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Controller
Application deadline:  5/22/2025
Finance / Accounts

Waalwijk, 5145 PE
Netherlands

As a Holdings Financial Controller at Stahl, you will play a vital role in maintaining financial integrity and driving reporting excellence within our central legal entities. You will be part of a dynamic and growing international organization and contribute to a wide range of financial activities including accounting, tax, treasury, and financial reporting. Reporting directly to the Consolidations & Reporting Manager, you’ll act as a key business partner to multiple corporate departments, supporting our strategic and operational goals.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with stakeholders across Finance, IT, HR, R&D, and Treasury, with international exposure and responsibility for several critical financial processes. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, pragmatic environment where your initiative and expertise can make a difference, we’d love to meet you.


What are you going to do?

•    Lead the monthly financial close and reporting for holding entities, including reporting via SAP-BPC and coordination with foreign subsidiaries.
•    Oversee tax and treasury processes, including daily banking transactions, corporate income tax recording, and transfer pricing documentation.
•    Act as a financial liaison to corporate departments and local controllers, ensuring IFRS compliance and internal alignment.
•    Prepare annual accounts, budgets, intercompany recharges, and provide input for audits and M&A projects.
•    Maintain the global Chart of Accounts and act as SAP BPC and banking administrator.


What do you bring?

•    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Economics or a related field, with at least 5 years of relevant experience in controlling or accounting.
•    Strong knowledge of IFRS, tax reporting, and treasury processes.
•    Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with SAP is preferred.
•    Strong communication skills in both English and Dutch, with a proactive and pragmatic approach.
•    Full-time availability and the ability to work cross-functionally in a global environment.

What about the team?
You will be part of the Finance department at Stahl’s headquarters in Waalwijk, joining a team of passionate professionals committed to transparency, accuracy, and continuous improvement. Collaboration across departments and international borders is part of your daily work.


What do we offer?

•    Salary from € 5.789,- to €X.XXX based on 40 hours per week excluding 8% holiday pay 
•    A 13th month (8.33%) 
•    You start with a one-year contract and if the collaboration is successful, there will be an extension for an indefinite period
•    This concerns a 36 – 40 hours p/w position in Waalwijk 
•    Travel costs: €0.23 per km for a maximum of 50 km one way when traveling to the work address.   
•    Good pension scheme (employer contribution = average 19%, employee contribution up to an annual salary of € 51,800 (2025) premium-free, above that 7% employee premium  
•    Possibility to work from home and working from home allowance of €2 net/day 
•    You get 29 days of vacation and the option to buy 8 additional days of vacation 
•    You have €750 personal budget for sustainable employability in 2025
•    A paid volunteer day every year to put our motto – Touching lives, for a better world – into practice 
•    Collective health insurance through VGZ – 10% discount on supplementary insurance and dental insurance. When you take out additional insurance, you will receive an additional compensation of €6.30 gross per month from Stahl  
•    Discount of up to 16% on car insurance via Allianz Veilig Op Weg Pakket  


Where will you work?

Stahl is a global leader in specialty coatings for flexible materials. With nearly 2,000 employees across 22 countries, our purpose is clear: Touching lives, for a better world. Our coatings are present in everyday items from cars to clothing, contributing to more sustainable, high-quality products. Stahl is headquartered in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, and posted consolidated sales of approximately €930 million in 2024. We are proud of our ESG leadership and our collaborative, innovative culture.

Joining Stahl means becoming part of a talented, diverse community of nearly 2,000 talented professionals. Around the world, our people are the driving force behind our three core business lines – Performance Coatings, Leather Finishing and Packaging Coatings – and our 14 production sites, 27 application laboratories, and network of sales offices in 23 countries.
Their innovation, hard work and dedication have made Stahl the world leader in speciality coatings for flexible materials. Our products protect what is precious to people, enhancing the consumer experience and adding value to the materials used in countless industries – from automotive and apparel to luxury goods, footwear, packaging and home furnishings.
As the invisible force behind everyday material, Stahl products are touched by people every day. And when people touch our products, we touch their lives. That's why Stahl colleagues around the world are driven by a shared purpose: Touching lives, for a better world.
We are guided by our ESG Roadmap, which sets out our sustainability ambitions for 2030 and beyond. These include firm emission-reduction targets aligned with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and our commitment to working with our value chain partners to create a better world for future generations.

Informatie in één oogopslag
Application deadline:  5/22/2025
Sub functie:  Financieel
Functie categorie:  Staff (office)
Afdeling:  Finance / Accounts
Vacaturelocatie:  Netherlands - Waalwijk