EDI & Payables Specialist

EDI & Payables Specialist at Picnic

We’re looking for an EDI & Payables Specialist who combines an eye for detail with analytical skills and a proactive, business-oriented mindset. You’re passionate about ensuring our financial records match the operational performance – not just reporting on what happened, but understanding why and what to do next. You oversee the day-to-day flow of EDI invoicing, act as the key owner of the Payables process, liaise with multiple stakeholders, challenge the status quo of our ERP, and help build scalable, future-proof EDI & payables processes.

As part of the Finance team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring all daily incoming payable invoices are handled timely, correct, and efficient manner, with an international focus. Acting as the link between Finance, Buying, Suppliers, and the FinTech teams, you’ll safeguard payables accuracy and be the driving factor for further process improvements and automation. You will be reporting to the Finance Operations Lead and be a key sparring partner to our teams, helping them make smarter and data-driven financial decisions.

Tricks of the trade

• Financial operations: Process invoices when needed, and monitor invoice-KPIs, approval flows, and purchase order modules to safeguard financial integrity.
• Stakeholder management: Thrives in taking ownership of issues with suppliers, able to step in, get creative, and find the best solution for Picnic.
• Inquisitive about systems: Eager to understand our system landscape, take ownership of day-to-day processes, and liaise with the Workday admins to make processes better and more efficient.
• Internal Controls: Experienced in designing improvements for our internal controls on supplier masterdata, and approval processes.
• Financial control & reporting: Support in the periodical closing activities, as well as contributing to the annual audit procedures.
• Projects: Identify opportunities for improvement, automation, and simplification, and support the ongoing projects to make Finance more scalable.

Your superpowers

• BSc in Accounting & Control, Finance, Business Economics, or a related field
• 2-4 years of experience in a Finance Operations, Account Payables, or Accounting role
• Strong understanding of invoicing, approval flows, and business reliance
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills – comfortable with large data & volumes
• Strong attention to detail with a structured approach and accurate execution
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (or Google Sheets); experience with data tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, or SQL) is a plus
• Excellent communication skills – able to translate complex financial insights into actionable business advice and convince your stakeholders
• Fluent in English (Dutch, German, or French is a plus)
• Experience with ERP or accounting systems (Workday, SAP, or similar) is advantageous

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.
• ✍🏼 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.