Bedrijfsinformatie

P3 Logistic Parks is one of Europe's leading long-term owners, developers and managers of logistics real estate, with a pan-European portfolio spanning warehouse properties across multiple countries. In the Netherlands, P3 has been steadily growing its footprint through a combination of acquisitions, forward funding developments and strategic partnerships with tenants across e-commerce, retail, automotive and distribution. On behalf of P3, Solid Executives is conducting an exclusive search for a Head of Finance to lead the Dutch finance function and act as a trusted partner to the local leadership team.

Functieomschrijving

As Head of Finance, you carry overall responsibility for all in-country financial matters and act as a genuine business partner to the Country Director and the wider leadership team. Your responsibilities include:

•    Overseeing all in-country financial matters, including payments, cash management and the outsourced accounting and finance providers
•    Ensuring accurate, complete and timely financial records, reporting and statutory compliance
•    Managing the monthly, quarterly and annual closing processes, and local banking relationships
•    Preparing and reviewing management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) and leading local budgeting and forecasting
•    Providing financial analysis and business insight to support strategic and operational decision-making
•    Supporting the Investment, Development, Asset Management and Property Management teams with business cases and investment appraisals
•    Reviewing development appraisals and significant commercial contracts from a financial risk and value perspective
•    Coordinating local tax compliance (VAT, corporate income tax) and supporting Group Tax on transfer pricing and tax projects
•    Supporting acquisitions, disposals and corporate restructurings in collaboration with Group Finance, Tax and Legal
•    Managing relationships with external auditors, tax advisors and other professional service providers
•    Coordinating the preparation and filing of annual statutory accounts and local corporate governance matters
•    Leading finance process improvement and digitalisation initiatives, including acting as local finance lead on ERP projects
•    Leading financial due diligence on acquisitions and disposals, and coordinating post-deal financial integration
•    Building, leading and developing the local finance team (3 to 4 FTE) as the business grows, with a clear focus on long-term team development

Arbeidsvoorwaarden

•    Proven experience in a Head of Finance or senior finance leadership role, ideally within real estate
•    A university degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics or a related field
•    A true leadership mentality, comfortable building and developing a team and influencing stakeholders across other departments
•    Strong skills in building and maintaining relationships, both within the finance team and across the wider organisation
•    A long-term, strategic view, with experience in change management, organisational transformation and driving operational efficiency
•    A collaborative working style, with strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
•    An affinity for technology and finance tools, with a forward-thinking, digital mindset
•    A continuous improvement mentality and a proactive approach to optimising processes
•    A creative, solution-oriented way of thinking, unafraid to challenge the status quo
•    Fluent English; Dutch is strongly preferred

Nice to have
•    Experience with Yardi, Power Query and Tableau
•    Experience supporting real estate transactions (M&A)
•    Experience working with ChatGPT and Claude

Instructies

Solid Executives has been engaged by P3 Logistic Parks on an exclusive basis for this appointment. If you're interested or would like a confidential conversation about the role, please reach out to Martijn van der Wal, Senior Consultant Executive Search, at +31 6 28201774 or wal@solid-executives.nl.

Solid Executives is a leading executive search firm exclusively focused on the real estate sector. We offer unique career opportunities at management and board level and operate on behalf of a wide arrange of real estate companies.