Job Description
Financial and Tax Controller
Application deadline:  5/22/2025
Tax / Legal

Waalwijk, 5145 PE
Netherlands

As a Financial Controlling & Tax Accountant at Stahl, you will play a key role in both financial consolidation and global tax reporting. You will be part of a dynamic and growing international organization, contributing to accurate and timely financial and tax reporting, as well as supporting strategic business initiatives. Reporting to the Consolidations & Reporting Manager, with a dotted line to the Head of Tax, you will collaborate across departments and with regional controllers worldwide.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of financial reporting and tax compliance, engaging in complex accounting processes, tax provisioning, and supporting audits and M&A activities. If you thrive in a fast-paced, pragmatic environment and are ready to take ownership, this role is for you.


What are you going to do?
•    Support monthly and quarterly group financial reporting and consolidation using HFM.
•    Manage global tax reporting processes, including Pillar 2 and transfer pricing compliance.
•    Prepare quarterly tax schedules and manage tax provisions and cash tax forecasts.
•    Collaborate with regional controllers on closings, budgeting, and audit support.
•    Contribute to M&A-related reporting processes and support external audit deliverables.


What do you bring?

•    Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics, Accounting or related field, with 6+ years’ experience in finance and tax accounting.
•    Strong IFRS and tax reporting knowledge; experience in a Big Four firm or international company is preferred.
•    Proactive and hands-on mentality, able to prioritize and meet tight deadlines.
•    Advanced Excel skills; experience with SAP, SAP-BPC, and HFM is an advantage.
•    Fluent in English and Dutch, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.


What about the team?

You will be part of the Finance department at Stahl’s headquarters in Waalwijk, joining a team of professionals committed to accuracy and continuous improvement. Collaboration with international colleagues and across departments is integral to this role.

 

What do we offer?

•    Salary from €5.789,- to €7.578,- 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  
•    The ability to use online training on the Good Habitz platform


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.

Information at a Glance
Application deadline:  5/22/2025
Job Function:  Finance
Job Category:  Staff (office)
Department:  Tax / Legal
Job Location:  Netherlands - Waalwijk