Controller

Job Summary

Ready to make an impact as our first Controller in a fast-scaling SaaS company, where you’ll further professionalise our financial reporting and structure.

We’re looking for a Controller to own reporting, drive process improvements, and architect the financial foundations that inform business choices in our unique SaaS + hardware environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the reporting and controlling flow.
• Deliver accurate and timely monthly management reporting.
• Review actuals together with Accounting to ensure results are complete, reliable, and correctly structured.
• Prepare clear variance analysis versus budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Create and maintain ad‑hoc reports based on business needs.
• Develop new reporting views and dashboards as the company evolves.
• Own and improve the Power BI reporting environment.
• Ensure reporting is clear, actionable, and useful for business planning and decision‑making.
• Strengthen the company structure through strong financial and business insights.
• Follow up on reporting needs and translate them into the right company structure, including cost centers, cost types, and reporting dimensions.
• Align with Accounting to ensure correct, simple, and efficient usage of financial structures.
• Help judge when adjustments are needed to improve transparency, accuracy, scalability, and control.
• Provide stakeholders with meaningful insights into costs, performance, margins, and business drivers.
• Build visibility on our SaaS + hardware model, including recurring revenue, one‑off revenue, gross margin, and customer or segment performance where relevant.
• Act as a finance business partner to colleagues across the company, helping them understand their numbers and make better‑informed decisions.
• Support the CFO with insights and reporting for management, board, and strategic finance discussions.
• Own the budget process and drive efficiency through tools and automation, twice a year, including tools, content, coordination, and reporting.
• Support rolling forecasts and scenario planning as the company grows and priorities evolve.
• Work closely with colleagues to identify how tasks can be made more productive.
• Propose improvements that increase efficiency, visibility, automation, and data quality.
• Help the business adopt smarter ways of working through AI, BI tools, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience as a business analyst, controller, or similar financial/analytical role.
• Analytical mindset: translate data into practical insights and think strategically about how to structure financial information.
• Native/full professional level Dutch; fluent English is essential.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments.
• Strong technical skills: experience with BI tools (preferably Power BI), strong Excel and data analysis skills, familiarity with reporting, budgeting, financial analysis, cost centers, and cost types.
• Comfortable working with financial systems, reporting tools, and automation solutions; use of AI and other tools to improve finance and reporting processes.
• Master’s degree in business, economics, finance, or similar major (or equivalent professional experience that demonstrates the same capabilities).

Benefits

Build financial structure in a scaling company: you’ll help architect the reporting and financial foundations as Peripass grows.

Work in a complex, interesting sector with a SaaS + hardware combination, and collaborate with a great team.

A solid salary package with great benefits.

Flexible working hours with a work-from-home policy.