Group Financial Controller

Join Adyen, a leading global payment company, as a Group Financial Controller in Amsterdam. In this role, you will be responsible for implementing changes in financial processes, designing solutions, and delivering projects to scale operations. You will work closely with various teams, maintain a strong control environment, and own the monthly consolidated P&L. This is a unique opportunity to challenge the status quo and make a significant impact on the company's growth.

Implementing change in how the company closes the books and controls financial data, with a focus on achieving an autonomous close.

About Adyen

Track record in process optimization and automation. Experience with Workday, Workday Accounting Center, Workiva, or similar ERP systems, and with data and AI tooling, is a plus

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Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering the change in collaboration with FinOps and the Financial Data Teams, using automation and AI tooling to improve core accounting processes.
• Managing the change end to end, including project and programme management, stakeholder alignment, and change management, to ensure new ways of working are adopted across the organization.

Requirements

• Based in Amsterdam i.e relocation is not needed for this role
• Able to think 2 steps ahead. We are looking for someone who can think critically and creatively to implement solutions that scale during Adyen's rapid growth
• Experience managing complex multi-entity global accounting, intercompany settlements, cross-border flows, and transfer pricing
• A proven track record of implementing change in a finance or accounting environment: process design, change management and project management, from idea to adoption
• Ability to run multiple projects simultaneously and to prioritise
• Minimum of 5+ years experience (max 10 years) in financial control, accounting, and external audit (Big 4 experience is a strong plus)
• Strong IFRS knowledge and experience working with external auditors on complex audits
• You have an analytical mindset, proactively identify challenges and work independently, but are never afraid to ask for help
• Strong stakeholder skills: you align Finance, Tax, FinOps, data teams and regional Controllers around a shared plan and keep them moving