FP&A Manager

We are looking for a highly analytical and systems-oriented FP&A professional to join our Finance team in Amsterdam. This role goes beyond traditional planning and reporting: you will combine deep FP&A expertise with the ability to design and operate data and AI-driven finance workflows.

You will play a key role in planning, forecasting, and reporting, while also transforming how Finance leverages data, automation, and AI to deliver scalable, high-quality insights across the business. This is a builder role for someone who wants to shape the future of FP&A, not just operate within existing processes.

** What you’ll do **

• Own and contribute to periodic forecasts and multi-year financial plans.
• Build, maintain , and refine financial models to support business initiatives, operational decisions, and investment cases.
• 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 (Senior) Management and Business Leaders.
• Transition reporting and analysis from Excel-based workflows to modern data platforms and BI tools.
• 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.
• Translate business questions into structured analytical and data problems.
• Partner with data and engineering teams to ensure scalable and reliable data pipelines.
• Design and manage AI-assisted workflows across forecasting, reporting, and analysis.
• Structure financial and operational data to enable effective use of AI tools and agents.
• Act as a “human-in-the-loop” operator, validating and improving AI-generated outputs.
• Evaluate and implement new AI tools, ensuring alignment with finance processes.
• Support data quality initiatives and the evolution of FP&A into a more data-driven and technology-enabled function.

** Who you are **

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance , Economics, Accounting, Data Analytics, or related field .
• 8+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, business controlling, corporate finance, or management consulting, ideally in Financial Services, FinTech, or Technology.
• Strong analytical, data, and financial modeling skills, with a track record of turning data into actionable insights.
• Advanced hands-on experience with SQL, Python, Databricks (or similar platforms), and Excel.
• Experience using AI tools to automate analysis and reporting workflows, including structuring prompts, workflows, and agents to solve FP&A challenges.
• Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, NetSuite) and preferably with BPM tooling (e.g. planning and forecasting platforms)
• Strong business acumen with the ability to partner effectively across functions and influence 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 constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates . As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

** 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 .
• 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 belo w . If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruit ment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

Please note:

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

** Diversity statement **

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion .