Finance Manager

Business Controller / Finance Manager (Freelance – Part-Time)
Assignment

We are looking for an experienced Business Controller / Finance Manager for a part-time freelance assignment (minimum 3 months) to strengthen and structure the financial backbone of our group. The assignment is based in Ghent, with on-site presence required to ensure close collaboration with management and the accounting team.
Your Responsibilities

• Financial Process Optimization: Aligning and streamlining internal financial processes across the various group companies to ensure efficiency, transparency, and scalability.
• Cash Flow Management: Designing, implementing, and optimizing a structured cash flow management system to safeguard liquidity and improve financial forecasting at group level.
• Group Financial Alignment: Harmonizing accounting policies, reporting structures, and financial procedures across multiple entities to create a unified financial framework.
• Management Reporting: Setting up, standardizing, and monitoring clear internal reporting (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, KPIs, budget vs. actuals) to provide actionable insights and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Leading the budgeting process, rolling forecasts, and variance analyses across the group.
• Stakeholder Management: Acting as the key point of contact for external stakeholders including accountants, auditors, banks, and tax authorities.
• Business Partnering & Advisory: Supporting management with financial analyses, profitability assessments, scenario planning, and strategic recommendations to strengthen the group’s financial performance.
• Controlling & Oversight: Supervising day-to-day accounting activities at group level and ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely financial closings.

Your Profile / Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as a Business Controller, Finance Manager, or in a similar senior finance role.
• Strong background in controlling, financial management, or audit.
• Proven experience with multi-entity/group structures and financial consolidation.
• Demonstrated experience in setting up cash flow management systems and improving accounting and reporting processes.
• Experience in project-based environments (media/production sector is a plus).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear business insights.
• Hands-on, structured, and able to operate both strategically and operationally.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the maturity to independently drive financial initiatives.
• Fluent in Dutch (mandatory).