32–38 hours per week, initially on a one-year contract, with the possibility of extension and a permanent contract in the future.
Stichting Radio Zamaneh (Zamaneh Media), is looking for an experienced and pragmatic Finance Manager to lead our financial management and help shape the organisation’s future.
We are
Zamaneh Media is a small, non-profit Persian-language media organization based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It provides independent journalism, investigative journalism, citizen reporting, debate, and knowledge to audiences in Iran and Persian-speaking communities around the world. Zamaneh builds bridges between Iran and the Iranian diaspora, as well as between different Persian-speaking communities, including those in Afghanistan and Central Asia.
Your role
You will:
- Hold overall responsibility for the financial administration
- Prepare project budgets, the annual budget, monthly financial reports and liquidity forecast for the Board
- Develop, monitor and update the organisation’s financial policies, procedures and internal controls
- Responsible for financial reporting to institutional donors and end-of-year reporting
- Coordinate and lead the annual financial and project audits
- Oversee grants administration, including donor agreements and donations
- Be the lead contact for the external auditor
- Improve the efficiency of financial and administrative processes
- Research together with HR, complex specific financial matters, such as pension arrangements or taxation, assess their organisational and financial implications, and advise the Director and Management Team
Skills and experience
We are looking for someone who:
- Can prepare clear financial reports, budgets, forecasts and analyses
- Understand donor compliance requirements and can translate them into workable internal processes
- Has experience in a comparable financial management or controlling role, preferably within a non-profit or project-based organisation
- Experience preparing annual financial statements
- Has knowledge of administrative organisation and internal control systems, as well as planning and control principles
- Has hands-on experience with excel and accounting systems, preferably Accountview
- Speaks and writes Dutch and English fluently
- Resides in the Netherlands within travel distance to Amsterdam
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent and at least 5 years of experience in similar role
What we offer
- Gross monthly salary of a maximum of €6,250 per month on fulltime basis (38 hours / week),
- 25 Days holiday leave
- 8% annual vacation allowance
- Pension plan
- The possibility of working partly from home with a remote work allowance
- Home-work travel fully reimbursed
- Company-provided laptop
- Psychosocial support
- A small, dedicated team within a flat organisational structure with a lot of room for personal development and bringing in ideas
Interested?
Send your CV and motivation letter to nilofar@radiozamaneh.com Before 30 October 2026 but preferably as soon as possible. Please note that the vacancy may close earlier. You can call 020 – 6387947 for further inquiries. An assessment may be part of the application process.