Assistant Controller

As a family business, we combine short lines of communication and a hands-on mentality with a clear ambition to further professionalize. This finance role plays a key part in this: moving from reliable administration to management information and control.

What will you be doing?

For Evanthia Flowers, we are looking for an Assistant Controller who is eager to work broadly within Finance. You will join a small finance team, which means you will be involved in almost all financial tasks. One day you might be working on administration and reconciliations, while the next you are working on month-end closing, reports, or analyses. It is precisely this variety that gives you the opportunity to learn the financial process in its full breadth.

You will gradually take on more responsibility and have the space to further develop yourself into a Financial Controller. In this role, you will report to the CFO of Evanthia.

‍Your duties will include:

• Managing and verifying the financial administration
• Performing periodic checks and reconciliations    
• Preparing monthly and annual closings
• Preparing and drafting financial reports
• Analyzing and explaining financial variances
• Supporting budgets and forecasts
• Monitoring the quality of financial data
• Identifying discrepancies and areas for improvement
• Providing data for the accountant
• Contributing ideas for smarter and more efficient financial processes
• Handling various ad-hoc finance tasks within the team

As you grow in the role, you will have increasing scope for analysis, reporting, and control activities.

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Your profile

You have a solid financial foundation and want to further develop your career in Finance. You enjoy not only working with numbers but also understanding why figures deviate and what lies behind them. Because you work in a small team, you find it natural to take on a variety of tasks. You are accurate, curious, and take responsibility for your work.

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Furthermore, you have

• Bachelor's or Master's degree level (Finance, Business Economics, Accountancy, or similar)
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in Finance
• Preferably some experience with month-end closings, reporting, and/or analysis
• An analytical and accurate way of working
• A proactive attitude and the willingness to take on various tasks
• Good communication skills
• The ambition to further develop yourself toward a Financial Controller role.  

What’s in it for you?

• A substantive finance role with a broad range of responsibilities
• The opportunity to actively contribute to the further professionalization of Finance
• Guidance and the space to further develop your expertise towards a Financial Controller position
• A healthy work-life balance with 25 vacation days (based on a 40-hour work week) and vitality hours in accordance with the collective labor agreement
• An informal work environment with short lines of communication and colleagues who are always ready to help each other
• Staff activities throughout the year

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