Tech Project Manager Finance

Technology Project Manager – Finance & Risk at Action

Action is a fast growing non-food discounter with over 3,000 stores in 14 countries, including France, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland. As a Finance Technology Project Manager based in Zwaagdijk-Oost, you will use your project management experience and technical knowledge to bring our finance projects to fruition. You will leverage technology solutions tailored to business needs and improvement processes to drive efficiency gains in our financial organization, preparing us for future challenges.

Your daily tasks

You will lead Technology projects for Finance – from investment proposals to successful implementations. These projects focus on improving existing financial processes and solutions, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and introducing new features and innovations. You will ensure that the technology needed within the projects is achieved in line with business requirements, managing a functional team of Action technology experts and external partners.

Your role centers on bringing projects to a successful conclusion, starting with clarifying frameworks and requirements and collaborating with technology and business owners. You will maintain a professional network for business processes and technological solutions, using it to increase and share your knowledge. You will achieve results by preparing business transformation programmes, clearly defining projects, and actively monitoring resources and budgets.

Meet your team

Our IT department provides value through specialized cross-functional teams for Business Domains (e.g. HR-IT or Commerce & Marketing), a Development & Operations team for shared technology services, and a Data Analytics & Business Insights team. We also have support teams for Projects & Portfolio Management, Architecture, and Security. More than 700 people work in and on Technology every day, many focused on implementing change. To meet our challenges and expansion goals, we work with the most talented people at Action.

Do you want to work on challenging projects in the dynamic world of retail using advanced technology? Take Action!

Curious about your new colleagues? Nannet Boonstra and Maarten van Wely look forward to working with you!

What You Offer

You feel at home in the dynamic world of retail. A role as a functional leader of a wide range of projects at the interface between business and technology is perfect for you. You understand financial processes and are eager to contribute to connections and improvements with your sense of entrepreneurship, perseverance, and ability to convince others. You are a clear, direct communicator.

You also have the following:

• A higher professional education (Master's level) or an academic university education
• At least 6-8 years' relevant work experience in project/program management
• Familiarity with both traditional (Prince II) and flexible (Scrum/Agile) methodologies
• Experience working with Finance
• Experience working in a retail environment (plus)
• Experience with SAP
• Experience in setting up and overseeing projects worth €500,000 to €1.5 million in the financial domain
• Excellent command of both Dutch and English (written and verbal)
• Efficient and effective work style, even under time pressure and in a (sometimes) inexperienced project environment
• Self-starter, team player, strong motivator and communicator
• Sparring partner for both business and technology stakeholders, providing project management advice
• Excellent at structuring business needs and prioritizing work
• Willingness to work three days a week at Action HQ office in Zwaagdijk-Oost, two days working from home (60/40 policy)

What We Offer

From our bustling headquarters in the Netherlands, you'll have an impact across the whole of Europe. With more than 3,000 stores in 14 countries and millions of customers, our growth means you can always take new steps to develop as a professional—whether that means a different position, an innovation project, or new skills. Our culture is built on shared values: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost-consciousness, and respect.

You can also count on Action for the following:

• A competitive salary based on a 38-hour week
• A yearly bonus based on realizing company and personal objectives
• 24 days' holiday with the option to buy five additional days (based on 38 hours per week)
• A temporary contract with the intention of offering a permanent contract in the long term
• Flexible working hours and the option to spend 40% of your hours working from home (in coordination with your team and manager)
• 15% staff discount on your purchases at Action
• A good pension scheme, collective health insurance, and travel allowance (Zwaagdijk-Oost is reachable from Amsterdam by car in just 30 minutes on uncongested roads)

How We Contribute To Society

If you only know Action from the stores, a new world will open up for you when you join us. We're working hard behind the scenes to make a positive impact on society and the environment. For example, we sponsor more than 2,000 children worldwide growing up in an SOS Children’s Village. Our team reflects the diversity of our customers, including 124 nationalities. 70% of our wood products and 86% of our cotton already come from sustainable sources, and we use energy-efficient LED lighting in more than half of our stores. If you're curious about what other initiatives we're taking, join our team and see for yourself.