Manager FAAS (Finance as a Service)

Create impact where finance meets strategy

Are you an experienced finance professional who enjoys helping organizations navigate financial and strategic challenges? Would you like to work on diverse projects across various industries, applying your expertise where it creates the greatest value?

Within FAAS (Finance as a Service), you strengthen organizations by providing high-quality financial expertise. You will support growing SMEs, family-owned businesses, and national and international companies through interim assignments, transformation projects, or as a strategic financial partner.

No two assignments are the same. This variety, combined with the support, resources, and expertise of Grant Thornton, creates a dynamic environment where you can continuously grow and develop your career.

Your role

As a Manager within FAAS, you will work closely with executive teams, management, and finance departments. Depending on the client’s needs, you will take on either an advisory or operational role.

You will:

• support organizations with financial challenges, strategic decision-making, and temporary operational finance needs;

• act, depending on the assignment, as an (interim) CFO, Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Business Controller, or Senior Finance Advisor;

• assist with accounting activities, periodic reporting, and the preparation of accurate financial statements for both group reporting and statutory purposes;

• support clients with cost controlling, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and business planning;

• analyze cash flow, profitability, cost structures, and investment projects, translating figures into clear financial and strategic insights;

• support year-end closings, audit processes, and accounting and tax reporting obligations towards government authorities;

• manage financing projects as well as transformation, digitalization, and process optimization initiatives within accounting and reporting environments;

• support clients during growth, acquisition, and change management projects, ensuring continuity, efficiency, and quality of financial operations;

• optimize financial processes, contribute to the digitalization of reporting systems, and strengthen finance teams;

• collaborate closely with Grant Thornton specialists in Tax, Legal, Audit, and Advisory to provide clients with an integrated service offering.

Your profile

You are an experienced finance professional who can quickly adapt to different organizations and build trusted relationships with clients.

In addition, you have:

• a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field;

• at least five years of relevant experience in finance, for example as a Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Business Controller, or CFO;

• excellent communication skills in Dutch and English. Knowledge of French is considered an asset;

• strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to translate financial insights into practical recommendations;

• an entrepreneurial, proactive, and client-focused mindset;

• excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build long-term relationships;

• experience with ERP systems.

You also embrace Grant Thornton’s CLEARR values: Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect, and Responsibility.

What can we offer you?

Here at Grant Thornton, you will be among some of the best colleagues and enjoy an awesome work environment. But that's not all, of course!
We also offer:

• An attractive salary with additional holidays, a phone subscription, insurance and a company car that you can exchange for a bicycle and/or extra salary if you wish.

• You have flexible working hours and may also work from home. The how and what will be discussed with your team and clients.

• You will have the opportunity to develop yourself at your own pace through:

  • At least 40 training hours a year to brush up on your professional knowledge and soft skills.

  • A learning environment with a wide variety of clients, sectors and topics that you will come into contact with.

  • A multidisciplinary working environment: enriching collaborations guaranteed!

  • Would you like to obtain additional certificates and/or diplomas? Then you will receive our unconditional support during your learning process and possible internship.

  • Our international network that offers you the prospect of many career opportunities. We work with more than 72,000 experts in 140 countries!

Yes, I want the job!