Performance excellence finance analyst

Join Main Capital Partners – Where Your Ambition Meets Purpose

At Main Capital Partners, we believe in the power of smart, driven individuals to shape the future of software. With over €6.0 billion in assets under management, we are a strategic investor focused on innovative software companies across Benelux, DACH, Nordics, France, and the US. Our mission is to support sustainable growth in the software sector, one of the most dynamic and impactful industries today.

We’re proud of our strong track record and our reputation as one of Europe’s most distinctive and high-performing investors. With a portfolio of 50+ companies and over 150 add-on acquisitions, we’re growing fast—and so is our team of 80+ professionals across offices in The Hague, Antwerp, Düsseldorf, Stockholm, Paris, and our affiliated office in Boston.

At Main we empower our portfolio companies with deep sector knowledge, a strong network, and inspiring events like the Main Software 50, Main Insight Event, and Main CTO Day. Our investor base includes leading institutional investors, family offices, and visionary entrepreneurs. In 2024, we raised €2.44 billion across two new funds, fueling our next chapter of growth.

Your Opportunity: Performance Excellence Finance Analyst:

We’re looking for a motivated, analytical, and entrepreneurial PX Finance Analyst to join our collaborative and high-energy team. The Performance Excellence Group supports portfolio companies by implementing improvement programs, helping them implement standards (standard financial & KPI reporting) and identifying, capturing and sharing best practices through handbooks. This is a unique opportunity to grow your career in private equity while making a real impact:

What you’ll bring:

• An academic education relevant to the position (Accounting, Controlling, Finance).
• 1–2 years of experience in financial management, (business) controlling, financial and KPI reporting and/or consultancy (e.g. due diligence practice). Starters with relevant internships are also invited to apply.
• Knowledge and experience with financial administration, consolidation and reporting, operational systems, management reports, financial models, and excellent excel skills.
• Knowledge of and experience with relevant (BI) tooling and database management is a plus.
• Experience with project management/project-based work and with business models of software/ IT companies is an advantage.
• A proactive, self-starting mindset with the ability to thrive in dynamic environments
• Strong analytical skills and a solid grasp of financial and operational data to create the right insights
• The ability to work independently and prioritize in a changing and challenging work environment.
• Strong social and communication skills and integrity, allowing you to communicate well with the PX team, deal teams of Main, and management teams of the portfolio companies.
• You have an excellent command of English and Dutch in word and writing.

What you’ll do

The Performance Excellence Finance Analyst, in collaboration with the PX team and deal teams of Main, will support our portfolio companies with financial and operational matters, and implementing improvement projects. Financial knowledge, analytical skills, hands-on mentality and good communication skills are required. The work will be performed partly at our office in The Hague and partly on location at our portfolio companies.

The tasks include:

• Implement existing financial and non-financial reporting templates.
• Further develop standardized reports and processes in order to realize more impact in a scalable way by applying BI tooling and database management. You will work with data & dashboarding experts within Main.
• Analyze data from our portfolio in order to launch and realize improvement initiatives at portfolio companies.
• Hands-on guidance of portfolio companies in implementing improvements to the financial and operational organization.

What we offer you:

• Entrepreneurial, fun, young and dedicated team within an informal open corporate culture.
• Gain experience, knowledge and insights into a leading sector-focused investment fund, in the fast-growing software sector.
• Get involved in dynamic and interesting projects quickly.
• Many responsibilities early on.
• A steep learning curve and career progression.
• Competitive benefits package, including (healthy) lunches every day and a generous Company Fitness plan.

Ready to grow with us?

We’d love to hear from you. For more information about us, visit www.main.nl