Junior Finance Specialist | English

Adams Multilingual Recruitment; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

WGA gap insurance

Commuting reimbursed

International team

Casual culture

27 holidays

Job summary

Adams Multilingual Recruitment presents a Junior Finance Specialist role for a financial services client in Utrecht. You will own payment allocation and reconciliation in a high-volume international environment, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.

Ideal candidates have an MBO finance qualification, SAP experience, and fluent English. Dutch language is a plus. The position offers a structured team, pension contributions, and generous holidays in a collaborative office.

Qualifications

• MBO-level qualification in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or closely related field.
• Working knowledge of core accounting principles in an operational finance context.
• Hands-on experience with SAP in a finance or operations environment.
• Professional fluency in English.
• High accuracy and a disciplined approach to detail when handling payment data.
• Structured, analytical thinking with the ability to trace and resolve discrepancies independently.
• Proactive communicator who keeps the Finance Manager informed on open items and exceptions.
• Solid command of Microsoft Office for financial administration tasks.
• Experience in accounts receivable or accounts payable in international or multi-currency contexts preferred.
• Experience in financial services, logistics, or high-volume environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of allocating incoming and outgoing payments accurately and on time.
• Keep accounts reconciled and up to date as a consistent output of your work.
• Investigate unallocated transactions, open items, and payment discrepancies; follow through with corrective actions.
• Carry out bank reconciliations at required frequency and accuracy.
• Prepare regular reports for Finance Manager covering payment volumes, auto-allocation rates, and open items.
• Flag ad hoc financial or operational issues with context for the Finance Manager.

Skills

SAP

English fluency

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Microsoft Excel

Accounts receivable/payable

Dutch a plus

Education

MBO in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you an accurate, detail-minded finance professional looking for a role where you can take ownership of payment allocation and reconciliation in a high-volume international environment? We are looking for a Junior Finance Specialist on behalf of our client, a financial services company in Utrecht

Key Responsibilities

Payment Processing & Allocation

• Take ownership of allocating incoming and outgoing payments accurately and on time within the operational system
• Keep accounts reconciled and up to date as a consistent output of your work
• Investigate unallocated transactions, open items, and payment discrepancies, and follow through with the right corrective actions
• Carry out bank reconciliations at the required frequency and level of accuracy
• Prepare regular reports for the Finance Manager covering incoming payment volumes, automatic allocation rates, and the status of open items
• Flag ad hoc financial or operational issues as they arise, with enough context for the Finance Manager to act

Process Improvement & Collaboration

• Identify where current working methods could be tightened or automated, and bring those ideas forward proactively
• Contribute to internal projects and the rollout of updated processes within the Finance team
• Work closely with the Customer Operations team and build professional relationships with colleagues across departments and with external counterparts

Qualifications & Skills

• MBO-level qualification in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a closely related field
• Working knowledge of core accounting principles and how they apply in an operational finance context
• Hands-on experience working with SAP in a finance or operations environment
• Professional fluency in English
• High accuracy and a disciplined approach to detail when handling payment data
• Structured, analytical thinking with the ability to trace and resolve discrepancies independently
• Proactive communicator who keeps the Finance Manager informed on open items and exceptions without needing to be prompted
• Solid command of Microsoft Office for financial administration tasks
• Prior exposure to accounts receivable or accounts payable processes, ideally in an international or multi-currency context, is preferred
• Experience in financial services, logistics, or an organisation with high transaction volumes is preferred
• Dutch language skills are a plus, but not a requirement

What We Offer

• Salary of 2.700€ gross per month, excluding holiday allowance
• 27 holiday days per year
• Pension contribution
• WGA gap insurance (income protection for partial incapacity)
• 100% reimbursement of commuting costs by public transport, or €0.25 per kilometre when commuting by private vehicle
• International team where English is the working language
• Informal, collaborative office culture

Please note that we can only consider applicants who are currently living in the Netherlands and who will not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.