Senior financial controller

Introduction to the job 

As a senior financial controller, you play a key role in managing the accounting, analysis, and reporting for the various activities within the Finance Operations department, which includes Sales, Customer Service, Inventory & Manufacturing, Opex & Capex, Consolidation, and Tax & Treasury. You'll be part of a vibrant, fast-paced, and globally focused environment that offers plenty of opportunities for growth at ASML.  

At ASML, we’re always focused on making sure that our people, processes, and information work together to help us  reach our ambitious business goals. This is especially important in an exciting era of automation, digitalization, robotics, data mining, and artificial intelligence, as we pave the way for ASML’s future growth and success. Your mission will be to consistently spot and implement improvements that boost the quality and efficiency of our processes, safeguard compliance, nurture our culture of excellence and innovation, and make a meaningful contribution to our world-class Finance Operations team. 

Role and responsibilities 

You will join the Finance Operations Europe team, which is part of ASML Business Services (ABS) organization. The Finance Operations team is responsible for the accounting of the financials, performing internal controls, providing valuable data insights, narrating the story behind the numbers and driving improvements that really make a difference.

You’ll be reporting to the team leader of one of the Finance Operations groups and collaborating with other (finance) departments and external partners such as auditors. Your contributions will help shape the future of our Finance Operations department and play a vital role in driving ASML's success. 

As a senior financial controller, you'll leverage your practical expertise to ensure accurate accounting practices, mentor junior team members, actively manage stakeholder relationships, and champion ongoing process improvements. You'll also play a key role in the transition to our future ERP system. This position is both challenging and rewarding, set in a dynamic, internationally-focused environment. You'll help the team transform to deliver a world-class end-to-end Record-To-Report process that guarantees compliance and enhances management accounting for (better) decision making. 

In this role, you will:

• Ensure correct and timely internal and external reporting in accordance with US GAAP, IFRS and local regulations
• Build and showcase a solid understanding of the entire (end-to-end) process, which should be evident in the reports, analyses, and commentaries shared with our business partners across various sectors and business lines
• Build a strong network of stakeholders and have an influential voice in the conversation
• Execute and enhance our internal control framework and SOX controls for the applicable processes 
• Identify and drive improvement initiatives in the respective accounting and process areas, for example by driving elimination, standardization, simplification and automation

Education and experience 

To be considered for this role, you should have: 

• 8+ years of solid experience in finance or accounting, ideally within a financial control or auditing setting
• A Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or Accounting, along with being a Chartered Accountant (CPA/RA) or Controller (RC) 
• A good grasp of US GAAP and IFRS
• Understanding of internal controls and SOx compliance