Billing & Trading Specialist at Picnic

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

28 Jan, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Financial Operations, Invoice Management, Tax Compliance, Financial Insights, Financial Control, Analytical Skills, Attention to Detail, Excel Proficiency, Communication Skills, Sales Analysis, Pricing Analysis, Margin Analysis, Problem-Solving Skills, Data Tools Experience, Proactive Mindset, Structured Approach

Industry

Retail

Description

In a nutshell We’re looking for a Billing & Trading 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 Financial operations: Monitor the deviations of purchase price, quantities, and other terms of our Buying and act accordingly. Invoice, discount & counterpart management: Oversee off-invoice discounts, counterpart agreements and receivables to ensure accuracy, compliance and timely follow-up. 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 1-4 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.

Responsibilities

The Billing & Trading Specialist will ensure financial integrity and control of margin and related financial reporting, focusing on the Dutch market. They will act as a link between Finance, Buying, Suppliers, and Data teams to safeguard margin accuracy and drive process improvements.