Solution Architect Finance

We are seeking an experienced and business-aligned Solution Architect – Finance to join our international Tech team. You’ll be located at our IHQ in Zwaagdijk – Oost (Near Amsterdam).

In this key role, you will be responsible for designing and governing end-to-end finance solutions within a SAP-driven environment, enabling efficient, compliant, and scalable financial operations across the organization.

• Design and maintain solution architectures that support financial processes across multiple SAP modules and ensure seamless integration across systems.
• Partner with finance, compliance, and IT stakeholders to translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Provide architectural oversight on SAP-related Finance initiatives.
• Ensure architectural designs align with enterprise standards and support European data protection and financial regulations.
• Collaborate with integration teams to define effective, secure data flows between SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Support finance transformation and digitalization initiatives, including SAP S/4HANA migration planning.
• Create and maintain architectural documentation, roadmaps, and solution blueprints.

With over 110 colleagues at the international headquarters, Technology works pragmatically, in a fast, solution-oriented way on various IT solutions in order to support Action’s growth in all countries in a good and standardised way. What motivates us? Our desire to make an impact quickly and be able to support the organisation in its growth. Where possible, we are increasingly working according to the agile and scrum methods. We are smart followers, embracing proven innovative technologies if they help achieve the goal.

The ideal candidate has a strong functional understanding of SAP’s finance-related modules and is comfortable working in a complex, multinational context. While not expected to be a hands-on SAP expert, you should be able to assess the business impact of technology choices and guide architecture decisions accordingly.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in IT, with 3+ years in a solution architecture role, focused on finance.
• Strong familiarity with SAP finance-related modules from a solution design or integration perspective.
• Experience working in multi-country, regulated business environments, with a good understanding of European compliance standards, including GDPR.
• Understanding of modern architecture approaches, including API-led integration, hybrid cloud, and modular design principles.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across business and technical teams.

Preferred:

• Experience in international retail or finance organizations.
• Exposure to SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.
• TOGAF certified
• SAP certification (functional or architecture-related) is a plus but not required.

Quite a lot, actually! From our bustling headquarters in the Netherlands, you will have an impact across the whole of Europe. We're now up to more than 3,000 stores in 13 countries and millions of smiles from our customers – and we're not stopping there, because we have major growth ambitions, both for 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 embrace our shared values: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost-consciousness and respect.

You can also count on Action for the following:

• A competitive salary based on a 38-hour week
• An annual bonus of between 10% and 20% based on achieving company and personal targets
• 24 days' holiday with the option to buy five additional days (based on 38 hours per week)
• A temporary contract with the intention of offering you a permanent contract in the long term
• Flexible working hours and the option to spend 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)
• HSM visa sponsorship and relocation package offered.

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? Yes, that is also Action. Curious about what other initiatives we’re facilitating? Join our team and find out for yourself.

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

What happens next:

• Response to your application asap by the Sr. Tech Recruier
• First meeting with the manager and a colleague
• Online assessment to get to know you better
• Second interview with your recruiter, among others
• Welcome to Action…

Throughout the process, Sr. Tech Recruiter Rob van Elburg is your permanent point of contact and is available to answer any questions you may have.