Product Financial Controller, Balance Platform

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. 

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

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. 

The ideal candidate will be driven to understand the business behind the numbers, and will use this insight to inform and advise their stakeholders. 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.

If you have a robust accounting background and a keen interest in the fintech industry, this role could be your next step!

What you’ll do

• 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).

 Who you are

• 7+ years of relevant experience in Finance or Accounting.
• Experience in Financial Services
• Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritise effectively.
• Excellent stakeholder management, relationship building skills, with the ability to influence change.
• Analytical skills to drive process improvements and automations.
• Collaborative and investigative mindset, proactively seeking input from the wider Finance team and other business stakeholders.
• Forward-thinking mindset, ensuring implemented solutions are scalable for Adyen's continued growth.
• You have the ability to step out of the details to perform high-level analysis, and sense-check the overall reasonability of the numbers.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments 

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen. 

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

What’s next?

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.