Director of Finance

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🇳🇱 Netherlands – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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SANS Institute

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1989

🔒 Cybersecurity

📚 Education

☁️ SaaS

Cybersecurity • Education • SaaS

SANS Institute is a leading organization specializing in cybersecurity training and education, providing a wide range of hands-on courses, certifications, and degree programs aimed at enhancing the skills and expertise of cybersecurity professionals. Founded in 1989, it offers expert-led training sessions globally, alongside resources like webinars and podcasts to support ongoing learning and development in the cybersecurity field. SANS Institute is dedicated to helping individuals and organizations mitigate cyber risks through rigorous training that aligns with industry standards and best practices.

📋 Description

• Provide regional finance leadership and business partnership across EMEA • Own regional financial reporting, planning, compliance, and controls • Partner with the CFO, regional business leaders, global finance teams, and shared-service teams • Provide financial insight, challenge, and recommendations for business decisions and opportunities • Lead financial support for regional growth initiatives, business planning, and key projects • Promote financial accountability and commercial awareness • Own EMEA budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning • Analyze regional financial performance, trends, risks, and opportunities • Ensure timely, accurate, and useful financial information for regional leaders • Review regional financial statements and reporting outputs • Oversee statutory, tax, and regulatory compliance matters • Identify, manage, and escalate regional compliance and entity-related matters • Maintain knowledge of relevant local requirements across EMEA • Maintain regional financial governance, internal controls, and risk management • Act as senior regional finance partner and escalation point for operational matters • Ensure practical, efficient, and scalable regional finance processes • Lead continuous improvement and business process transformation initiatives • Support migration from Microsoft Dynamics SL to an updated ERP platform • Lead and develop the regional finance team • Build collaboration and accountability across regional finance, global finance, and business partners • Manage stakeholder relationships and serve as principal regional finance interface • Balance regional and global requirements while reporting directly to the CFO and on a dotted line to the Managing Director, EMEA • Communicate financial information, business updates, and recommendations to senior stakeholders • Carry out other duties reasonably required by the business

🎯 Requirements

• Graduate and professionally qualified management accountant (CIMA or Dutch equivalent) • Proven experience overseeing finance operations across multiple EMEA legal entities and jurisdictions, including financial governance, payroll compliance, supplier management, financial reporting, and local statutory and regulatory requirements • Significant proven experience reviewing financial performance, management reporting, and key business metrics • Demonstrated ability to provide financial analysis, challenge, and assurance to senior stakeholders • Experience supporting establishment and ongoing management of legal entities across Europe, including financial, tax, payroll, and regulatory requirements • Experience working within a global finance environment across multiple regions and legal entities • Experience operating within a global, matrixed organisation • Strong understanding of VAT compliance and financial control processes • Strong understanding of international tax requirements, including corporation tax, VAT, and transfer pricing • Strong understanding of financial systems, reporting tools, and financial reporting processes • Advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills • Experience leading, managing, and developing finance professionals • Experience building and leading high-performing teams • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills • Collaborative leadership style across functions, countries, and regions • Exceptional organisational and planning skills • Strong numerical and analytical skills with a commercial mindset • Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-oriented approach • Experience handling confidential and sensitive financial information • Strong understanding of international payroll processes and compliance • Understanding of multi-currency reporting and cash flow management • Alignment with SANS' mission and values • Willingness and ability to travel as required