Finance Innovation & Projects Specialist

Join our team as a Finance Innovation & Projects Specialist

We're looking for a dynamic Finance Innovation & 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.

Tricks of the trade

• 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.

Your superpowers

• At least 3 years of experience in a Finance role, preferably within Financial or IT Audits, Accounting, Internal Controls, Vendor Due Diligence 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 (Dutch, French, or German is a plus!).

Picnic perks

• 🥗Fresh Lunch, coffee, and snacks
  Our offices are equipped with fully-fledged coffee bars and a kitchen and chefs. They prepare delicious fresh and warm lunches every day so you can keep your energy up.
• 🚴🏼‍♂️Health insurance discount & bike plan
  We have a partnership with CZ (a health insurance provider). Picnic employees get a discount on CZ insurance packages between 5% and 15%. Furthermore, through our partnership with Lease a Bike, you can rent-to-own a new (e)bike at a discounted rate.
• 🏠 Relocation
  If you’re moving from another country to join Picnic we make it as smooth as possible for you. We’ll cover your flight costs for you and your partner and kids, your first month's rent and moving costs (up to €2000), and help you with the 30% tax ruling setup and application.
• ✍🏼 Learning & development
  You’ll get ample opportunity to work on yourself at Picnic. We offer personal development through Lepaya courses, Academy trainings, and more. Interested in improving your mental wellbeing? Through OpenUp you get free access to trained psychologists and many courses.
• All the rest
  At Picnic you get 25 holidays, we cover your travel expenses and offer a pension plan. And your phone and laptop are on us, as well.

A bit about us

When you join Picnic, you’re joining the shopping revolution, delivering groceries to millions of people across Europe, and we’re growing fast. Think super fresh products and personal service, but in a modern, sustainable way. And we’re the only ones in the world doing it all by ourselves. From our fully automated fulfillment centre to delivery algorithms and marketing campaigns: we do it all in-house. Our team consists of 85+ nationalities and we’re always looking for new talent. Ready for the ride?

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.