Holding Controller

About the job and your team

We are seeking to hire a Holding Controller based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Hydro’s Office in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is of strategic importance for Hydro, being the owner of a.o. Hydro’s mining, smelting and production operations in Brazil, the joint venture in Qatar and the alumina trading business operated out of Switzerland. In addition, a major part of the aluminium products of the Hydro Group are transported through the Rotterdam harbor and Hydro’s office in Rotterdam has a central role in the compliance processes related thereto.

The holding controller will work with different business areas as well as with Hydro’s Head Office in Oslo, Norway. Since Norsk Hydro Holland B.V. is VAT representative for several foreign group companies, the VAT reporting and related compliance processes for these group companies are part of the responsibilities of the controller as well. The office in Rotterdam serves as focal point for questions between the stevedoring companies and the relevant group companies.

The controller will become part of a small and dedicated team, working closely together with all members of the team as well as with colleagues in other international teams.

You will work on

• Support Head of the Dutch Corporate Office with financial evaluations and technical accounting expertise
• Advise board of directors and present financials, analyses and forecasts to the board of directors
• Responsible for monthly financial compliance and reporting both internally (focal point for Group Accounting) and externally (i.e, Dutch central bank reporting)
• Responsible for VAT compliance of the Dutch and foreign group companies including related compliance processes (IC-listings, statistics, etc.) as well as VAT filings of Hydro’s non-Belgian companies in Belgium
• Responsible for the administration and financial reporting of the Dutch companies located in Rotterdam (monthly/quarterly/annually)
• Treasury review and local cash management
• Prepare statutory reporting of the Dutch companies
• Prepare budgets and cost planning
• Review and execute salary payments and calculations
• Assist with income tax matters and Transfer Pricing documentation
• Monitor and update VAT process documentation and process improvements for Hydro’s foreign group companies
• Interact, solve issues and communicate with internal and external parties (advisors, banks, authorities, etc.)

Your qualifications and skills

• Degree in Economics or Accounting
• Fluent language knowledge in Dutch and English
• At least 8 years of work experience in ”big four” or multinational in a similar role
• Extensive accounting skills (IFRS, Dutch GAAP)
• Able to switch between group reporting, tax accounting and statutory accounting
• Comprehensive expertise in SAP, Hyperion and Excel with general interest in Digital Development of processes
• Self starter, pro active
• Committed to delivering exceptional service and maintaining high quality standards
• Good communication and networking skills

What we offer you

• Working at the world’s only fully integrated aluminum and leading renewable energy company with a strong commitment to sustainability -
• A small and dedicated team, working with other teams internationally within a dynamic and collaborative setting
• Central office location, next to the Rotterdam Central train station
• Flexible work environment, including home office (hybrid)
• Personal and professional growth opportunities

Applying your financial expertise where it counts!