Finance & Accounting lead

The July is where great stories begin...

The July is a premium hospitality brand redefining the way people travel with a personal, human touch. We create beautifully designed spaces in destinations around the globe, and our team is on a mission to expand with multiple new apartment-hotels in top European cities such as London, Dublin, Lisbon and more to plan. Each property is thoughtfully crafted, reflecting the unique local stories and spirit of its surroundings. Our goal? To provide guests with a place where they can unwind, explore their surroundings, and connect with people and places, all while staying their way. At The July, people come first.  From our guests to our colleagues, we take ownership and take pride in what we do. That's why we've been awarded as a Great Place to Work. 

Ready to take your accounting skills to the next level and help drive our international growth? We’re looking for you!

As our Finance & Accounting Lead, you play a key role in strengthening and scaling our finance operations during a period of international growth. You take ownership of core accounting processes and drive improvements across the finance function. Next to ensuring accurate and reliable financial operations, you focus on building structure, efficiency, and leveraging modern technology to scale the finance operations. You will work side-by-side with the team to identify bottlenecks, introduce smart automation tools, and elevate our overall financial operations.You lead projects, improve processes, and naturally take a coordinating role within the team. You work closely with the accounting team, stakeholders across the organisation, and external partners, reporting to the Accounting & Financial Control Manager.

Responsibilities 

• Accounting leadership & close management: Lead and coordinate the month-end/year-end closing processes across multiple entities, working closely with the Junior Financial Controller. Ensure accurate financial reporting and timely balance sheet reconciliations.

• Procure-to-pay ownership: Take full ownership of the end-to-end procure-to-pay cycle, ensuring efficient invoice processing, timely payments, vendor management, and compliance with internal controls.

• Treasury & tax compliance: Manage cash flow, monitor liquidity, oversee banking activities, and handle Dutch and international VAT compliance.

• Transformation & process improvement: Identify bottlenecks, lead process optimization initiatives, and drive the adoption of new technologies, systems, and ways of working to create a scalable and efficient finance function.

• Automation & AI innovation: Design and implement AI and automation solutions to eliminate manual tasks and increase overall efficiency.

• Cross-functional collaboration: Serve as the central connector between accounting, internal operations, external partners, and the Accounting & Financial Control Manager.

• Team coordination: Responsible for the day-to-day coordination and supervision of a team of 3 colleagues within the accounting team, including supporting, guiding, and mentoring team members, and taking a leading role in daily operational activities.

Do you recognize yourself in the following?

●5–8 years of experience in accounting, finance operations or financial control
●Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or similar
●Experience in taking ownership of processes and leading improvement or change initiatives
●Comfortable coordinating work and guiding others in daily operations or projects
●Strong analytical skills with a structured and detail-oriented way of working
●A proactive mindset with a natural drive to improve and simplify processes
●Able to operate in a fast-moving, international environment
●Experience with Excel; Visma.net and Google Workspace are a plus
●Good command of Dutch and English, verbally and in writing

What’s in it for you? 

In our flat organisation, within an informal working atmosphere, your ideas are highly valued. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

●Competitive salary, depending on your experience
●Personal growth through tailored development opportunities
●Fully paid pension and long-term disability insurance
●Annual bonus based on performance
●25 vacation days with the option to purchase two additional weeks
●One additional 'me-time' day and a 'community' day
●Hotel and restaurant perks with employee, friends & family and worldwide hotel discounts
●OpenUp support for your mental well-being at work and home
●Padel, personal trainer sessions, free gym & sauna access, sports events and workshops
●Fun and frequent team drinks, events & outings

Ready to make your mark? Join The July and help build a finance function that's ready for the next stage of international growth.