Finance Director NL

Organization

NorthC Datacenters is the leading regional platform in Northwestern Europe, delivering mission-critical digital infrastructure to enterprises, cloud providers, and public institutions. Founded in 2019 through the merger of two Dutch data center companies, NorthC has rapidly expanded through acquisitions in Germany and Switzerland and now operates 25 data centers, with six more in development. As a key enabler within the digital infrastructure, NorthC connects businesses, governments, healthcare, and IT partners with secure and scalable solutions. With strong fundamentals and a proven buy-and-build strategy, the company is entering its next growth phase, where Finance will play a strategic, central role.
 

The job profile

NorthC’s rapid growth and buy-and-build strategy put Finance at a crucial transition point. After supporting expansion across countries, entities, and acquisitions, the function must now evolve from “scale-up Finance” to a more mature “platform Finance” organization, with stronger processes, systems, and strategic impact on decision-making and capital allocation. To meet Dutch market needs, NorthC is appointing a dedicated Finance Director Netherlands. In this role you oversee all Dutch Finance activities, lead a small team, and work closely with a Shared Service Center for AP/AR. You report to the Managing Director Netherlands, be part of the Dutch management team and carry business accountability for the Dutch Finance activities of NorthC.

Key Responsibilities
•    Lead the Dutch Finance team and ensure accurate, timely bookkeeping in line with local GAAP.
•    Oversee controlling, reporting, cash forecasting, working capital, and audit/compliance.
•    Deliver monthly reports, quarterly forecasts, and the annual budget.
•    Analyze financial performance, improve profitability, and optimize processes and cost control.
•    Serve as a strong financial sparring partner to the Dutch management team.

“At NorthC, we deliver reliable collocation and connectivity services for businesses across various sectors. Our data centers are the backbone of the digital world. Without our services, critical processes would halt. At NorthC, people always come first. Guided by our core values—openness, local focus, flexibility, and entrepreneurship—we foster a culture where ideas are shared, challenges are faced, and growth is encouraged.”

The ideal candidate

You combine strategic vision with attention to detail and a hands-on approach. As a natural, authentic leader, you motivate a small Finance team while serving as a trusted sparring partner, supporting and challenging local management to drive results and business impact.

Experience

  • Master’s degree in finance, Accounting or related field
  • A minimum of ten (10) years of business experience in Accounting / Controlling is required 
  • Proven leadership experience managing an accounting and reporting team
  • Must have the ability to think and act through the entire chain of financial processes with a highly preferred skill set as a personal hands-on leader 
  • Excellent business, financial, negotiation, organizational, decision making and influence management skills are required 
  • Prioritizing tasks and eliminating/overcoming unproductive, low priority, or low probability tasks and projects is required 
  • Native Dutch speaker and fluent in English 

Personality 

  • Direct, clear no-nonsense communicator 
  • Positive mindset, creating solutions 
  • Result oriented and focused on the organization success 
  • Not looking for certainties, challenging the status quo 
  • Possess a sense of urgency and high energy level 
  • Trusted go-to persona character
     

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