Principal Finance Business Advice for Global Retail Payments

Payments form the foundation of the global financial architecture. All of us use payments in some form daily whether to purchase at shops or to sell our goods online. ING aims to be the best European Bank by growing the difference between itself and other players in the market. Finance Advice for Global Retail Payments is a business partner to the business by improving transparency into metrics and supporting in data-based decision-making.

Your key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders regarding the Payments and Banking Platforms.
• Create a uniform view of the product (metrics) across all Retail countries.
• Support in planning of product related roadmaps – with robust business cases and clear outcome metrics
• Develop dashboards that are available on time, of good quality & easy to understand
• Formulate a framework that provides inputs for optimization of income
• Influence decision making of stakeholders
• Make transparent the business drivers that impact financial results.
• Optimize, simplify and automate processes to improve predictability, transparency and speed.
• Drive alignment across functions to achieve enhanced profitability of the product – reporting, planning, processes, systems.
• Be in the driving seat for projects directly impacting Finance.

You report hierarchically to the Head Finance Business Advice in ING Domestic Bank Netherlands.

How to succeed 

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself. 

Furthermore, you have:

• Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or Data Science
• Good understanding of the Payments sector and the relevant business logic and data flows.
• 8+ years of experience in financial planning, strategy, data science or sales within Payments industry (technical or commercial profiles with finance affinity are welcomed to apply).

We are looking for someone who proactively demonstrates all Orange Leadership Profile behaviour-related competencies and ING’s Orange Code behaviours at all times, in particular:

• Growth mindset : Curiosity to learn and discover beyond the financials
• Pro-active and Client-oriented, driving a customer centric culture;
• Demonstrated stakeholder management and influencing skills;
• Engages effectively with multiple stakeholders and responds with well-balanced, win-win solutions.
• Execution, delivering outstanding business results;
• Market focus, seeing the bigger picture and ING perspective;
• Deals with complex and diverse matters; Able to prioritize
• Focus on operational excellence through collaboration, ability to bring people together to work towards the same purpose
• Competence with data and numbers; Comfortable with tools; Programming skills are a plus
• Strong communicator : Able to tell a complex story in manner suitable to the audience

Rewards & benefits  

We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions here.  

The benefits of working with us at ING include: 

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• 36 or 40 hour workweek
• Individual leave: 24+2 individual holiday days based on 36 hr workweek
• Diversity leave: 3 days per year (1,5 paid, 1,5 unpaid)
• CSR days: up to 2 days per year to actively engage in society by volunteering
• 13th month salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• Mobility card
• Attractive pension scheme
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation

Want to apply directly?

Upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the “Apply” button. 

Please note, multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.

About us 

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us and apply today!