Amsterdam | Hybrid | 32–40 hours | No Visa Sponsorships!
The Role
Key Responsibilities
- Own day-to-day finance operations.
- Produce management information, budgets,and reports to the CEO and Management Team.
- Follow upon legal and tax risks ensuring they are flagged to the relevant advisor.
- Act as a sparring partner to the CEO and management team on strategic financial decisions; present monthly updates to the Management Team.
- Lead the modernization of Firely's finance function: rethinking how work gets done, not just automating existing steps.
- Assess current finance tooling and systems, and recommend a modern, right-sized future setup.
- Shape the finance function's operating model and ways of working for the next phase of growth.
- Manage relationships with external finance vendors and service providers (accounting systems, banking, payroll) across the NL and US entities.
- Partner closely with People & Culture on payroll, contracts, and compliance matters spanning both entities (FirelyB.V. and Firely Inc. USA).
What We Are Looking For
- Proven experience as a Finance Manager, in a freelance or interim capacity.
- Track record leading operational transformation within a finance function, redesigning how the function works, not just optimizing what already exists.
- Experience modernizing finance operations: introducing new tools, systems, and ways of working in a scaling organization.
- In-depth knowledge of Dutch tax law and working knowledge of US business and tax considerations.
- Experience operating across NL and US entities, including coordination with US-based vendors and service providers.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with People & Culture on payroll, contracts, and compliance.
- Hands-on familiarity with accounting and reporting platforms, multi-entity / multi-currency setups, and SaaS-specific tooling.
- Available 4–5 days per week for an estimated 6-9-month period (flexible to extend depending on assignment progression and completion).
- A finance leader equally comfortable running the day-to-day and reshaping how a function works.
- Entrepreneurial and pragmatic,you bring structure without over-engineering it.
- Energized by modernizing how a finance function operates, not just maintaining it.
- A strong communicator who builds trust easily with team members at every level of the organization.
- Motivated by clear scope, ownership, and a defined endpoint rather than a permanent seat.
- Business-as-usual finance operations and reporting run without disruption for duration of project.
- A defined set of finance processes are automated and documented.
- Firely's finance function has a clear, modern operating model in place by the end of the assignment.
- A handover package is ready, enabling a smooth transition to a permanent solution or lighter ongoing support.
- Contract type: Freelance
- Duration: Estimated 6-9months| Ideal Start Date: August 17th, 2026
- Availability: 4–5 days per week
- Freelancer Rate: €80–€100 per hour
- Reporting line: Reports to CEO; close collaboration with Management Team
Questions about this role? Reach out to our HR & Recruitment team at recruitment@fire.ly
