Commercial Finance Specialist

Picnic Technologies; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fresh Lunch, coffee, and snacks

Health insurance discount & bike plan

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

A leading grocery tech company in Amsterdam is seeking a Commercial Finance Specialist to ensure financial integrity and support commercial teams with data-driven insights. The role involves managing financial operations, overseeing accounting compliance, and identifying improvement opportunities. Candidates should possess a BSc in Finance or related fields, alongside 1-3 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in Excel and strong analytical skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in Accounting, Controlling, or Commercial Finance.
• Strong understanding of sales, pricing, and margin analysis.
• Fluent in English; Dutch, German, or French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee off-invoice discounts and ensure compliance.
• Monitor purchase price deviations and act accordingly.
• Analyze financial KPIs and drive financial planning.
• Support in periodic closing activities and audits.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and support projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Proficiency in Excel

Understanding of sales pricing

Data analysis

Education

BSc in Finance, Business Economics, or a related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

In a nutshell. We’re looking for a Commercial Finance 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 commercial performance - not just reporting on what happened, but understanding why and what to do next. You bring structure to complex billing processes, commercial data, challenge the status quo, and help build scalable, future-proof billing & trading processes.

As part of the Finance team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the financial integrity and control of our margin and related financial reporting, mainly focused on the Dutch market. Acting as the link between Finance, Buying, Suppliers, and the Data teams, you’ll safeguard margin accuracy and be the driving factor for further process improvements and automation. You will be reporting to the Country Controller NL and be a key sparring partner to our commercial teams, helping them make smarter and data-driven financial decisions.

Tricks of the trade

• Invoice, discount & counterpart management: Oversee off-invoice discounts, counterpart agreements and receivables to ensure accuracy, compliance and timely follow-up.
• Financial operations: Monitor the deviations of purchase price, quantities, and other terms of our Buying and act accordingly.
• Tax & regulatory compliance: Ensure consumer taxes are correctly configured and support year-end settlements.
• Financial insights: Analyze financial KPIs and category performance, identify opportunities, and drive financial planning.
• 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 Finance, Business Economics, or a related field
• 1-3 years of experience in an Accounting, Controlling, or a commercial finance role
• Strong understanding of sales, pricing, and margin analysis
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills - comfortable with large data sets
• 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)

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.