PSD are working with a leading global architectural proactive and they are currently seeking a Senior Finance Manager to join their growing EMEA practice. In this role you’ll strengthen liquidity, governance, and performance visibility across the UK and European studio network, while partnering with project leaders to shape and safeguard the economics behind exceptional built environments.

You will oversee core finance functions for their Dutch office whilst driving project finance leadership across the practice — ensuring financial rigour, profitable delivery, and operational consistency across a multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction portfolio.

This is a highly collaborative leadership role where you’ll be working with the Founders and the Managing Directors of the business and this role is built on trust, precision, and strategic impact.

What you’ll be doing

Dutch Office Finance

• Treasury, liquidity, and cash flow planning aligned to project billing cycles
• Multi-entity sales invoicing, credit control, debtor management and invoice scheduling
• Accounts payable oversight including approvals, payments, supplier onboarding and contractual fee tracking
• VAT compliance across NL, UK, and Ireland, plus audit and regulatory readiness
• Payroll and pension coordination with external providers and authorities
• Budget ownership for the Dutch studio, including income and profit target planning

Project Finance & Operations (Practice-wide)

• Chair and lead monthly project finance reviews with project leaders
• Build and maintain labour plans, budgets, billing schedules, margin targets and WIP tracking in Rapport 3
• Monitor sub-consultant costs vs progress, negotiate fee variations and track additional services
• Deliver clear, data-driven reporting to leadership using Rapport and Power BI
• Support project scope documentation, fee/resource scheduling and change control processes
• Drive standardisation of financial frameworks across studios
• Strengthen risk management through consistent financial and operational controls

Key Skills required for this role will include:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field
• Proven project or operational finance experience
• Working knowledge in project-led environments, managing budgets, fee structures and WIP
• Exposure to professional services, design studio, or architecture industries a plus
• Fluent in both Dutch and English
• Advanced Excel skills and IT systems confidence – ideally Rapport 3, Sage or Oracle
• Be a clear communicator at all levels

Why this role matters

This is a role for someone who wants to:

• Bring financial clarity to creative ambition
• Influence project profitability at scale
• Build robust frameworks across an international studio network
• Lead through partnership, insight, and governance

If you thrive in environments where projects are complex, teams are international, and outcomes define skylines, then this could be your seat at the leadership table.