Junior Finance Business Analyst

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In a nutshell 

We’re scaling fast and need a Finance Business Analyst who loves turning messy processes into elegant, automated flows. You’ll join a small team of mid‑level pros that partners with every corner of Picnic to tighten controls, protect margin, and unlock data‑driven insights. From building controls on our Emballage flows to Workday Core Finance Hub roll‑out, you’ll own high‑value workstreams on our annual Finance roadmap and push them over the finish line.

Tricks of the trade

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Own change: Scope, plan, and deliver initiatives on the Finance Innovation roadmap.
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Design & build: Create internal controls, new accounting flows, dashboards, and digital playbooks that actually get adopted.
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Data analysis: Understand data models to identify trends and root causes in our financial reporting.
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Periodic reporting: Strengthen balance‑sheet and P&L close accuracy with smart, reusable controls.
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Cross‑functional glue: Work with buyers, supply‑chain, tech, and Finance Ops to embed improvements end‑to‑end.
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Support ad-hoc requests: Be a team player and assist with ad-hoc requests as needed.

Examples of projects could include Emballage flow control, inventory & receipts redesign, digitalization accelerators, etc. The roadmap is bold; that's why creativity, persistence, and a love for improvements is the secret sauce.

Your superpowers

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MSc degree in Finance, Accounting or similar field
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2 - 4 years of experience in Finance transformation - audit, internal controls, ERP, or BI. Big 4 Senior Associate or equivalent in‑house role.
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ERP/Workday curiosity - you enjoy mapping processes and tweaking config to eliminate manual work.
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Out‑of‑the‑box thinker - you question “how we’ve always done it” and prototype better ways fast.
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You have a natural pragmatic mindset, without compromising on quality, structure or efficiency. 
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Data‑finance hybrid - comfortable in SQL/Power BI/Python or are willing to learn coding.
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ERP-system knowledge is a plus!
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Fluency in English (Dutch, French, or German 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. 

A bit about us

When you join Picnic, you’re joining the shopping revolution, delivering groceries to millions of people across Europe, and we’re growing fast. Think super fresh products and personal service, but in a modern, sustainable way. And we’re the only ones in the world doing it all by ourselves. From our fully automated fulfillment centre to delivery algorithms and marketing campaigns: we do it all in-house. Our team consists of 85+ nationalities and we’re always looking for new talent. Ready for the ride?

Recruitment Process

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CV screening

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Phone screening

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Online test

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Interviews

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Assessment day

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Closing interview

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Offer

Commitment to equal opportunities

Picnic is an equal opportunity employer—this means that all decisions regarding applications will be based on qualifications and merit. Applicants will be regarded independently of age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, civil status, religious beliefs, physical or mental disability, or any other factors protected by law. 
At Picnic, we celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves. 

 

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