Finance Projects Specialist

At Picnic, we’re revolutionizing how people buy groceries with our innovative and sustainable app-only service. We do almost everything in-house, developing cutting-edge technologies and processes to ensure we continue to snowball without missing a beat. If you are passionate about building the Finance team of the future, we’re offering you the opportunity to join the diverse team at our Amsterdam office and make a real difference in our scale-up environment.

We're looking for a dynamic Finance Projects Specialist to join our small, dedicated team of all-round specialists. Your mission: improve our Finance & FinTech organization day by day. We’re all about optimizing processes, building systems to support our expansion, and partnering with business teams to enhance control and insights. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of our annual Finance roadmap, driving parts of key projects that make a real impact.

• Own your projects: Take charge of your initiatives within the Finance projects & innovation roadmap.
• Design, build, present, and implement changes to our Finance organization (such as: implementing internal controls, applying new accounting standards, building financial reports, and performing ad-hoc analysis on financial trends & accounting topics)
• Data analysis: Understand data models to identify trends and root causes in our financial reporting.
• Periodic reporting: Participate in activities related to periodic financial reporting.
• Collaborate across teams: Build strong relationships with various business teams across Picnic.
• Align with finance team: Coordinate with the finance team on projects and improvements.
• Hands-on approach: Show a hands-on mentality in daily finance operations.
• Support ad-hoc requests: Be a team player and assist with ad-hoc requests as needed.

Examples of projects could include building controls on our Emballage flows from suppliers, customers, hubs, fulfilment centers to collection points, further designing and establishing balance sheet & periodical controls, re-designing our inventory & receipts process or designing continued internal control mechanisms on our financial reporting processes. The Finance roadmap is ambitious, so creativity & perseverance are essential to succeed in this role.

• 3 - 7 years of experience in a Finance role, preferably within Financial or IT Audits, Accounting, Internal Controls, Vendor Due Dilligence or as a BI specialist.
• You now work either in Big4 as a Senior Associate/Senior Consultant/Junior Manager, or have a job in a Finance-team as (Assistant) Financial Controller/Finance Manager, Internal Control Specialist, BI-Specialist, or Accounting Specialist
• You have a strong interest in ERP systems, Controls and/or Accounting process
• You have a minimum University degree (preferably in Finance / Business Administration)
• You enjoy diving into Finance processes and using Picnic's digital tools to drive efficiency
• You have a natural pragmatic mindset, without compromising on quality, structure or efficiency
• You have strong systems affinity, are eager to learn, and always strive for improvements
• ERP-system knowledge is a plus
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written, Dutch, French, or German is a plus

• You’ll get plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself and grow, including Lunch & Learn sessions, and tailored soft skills training. We also offer free professional weekly language courses.

• You’ll work in an awesome scale-up environment with the freedom to drive your own projects and create a visible impact.
• Our fully electric vehicles and sustainable business model mean you’ll also be contributing to making the world a better place!

• With more than 80 nationalities across 3 countries, you’ll be part of a diverse company with plenty of cool stuff to get involved with, from board game evenings to after-work drinks to our company ski trip and more!

• You’ll get freshly prepared, healthy lunches and snacks (with plenty of vegetarian, vegan, and halal options). Coffee snob? Don’t worry, our amazing Picnic barista has you covered.

• Mental health is important. As well as having the option to speak with Picnic colleagues who act as confidential advisors, our collaboration with OpenUp gives you easy access to professional psychologists, along with workshops and materials.
• There are plenty of sports communities and events to get involved with, from tennis to yoga to climbing!

• We offer competitive compensation and a pension plan that looks out for your future self as well as 25 vacation days per year, so you can recharge your batteries

Commitment to equal opportunities

Picnic is an equal opportunity employer—this means that all decisions regarding applications will be based on qualifications and merit. Applicants will be regarded independently of age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, civil status, religious beliefs, physical or mental disability, or any other factors protected by law.

At Picnic, we celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves.