Financial Controller
Loop Earplugs, Belgium
Job Description
Loop redefines what earplugs sound, look and feel like. The New York Times named Loops the ‘best earplugs for concerts,’ while our products respond to many needs and life experiences. Because Loop users are a diverse group: they’re festival goers and people with noise sensitivity, EDM headbangers, parents, DIYers, motorcyclists, and students too. From all over the world.
And that goes for our people too. In the years since our founders Maarten and Dimitri started Loop, we’ve served over half a million customers and seen our team expand to over 100 Loopers (and counting) and we’ve still got room to grow. Our HQ is in Antwerp, while our people are dotted across Europe and the rest of the world. And we might just be looking for you.
Loop’s Finance Team is on the hunt for new talent. To help form the beating heart of business at Loop. We’re chameleons who remain approachable to all Loopers, working and communicating with finance newbies and experts alike. All while remaining detail-oriented and producing exemplary results.
About the role:
As a financial controller within Loop, you will play a key role in setting out the financial landscape of the company together with our Finance Manager.
You will assist in the monthly closing procedure and preparing the financial statements for our management and founders will be one of your key responsibilities. Next to that, you will be working on forecasting and budgeting, getting a grip on our numbers, gaining insights in our cash flow, and so on.
You will do all the above in collaboration with our Finance manager and the accounting team. On top of that, being a sparring partner for the business and a go-to person for financial knowledge withing Loop is the cherry on the top of your role as a Controller.
As a scale-up, we operate in an ever-changing environment which is something you need to be comfortable with. Extra challenges and varying responsibilities give you loads of energy.
What you’ll do:
- Monthly financial summarizing preparing the financials together with the accounting team, variance analyses, reasonability checks, tracking financial KPI’s;
- Assist in building reporting tools and dashboards to provide insights and data together with your participation in automation processes;
- Play a key role in setting up rolling forecasts and annual budgets;
- Become a sparring partner for the departments in terms of analysis, knowledge and follow-up of the financials and support them in decision making processes;
- Work with internal amp; external stakeholders to support financial audits;
How you’ll do it:
- You have an analytical mindset;
- You work in a structured and accurate way and have a keen eye on details;
- Adaptability is your middle name (being ready to pick up on ad hoc business cases) and you embrace change;
- You are an open-minded team player, and you motivate others with your enthusiasm;
- You know the financial statements inside out and BEGAAP has no secrets to you. You know a thing or two about IFRS? Even better!
- You have a degree in finance-related studies
- Excel? Your favorite playfield! You also have an affinity with digital optimization processes.
- You have a proactive mindset
Here’s what Loop can offer you:
- Work that’s as challenging as it is rewarding. We equip every Looper to grow and progress continuously. And we support individual learning and development projects.
- We invest in our people, and everyone earns what they’re worth. Expect competitive pay for your level of experience and potential. Legal benefits included.
- A progressive, open-minded culture. We work with people from all over the world, from all kinds of backgrounds and walks of life. Everyone at Loop has the right to feel safe and supported (more on this below).
- Live fully and enjoy 32 days of holiday as well as 4 weeks of work-away each year.
- Iceland. Senegal. Malta. To name just a few destinations of our recent team-building excursions.
Loop’s an equal-opportunity employer
This means we invest in diversity, ensure equality and encourage expression. We have a zero-tolerance policy for harassment, bias or discrimination towards applicants and employees, on any grounds.
Live life at your volume. We take care of your ears and our people