Vacancy Search
Financial Controller (m/f) - AC277
AC277
Permanent
Negotiable
Our client is a dynamic and innovative data center business operating in Southern Europe. Backed by a leading infrastructure investment fund, the company specializes in delivering high-quality colocation services to a diverse client base, including large national and multinational enterprises, financial institutions, hyperscalers, and IT service providers. The business is centered around a Tier 4 green data center, designed to operate sustainably with minimal environmental impact and powered by renewable energy sources.
As a startup in Luxembourg, this role offers the opportunity to be among the first employees contributing to the company’s establishment and growth in the region.
As a Financial Controller, you will join the finance team and report to the CFO. In this role, you will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow management, and compliance, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all processes. You'll play a key role in driving continuous improvement initiatives and collaborating across departments to support business decisions. If you have a strong background in accounting, financial analysis, and regulatory compliance, along with a passion for innovation and teamwork, we’d love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
1. Financial Reporting
• Execute the preparation of monthly management reports, ad hoc reports and analysis in accordance with relevant accounting standards;
• Ensure accuracy, completeness and timeliness of financial reporting;
• Contribute to the initial set-up of the reporting system and further development of internal and external reporting defining relevant KPI’s.
2. General Ledger and Month-End Close
• Execute general ledger activities, including journal entries, reconciliations and month-end closing processes;
• Ensure all transactions are accurately recorded and reconciled within established timelines.
3. Budgeting and Forecasting
• Support the budgeting process by providing financial insights, forecasts and variance analysis;
• Collaborate with department heads to develop and track budgets.
4. Cash Flow Management/Treasury
• Administer external financing obligations;
• Prepare cash flow reports and forecast.
5. Audit and Compliance
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and accounting principles;
• Implement and maintain strong internal controls and procedures.
6. Continuous Improvement
• Initiate improvement projects in the financial systems to enhance its utilization in accounting and controlling functions;
• Perform specific analysis supporting management’s decisions.
7. Internal Collaboration
• Collaborate with the team to handle accounting processes;
• Participate in other projects within the finance department and with other departments;
• Collaborate effectively and efficiently within the organization with other departments.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance or business administration;
• As of 3 to 5 years of experience in a controlling role with a solid accounting foundation;
• Reporting skills;
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel);
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills and numerically strong;
• Affinity with the data center/IT industry;
• Proficiency in English;
• Collaborative, a team player;
• Strong presentation skills; able to explain concepts concisely and accurately;
• Results- and customer-oriented.
Greenfield is a leading Luxembourg-based Recruitment and Executive Search Consultancy and has been selected exclusively to fulfill this mandate.
If you are interested in this position or would like to discuss other roles that we are currently recruiting for, please forward your CV in English to applications@greenfield.lu
Greenfield Luxembourg is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sectors of the Community. Due to the nature of our client engagements, we are however unable to support applicants that are outside of our core market areas; and/or do not have an existing eligibility to work in Luxembourg or are not EEA/EU/Schengen country Citizens. We are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorship opportunities.
As a startup in Luxembourg, this role offers the opportunity to be among the first employees contributing to the company’s establishment and growth in the region.
As a Financial Controller, you will join the finance team and report to the CFO. In this role, you will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow management, and compliance, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all processes. You'll play a key role in driving continuous improvement initiatives and collaborating across departments to support business decisions. If you have a strong background in accounting, financial analysis, and regulatory compliance, along with a passion for innovation and teamwork, we’d love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
1. Financial Reporting
• Execute the preparation of monthly management reports, ad hoc reports and analysis in accordance with relevant accounting standards;
• Ensure accuracy, completeness and timeliness of financial reporting;
• Contribute to the initial set-up of the reporting system and further development of internal and external reporting defining relevant KPI’s.
2. General Ledger and Month-End Close
• Execute general ledger activities, including journal entries, reconciliations and month-end closing processes;
• Ensure all transactions are accurately recorded and reconciled within established timelines.
3. Budgeting and Forecasting
• Support the budgeting process by providing financial insights, forecasts and variance analysis;
• Collaborate with department heads to develop and track budgets.
4. Cash Flow Management/Treasury
• Administer external financing obligations;
• Prepare cash flow reports and forecast.
5. Audit and Compliance
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and accounting principles;
• Implement and maintain strong internal controls and procedures.
6. Continuous Improvement
• Initiate improvement projects in the financial systems to enhance its utilization in accounting and controlling functions;
• Perform specific analysis supporting management’s decisions.
7. Internal Collaboration
• Collaborate with the team to handle accounting processes;
• Participate in other projects within the finance department and with other departments;
• Collaborate effectively and efficiently within the organization with other departments.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance or business administration;
• As of 3 to 5 years of experience in a controlling role with a solid accounting foundation;
• Reporting skills;
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel);
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills and numerically strong;
• Affinity with the data center/IT industry;
• Proficiency in English;
• Collaborative, a team player;
• Strong presentation skills; able to explain concepts concisely and accurately;
• Results- and customer-oriented.
Greenfield is a leading Luxembourg-based Recruitment and Executive Search Consultancy and has been selected exclusively to fulfill this mandate.
If you are interested in this position or would like to discuss other roles that we are currently recruiting for, please forward your CV in English to applications@greenfield.lu
Greenfield Luxembourg is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sectors of the Community. Due to the nature of our client engagements, we are however unable to support applicants that are outside of our core market areas; and/or do not have an existing eligibility to work in Luxembourg or are not EEA/EU/Schengen country Citizens. We are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorship opportunities.
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