Banking & Finance Associate – Adyen – Zaandam

Adyen; Zaandam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen is seeking a Regional Financial Controller to join the Group Finance team in Amsterdam. You will drive financial excellence across our global footprint, redesign close processes, and leverage automation to maintain strong controls.

You will lead month-end close, reconciliations, and statutory reporting while partnering with tax and regulatory teams and auditors. A strong focus on process optimization and ERP tooling is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in financial control, accounting and external audit.
• Analytical mindset with ability to work independently and proactively.
• Experience in Branch accounting is highly valued.
• Professional qualifications such as CPA, CA, or RA are advantageous.
• Track record in process optimization and automation; familiarity with modern tooling.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities; think ahead.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the general ledger for global entities and branches, handling moderate to high complexity.
• Execute and validate month-end close workflows including reconciliations and journal entries.
• Collaborate with regulatory teams to ensure timely, compliant reporting.
• Support tax filings and data provisioning with external advisors.
• Draft financial statements and coordinate with auditors through the audit cycle.

Skills

Financial controls

Accounting

External audit

Education

CPA/CA/RA certification

Tools

Workday Accounting Center

Workiva

ERP systems

Job description

This is AdyenAdyen 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.

Regional Financial Controller

Adyen is looking for a Regional Financial Controller to join our Group Finance team in Amsterdam. This is a unique opportunity for someone looking to challenge the status quo, who gets truly excited to re-imagine processes from the ground up.

In this role, you will partner, validate and drive financial excellence across our global footprint. Rather than focusing on routine data production, you will have the mandate to redesign leverage automation and modern tooling to enable a continuous and low-touch close while maintaining a control environment.

At Adyen we like to build things ourselves - in this team you will play a key role in applying out-of-the-box solutions to improve control and streamline ways of working.

What you’ll do

• Oversee the general ledger for various global entities and branches, navigating complexities ranging from moderate to high;
• Execute and validate month-end close workflows, including the review of reconciliations for fixed assets, prepayments, and accruals, while managing routine journal entries;
• Collaborate with Adyen’s regulatory teams to facilitate accurate reporting and maintain strict adherence to all compliance timelines;
• Partner with tax teams to support filings and provisioning by coordinating with external advisors and consolidating required financial data;
• Draft financialstatements and interface with auditors to ensure a seamless audit cycle, proactively resolving technical queries as they arise;
• Address diversead-hoc reporting requirements from stakeholders across the organization;
• Continuously upskill others (GL accountants & other Controllers) on core processes to build a shared understanding of end-to-end processes;
• Partner with FinOps and Financial Data Teams (FDT) to optimize core accounting processes, leveraging automation tools (such as Workday Accounting Center and Workiva)

Who you are

• Minimum of 5+ years experience in financial control, accounting, and external audit (Big 4 experience is a strong plus);
• You have an analytical mindset and proactively identify challenges and be able to work independently but never afraid to ask for help;
• Experience in Branch accounting is highly valued;
• Professional qualifications such as CPA, CA, or RA are considered a significant advantage;
• Track record inprocess optimization and automation. Experience with Workday, Workday Accounting Center, Workiva, or similar ERP systems is a plus;
• Ability to workon multiple projects simultaneously;
• Ability to prioritise;
• Able to think 2 steps ahead

We are looking for someone that can think critically and creatively to implement solutions to scale during Adyen’s rapid growth.

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.

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.