Project Manager Finance

Full time, 38 hours

Action is looking for a Project Manager Finance within Financial Projects & Processes.  You will play a key role in building a strong finance function that supports Action’s growth. Would you like to apply your project management skills within Europe’s largest retailer? Then read on!
 

This is your daily action

Your team, Financial Projects & Processes, ensures that Action’s finance function is supported by modern systems and a coherent financial process framework. As Project Manager Finance, you will deliver challenging, high impact projects enabling Finance to support Action’s growth ambition. 

In this role, it is very important to maintain close contact with the stakeholders involved, such as managers within the finance discipline involved in your projects as senior user, project executive or other roles, financial process experts and colleagues within Technology. 

In addition:

• You define – together with stakeholders –the project goal, scope and requirements; 
• You create a project plan and organize project governance; 
• You manage delivery of agreed products within the agreed timeline and budget and at the agreed quality level; 
• You report on project progress, risks, issues and mitigating actions; 
• You deliver project documentation and ensure that Finance procedures, work instructions and process documentation are updated to reflect the project’s impact.
   

Meet your team

The Financial Projects and Processes team consists of 15 enthusiastic and committed team members, some with an international background, and forms part of Financial Services.
Financial Services handles the entire administration of our international organisation and employs around 100 different specialists. Do you want to work in the dynamic environment of Europe’s fastest growing retailer, with plenty of international growth opportunities? If so, it's time to take action!

Curious about your new colleagues?  Marije Schouten is looking forward to working with you.
 

This is you

As a Project Manager Finance, you are used to working in a structured way, leading a team of colleagues to achieve ambitious targets under time pressure.

In addition:

• You are educated at Bachelor or master’s degree level; 
• Your have at least 7 years of relevant work experience and have a track record of successful project delivery, in the finance discipline and in a SAP environment; 
• You have extensive knowledge of project management, obtained a Prince 2 practitioner certification and you are familiar with Agile/Scrum and process improvement approaches; 
• Moreover, you are knowledgeable regarding financial processes; experience with e-invoicing implementations is considered a plus;
• You have an excellent command of English, both spoken and written. 
   

What we offer

Quite a lot, actually! From our bustling headquarters in the Netherlands, you'll have an impact across the whole of Europe. We're now up to more than 2,500 stores in 12 countries and millions of smiles from our customers – and we're not stopping there, because we have big growth ambitions for both Action and you. Our growth means you can always take new steps to develop as a professional, whether that means a different position, an interesting innovation project or new skills. And you can do all that in a culture where we truly live our shared values: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost-consciousness and respect.
You can also count on Action for the following:

• 24 days' holiday with the option to buy five additional days (based on 38 hours per week) 
• A competitive salary based on a 38-hour week
• An annual bonus of between 10% and 20% based on achieving company and personal targets
• The option to spend up to 40% of your hours working from home (in coordination with your team and manager)
• 15% staff discount on your purchases at Action 
• A good pension scheme, collective health insurance and travel allowance (Zwaagdijk-Oost is reachable from Amsterdam by car in just 30 minutes on uncongested roads).
   

How we contribute to society

If you only know Action from the stores, a world will open up for you when you join us. For example, we are working hard behind the scenes to make a positive impact on society and the environment. Did you know, for example, that we sponsor more than 2,000 children worldwide who are growing up in an SOS Children’s Village? That our team reflects the diversity of our customers, including 124 nationalities? That we already source 70% of our wood products and 86% of our cotton sustainably? And that only energy-efficient LED lighting is used in more than half of our stores? Yes, that is also Action. Curious about what other initiatives we’re facilitating? Join our team and find out for yourself. 
 

Interested?

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite anyone who recognizes themselves in the vacancy to apply. So take action and respond to this vacancy now!

What happens next:

1. Response to your application within 14 days (and usually earlier)
2. First meeting with the manager and a colleague
3. Online assessment to get to know you better
4. Second interview with your recruiter, among others
5. Welcome to Action…