Product Financial Controller (Balance Platform)

• Adyen is looking for a dedicated Product Financial Controller to join the Product Financial Control team in Amsterdam
• This key role within the Group Finance function involves taking ownership of the financial controlling for our Banking Platform
• The Product Financial Control team (currently with six individuals) forms part of the global Accounting and Control function in Group Finance, based in Amsterdam
• The team’s core responsibilities include accounting and reporting of Adyen’s internally-built payments and banking products
• Adyen has internally developed its systems and products to cater for global scale, and, as such, the team’s mission is to stay ahead of product development and build processes that ensure that the correct and accurate accounting is captured for Adyen’s internal and external reporting needs
• You will collaborate closely with Product teams, including participating in the development of new products and building new accounting flows for these products
• Your responsibilities will extend to contributing to financial process optimization
• Collaborate with Product, Operational Finance, Reporting, and Statutory Financial Controlling teams regarding the Banking Platform
• Partner with Product teams and Finance Developers to build accounting flows for new products, ensuring seamless integration into financial processes
• Act as the Subject Matter Expert within Group Finance on Adyen’s Financial Products
• Perform month-end close activities, account reconciliations, and report financial results
• Manage the audit process for your scope of work
• Conduct deep dives into the Platform(s) to understand the underlying business activity driving the financial figures
• Contribute to variance analysis and analytical reviews during the month-end close
• Identify and implement opportunities to optimize and automate financial processes, in collaboration with Finance Developers and Data Analysts
• Contribute to the internal control framework (risk assessments and control implementation)

Benefits

• Global exchange program
• Weekly happy hour
• Delicious healthy lunches
• Phantom share package
• Yearly trip to Amsterdam
• Paid holidays
• Work from home opportunities- The ideal candidate will be driven to understand the business behind the numbers, and will use this insight to inform and advise their stakeholders
• If you have a robust accounting background and a keen interest in the fintech industry, this role could be your next step!
• Experience in Financial Services
• Forward-thinking mindset, ensuring implemented solutions are scalable for Adyen’s continued growth
• Collaborative and investigative mindset, proactively seeking input from the wider Finance team and other business stakeholders
• 7+ years of relevant experience in Finance or Accounting
• Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritise effectively
• Excellent stakeholder management, relationship building skills, with the ability to influence change
• You have the ability to step out of the details to perform high-level analysis, and sense-check the overall reasonability of the numbers
• Analytical skills to drive process improvements and automations