, we deliver affordable fitness solutions at 1400+ clubs across Europe, to almost 4 million members combining our straightforward membership model with top-notch fitness technologies. However, where we are today is just the beginning. In the next years, we aim to further professionalize and continue our growth. We move fast like a start-up, whilst making use of our strong corporate backbone. Our company values can already be found in our name: B(Be), A(Accessible), S(Smart), I(Inclusive), C(Committed). 

Are you curious, entrepreneurial, practical, and do you have a playful demeanor? Basic-Fit is the right place for you. Please feel invited to grow with us, to make an impact and to share our mission. Welcome to the Orange Community. 

Furthermore, you can expect: 

• An informal (you can wear jeans and sneakers if you like), international (many cultures and languages) and friendly, down-to-earth environment; 

• Plenty of opportunities for your own initiatives and to make an impact; 

• Unlimited access to the online training courses of LinkedinLearning and GoodHabitz; 

• Good benefits, including travel allowance, a bicycle plan, discount on additional health insurance, work from home allowance and participation in our pension scheme (Basic-Fit pays 52% of the premium); 

• We work hybrid, this means 3 days at the office and 2 days remote by a fulltime workweek; 

• Within walking distance of Hoofddorp train station and free parking at our headquarters; 

• A beautiful gym (fitness equipment, spinning bikes, virtual group lessons) at our headquarters which you can use anytime. 

Apply for this job 

You can apply via the button, and we will inform you as soon as possible. The process consists of two interviews, preferably in our office.  

Before applying, please make sure you are eligible to work in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, we do not sponsor new work visa or permits for this position. If you already have a sponsorship, it is possible to transfer this sponsorship to Basic-Fit.  

If you have any questions, please contact Kerensa van der Lans, Corporate Recruiter via [email protected]