Boels has grown from a Dutch family business into one of Europe’s leading equipment rental companies, operating across 27 countries through around 80 legal entities. With acquisitions driving its international expansion, the Group financial control team plays a key role in supporting growth and bringing an increasingly complex financial landscape together.

The team operates at the heart of a dynamic business, integrating new companies, navigating evolving IFRS requirements and strengthening financial systems and reporting. This creates an environment where finance professionals can take ownership, tackle complex challenges and make a visible impact across an international group.

As Financial Controller at Boels, you bring your IFRS expertise to an international business that continues to grow and evolve. Based at the headquarters in Sittard, you join a Group Financial Control team of eight Financial Controllers, with expertise in IFRS, audits, consolidation & reporting and fixed assets. You report to Manager Financial Control Owen Ament and work closely with your fellow IFRS specialist and Finance colleagues across the international organization.

You take ownership of IFRS compliance across the Group. You assess changes in IFRS standards, determine their impact on Boels and turn complex requirements into clear policies and practical solutions. From OPEX and CAPEX classification to hedge accounting and other technical accounting matters, your expertise helps the business make well-founded decisions.

You play a key role in monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting, contribute to the consolidated financial statements and work with Deloitte on the external audit. You also develop and maintain the Group Accounting Manual, helping colleagues apply accounting policies consistently across the organization.
As Boels expands through acquisitions, you tackle new accounting challenges and help integrate businesses into the Group. Developments such as IFRS 18, alongside ongoing improvements to processes and systems, give you plenty of scope to shape how Finance works. It is an opportunity to deepen your technical expertise, take initiative and turn your insights into improvements across an international group.

You are a finance professional with a strong interest in IFRS and technical accounting. You enjoy getting to the bottom of complex accounting topics, understanding the underlying guidance and translating it into practical solutions for an international organization.

You combine theoretical knowledge with a pragmatic mindset. You like working with complex financial topics, but do not lose yourself in theory: you want to understand what an accounting requirement means for the business and how it can be implemented effectively.

Boels is a large and dynamic organization where acquisitions, integrations and changing priorities are part of everyday business. You feel comfortable in that environment, switch easily between different topics and maintain overview when several things happen at once. You work accurately and independently, take ownership and know when to involve or challenge others.

You are curious and proactive and naturally look for opportunities to improve quality, processes and ways of working. At the same time, you enjoy being part of an ambitious Financial Control team where knowledge is shared and complex topics are discussed and solved together.

“At Boels, technical accounting goes beyond theory. You work on complex IFRS topics in an international organization where acquisitions, integrations and continuous change keep Finance moving.”

• • A completed Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Economics or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience within Financial Control, Accounting, Audit or a comparable finance role.
  • Strong knowledge of and affinity with IFRS and financial reporting.
  • Experience with annual accounts, external audits and complex accounting topics.
  • Experience within an international and/or complex organization is strongly preferred.
  • Big Four experience and/or an RA, RC or comparable postgraduate qualification is an advantage.
  • Experience with IFRS 16, hedge accounting or other technical accounting topics is an advantage.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret accounting guidance and translate it into practical solutions.
  • Professional command of English; Dutch is an advantage.

Boels Rental began in 1977 with an entrepreneurial idea: Pierre Boels Sr. started renting out tools and construction equipment from a handful of garage units in Sittard. Almost fifty years later, that local family business has become one of Europe’s leading equipment rental companies. Today, owner and CEO Pierre Boels Jr. leads the second generation of the business, with Sittard still home to the Group’s headquarters.

With more than 800 locations across 27 countries, over 8,800 employees and annual revenues of approximately €1.9 billion, Boels offers the reach and ambition of an international group. Yet its family ownership continues to shape the business: decisions are made with a long-term perspective, entrepreneurship is encouraged and people take a practical approach to getting things done.
Growth runs through Boels’ history. Alongside organic expansion, acquisitions have opened new markets and broadened its expertise. Cramo significantly expanded the Group’s presence in Northern Europe, while Riwal strengthened its international position and specialist rental offering. Bringing new businesses into the Group creates fresh opportunities to share knowledge, improve operations and build on each other’s strengths.

At the heart of Boels is an extensive rental fleet, ranging from everyday tools to large machines and specialist equipment. Behind that fleet sits a fast-moving operation, where availability, smart investment and efficient asset use directly influence performance. Serving customers across countries, industries and locations brings both scale and complexity and plenty of interesting challenges for Finance.

As the business expands, Boels continues to strengthen its processes, systems and collaboration across countries and acquired companies. For finance professionals, this offers the opportunity to help shape an evolving international organization, contribute to its next stage of growth and see the impact of their work. All within a business that remains entrepreneurial, down-to-earth and firmly connected to its family roots.