Silverfin is a cutting-edge cloud software solution built by accountants, for accountants.
Founded in 2013, Silverfin was created to solve the frustrations of manual, error-prone processes in analysing financial data and compliance. From day one, we’ve been a cloud-first platform with an open API architecture, leveraging structured data to transform how accountants work.
Our mission is simple: to enhance and support the accountancy profession through AI and automation, ensuring accountants remain relevant and respected in the future of finance.
In 2023, Silverfin became part of the Visma Group, joining one of Europe’s leading providers of cloud software. This partnership strengthens our ability to innovate and expand our impact within the accountancy industry.
Today, Silverfin is trusted by over +1000 firms across 18 countries. Our clients include all of the Big 4 accounting firms, as well as leading global networks like BDO, PKF, Baker Tilly, Grant Thornton, and Moore.
Headquartered in Ghent, with offices in London, Luxembourg, Gouda (NL), and Mont-Saint-Guibert (BE), we’re a team of over 200 people - including a diverse remote engineering team working across multiple time zones - all working together to drive innovation in accounting.
Silverfin is seeking a Sales Team Lead to join our high-performing sales organisation under the leadership of our General Manager Belgium. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in advancing our services and driving success for potential prospects and existing clients in the Flanders region.
As a Sales Team Lead, you will serve as a key figure within our sales team, where we not only encourage but require an innovative mindset. Your primary mission is to lead and guide our sales team in fostering and expanding relationships with new and our existing clients, providing tailored solutions that align precisely with their needs and objectives. Are you ready to take on this high-impact challenge? Read on.
Silverfin is a household brand in Flanders and the industry keeps growing with new accounting offices but also through our Silverfin For Business offering where we target large corporates which presents numerous opportunities for strategic growth..
You will play an essential role in driving our growth by identifying opportunities with new high-potential prospects. To maximise every sales conversation, close collaboration with our Customer Success and Product Teams is paramount. You will guide and support account executives and account managers within your region.
We are seeking a Sales Team Lead who possesses a solid understanding of industry pain points and trends. Others describe you as a quick learner, tech-savvy, and forward-thinking, solution-oriented, professional, and determined. Given our ongoing process refinement, being a people manager and true coach to your team is not just beneficial but essential.
Join us in leading our sales team to new heights and making a significant impact on our client relationships and business growth.
Assist in Sales Strategy Development:
Assist with sales strategy development and implementation. This includes developing strategic sales plans that expand the customer base and ensure the company maintains a strong presence in the industry.
Own, create and implement effective sales strategies and lead sales team members to achieve sales targets in the Belgian region.
Keep informed of new products and services:
To hit sales targets and achieve growth, it’s important to continue to develop knowledge of the products and services being offered. Maintain working knowledge of the industry's climate and competition to effectively implement the sales strategy.
Be an inspirational leader:
Develop a high-performing, results oriented sales team with an innovative, self-directed spirit who are able to position the value of complex SaaS solutions to customers.
Set sales targets and motivate the team:
Meet/exceed monthly, quarterly and annual sales forecasts.
Lead weekly forecasting and pipeline management meetings with the team.
Monitor and analyse performance metrics and suggest improvements.
Motivate the team to reach individual sales goals and encourage them to work better, rather than harder.
Understand the importance of recognising and rewarding team members who do a stellar job.
Stakeholder management:
Take part in the Sales Leadership team and establish effective relationships and collaborations with other departments (Marketing, Product, Customer Success, Finance, etc.) to address key business issues and opportunities.
Take responsibility for key and/or complex business development leads, building agreements with stakeholders, and securing these deals.
Coordinate with the General Manager, the sales team lead Wallonia, CS teamleads and marketing to agree on best practices and continuously update local go-to-market strategies and playbooks.
Other responsibilities:
Provide leadership through effective communication of vision, active coaching and development while comparing sales results to goals and taking appropriate action to correct when necessary.
Provide sales management, budget control, compensation programs and incentive planning.
Represent Silverfin by taking opportunities to inform and educate both the market and industry through platform speaking, seminars and events.
Stay up-to-date with new product launches and ensure sales team members are on board.
Regional Representation: Enhancing Silverfin's visibility by actively participating in relevant events and networking opportunities within the Flanders region. You will serve as the face of Silverfin in this market, contributing to the strengthening of our position and relationships in the area.
Be part of something bigger - Join a growing SaaS company that’s now proudly part of Visma, Europe’s leader in mission-critical cloud software.
A connected team, wherever you are - Take part in regular team activities, retreats, and offsites to keep our culture thriving.
Grow with us - Take advantage of career development opportunities and a personal training allowance to support your growth.
Time to recharge - Enjoy our company-wide Wellbeing Days off each month (reviewed annually).
Fair compensation - Receive a competitive rewards package with benefits tailored to your role.
Flexibility with connection - We have a hybrid setup, with a minimum of two days a week in the office. However, we understand that life can be unpredictable, so we offer flexibility to accommodate unexpected events. Our offices in Belgium (Ghent and Mont-Saint-Guibert), the UK (London), the Netherlands (Gouda), and Luxembourg provide great spaces to collaborate and connect.
At Silverfin, we're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We're committed to elevating talent by creating an environment where we can all thrive together.
We have a unique culture with our values as the backbone:
Who we are - Authentically human
How we think - With a growth mindset
How we act - Bravely, side by side
How we win - By doing what we love
At Silverfin we make our own way. We are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to move forward. Continuous learning and development is encouraged to support your personal and professional growth.
At the same time, this opens up many new opportunities that allow our people to grow with Silverfin, and often faster than with other companies. So many ambitious team members have already found their way to a new challenge within Silverfin.
We want you to reach your full potential. To get you there, we don't want to think in boxes and over-structure things. So your options are not limited to 1 team or 1 career track. Your talent, motivation and potential play a crucial role in evolving across the teams into new roles.
Silverfin is the cloud platform that makes accountancy firms more successful. It improves the efficiency, competitiveness and profitability of compliance services, and powers the development and delivery of advisory services.
Silverfin takes financial data directly from client systems and hosts it securely in a single cloud Structured Data Hub. Then templates standardise, and automate, accounting workflows and use the data hub to make compliance easy, fast, and accurate.
But that’s only half the story. Leading firms use Silverfin to power their advisory services too. Looking at data and trends, right across the client portfolio is easy and automatic alerts warn of risks or identify opportunities to give advice, or sell additional services.
We call this connected accounting and our customers tell us Silverfin has made their day-to-day business better and given them the data, tools, and time, they need to deliver the advisory services and insights their clients really value.
