FP&A Manager Amsterdam • Optiver

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We are looking for a highly analytical and technically skilled FP&A professional to join our Finance team in Amsterdam. In this role, you will combine traditional FP&A expertise with modern analytical capabilities to deliver financial insights that drive strategic decision-making. You will play a key role in planning, forecasting, and reporting, while also shaping how Finance leverages data, automation, and scalable process to create value across the business.

What you’ll do

As a Senior FP&A Analyst, you will:

• Financial Planning & Forecasting
  • Contribute to quarterly forecasts and multi-year financial plans.
  • Build and refine financial models to support business initiatives, operational decisions, and investment cases.
• Management Reporting & Analysis
  • Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
  • Analyze financial performance against plan/forecast, identify trends, and deliver actionable insights to leadership.
  • Track and report key KPIs to Finance and business leaders.
• Business Partnering
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure transparency on costs and financial performance.
  • Act as a Finance Business Partner, providing analysis and decision support to senior leadership.
• Process Improvement & Automation
  • Drive improvements in FP&A processes, focusing on scalability, efficiency, and transparency.
  • Lead the shift from Excel-based reporting to automated solutions leveraging SQL, Python, Databricks, and BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx).
  • Partner with global FP&A and Finance Operations teams to align on best practices across regions.
• Projects & Ad Hoc Analysis
  • Provide financial perspective on strategic and operational projects.
  • Support data quality initiatives and continuous improvement across financial systems and processes.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Data Analytics, or related field.
• 6 – 8 years of relevant experience in FP&A, business controlling, corporate finance, or management consulting, ideally in trading, financial services, or technology.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with a proven track record of turning data into actionable insights.
• Advanced Excel skills, and hands-on experience with SQL, Python, Databricks (or similar platforms), and BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Alteryx.
• Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP).
• Strong business acumen with the ability to partner effectively across functions and present to senior stakeholders.
• Self-starter with a structured, proactive, and collaborative approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Who we are 

At Optiver, our mission is to continuously improve the market. By providing liquidity and accurate pricing in various financial instruments, to multiple exchanges across the world, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets.

What you’ll get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool.
• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.
• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.
• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.
• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.
• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

How to apply

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

Please note:

• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role
• We cannot accept applications via email

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