Application Deadline: 31 May 2026
Department: Administration
Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: Rotterdam, NL
Reporting To: Finance Lead
Compensation: €4,500 - €6,500 / month
Maccreanor Lavington is a multi award-winning, design led architecture and urbanism practice with offices in Rotterdam and London. We pride ourselves on shaping places where all can thrive, and our work spans the design and delivery of whole city master plans to single story dwellings. Although we work in many sectors we have a particular interest in urban design, residential, and education architecture.
We currently have an opportunity for a digitally savvy FinanceController to join our business team in our Rotterdam office, working alongside the project teams providing accurate financial information and data to help shape decision making.
Our office in Rotterdam is 20 strong and the ideal person will be keen to gain experience and knowledge of our industry and business, enabling them to step into a wider role supporting the directors on local operational matters.
The Finance Controller is responsible for all finance administrative and operational activity. You will control and monitor income, costs, and support project teams, advising on project finance and profitability, and have literacy across business systems. You’ll undertake data analysis, produce reports and dashboards, and provide sound financial advice to the leadership team to help inform important business decisions. Some of the key tasks will include budgeting and forecasting, invoicing and billing, credit control and debt recovery, bookkeeping, tax and VAT, payroll management, and financial reporting. You will also work with our London Finance Lead to ensure that financial information is aligned and reported to the Company accounts.
As we are an Anglo-Dutch operation, it is essential that you have an excellent grasp of both Dutch and English language. You will have experience in a similar role and have sound accounting knowledge. You will be skilled in using the Microsoft suite and have advanced user skills in Excel. Knowledge and experience of Power Bi, as well as Accounts IQ and Rapport would be advantageous but are not essential. Candidates must be confident communicators, diligent problem solvers, and detail focused. As a small team we value an adaptable, collaborative, inquisitive, proactive and friendly approach.
This role offers a great opportunity for career growth and a step towards management. We provide support for learning and development and will work with the successful candidate to help them fulfil their professional aspirations.
We work under the Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) for Architecture firms and the salary and benefit structure offered is in accordance with the CLA. The salary for this role will be assessed in accordance with the Job & Salary Classification system for Architectural Firms 2025, with the salary starting at level 6 or 7 depending on experience.
Maccreanor Lavington is an award-winning architectural practice established in the early nineties by Gerard Maccreanor and Richard Lavington. Working from offices in London and Rotterdam, Maccreanor Lavington has built up a diverse portfolio of both individual buildings and large-scale urban design projects and has a particular expertise in housing, public buildings and regeneration.
Our architecture is calm but uplifting, contemporary yet timeless. Rather than shout for attention, out work is deliberately background in character, seeking to create ‘ordinary’ places for living and working. Our philosophy is fabric-first design and we build robust, well-made buildings that will last.
Our work has been recognised by numerous prestigious awards and has been cited as a case study in various publications on housing, schools and urban design.
