Group Financial Controller

EngineersOfAI; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen in Amsterdam is seeking a Group Financial Controller to join the Group Finance team. You will partner across global finance functions to redesign close processes, drive automation, and maintain a robust control environment.

You will own the monthly consolidated P&L and balance sheet reconciliations, lead external audits, and guide multi-entity, cross-border accounting. Strong IFRS knowledge and Big 4 experience are a plus; 5+ years in financial control required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in financial control, accounting, or external audit (Big 4 a strong plus).
• Analytical mindset with ability to work independently.
• Experience with complex multi-entity global accounting and intercompany settlements.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and external audits management.
• Experience with Workday/Workiva/ERP systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with FinOps and Financial Data Teams to optimize core accounting processes using automation tools for a low-touch close.
• Maintain a scalable intercompany framework and review reconciliations.
• Act as SPOC for Group External Auditors and lead audit readiness and deliverables.
• Own the monthly consolidated P&L and explain variances with business context.
• Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations.
• Own month-end close activities and set consolidated/ regional materiality thresholds.
• Upskill GL accountants and other controllers on end-to-end processes.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Independent work

Multi-entity accounting

Transfer pricing

IFRS knowledge

Tools

Workday

Workday Accounting Center

Workiva

ERP systems

Job description

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.

About the role

Adyen is looking for a Group 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

• Partner with FinOps and Financial Data Teams (FDT) to optimize core accounting processes, leveraging automation tools (such as Workday Accounting Center and Workiva) to drive a low‑touch, continuous close;
• Partner with Tax and FinOps teams to maintain a scalable intercompany framework and review reconciliations;
• Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for Group External Auditors. Lead audit readiness, manage group audit deliverables, and take a leading role in our audit firm rotation;
• Own the monthly consolidated P&L one pager (Net Revenue and EBITDA), explaining variances between actuals and the set expectation with clear business context and building the validation tools needed to produce it;
• Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations;
• Own month‑end close activities, coordination and setting of consolidated and regional materiality thresholds;
• Continuously upskill others (GL accountants & other Controllers) on core processes to build a shared understanding of end‑to‑end horizontal processes.

Who you are

• Minimum of 5+ years experience in financial control, accounting, or 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 managing complex multi‑entity global accounting, intercompany settlements, cross‑border flows, and transfer pricing;
• Strong IFRS knowledge, experience managing complex external audits;
• Track record in process optimization and automation. Experience with Workday, Workday Accounting Center, Workiva, or similar ERP systems is a plus;
• Ability to work on 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.

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