Financial Accounting Specialist

SLAPS; Cataluña; Presencial; EUR 52.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SLAPS seeks a hands-on Finance & Accounting Specialist to manage the day-to-day operations of its Spanish entity and support the wider international group. Based in Barcelona, you will work closely with management, production and project teams to ensure accurate financial information across the business.

You will handle accounts payable, receivable, reconciliations, month-end close, and intercompany reporting, liaising with a gestoría and external advisers.

Formación

• At least three years hands-on accounting, bookkeeping or finance operations in the agency space.
• Experience maintaining the accounting records of a Spanish company.
• Strong accounts payable, accounts receivable and reconciliation experience.
• Fluent Spanish with good verbal and written English communication.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain Spanish entity accounting records and provide day-to-day finance support for the group's US and UK operations.
• Manage accounts payable including supplier onboarding, invoice processing and payments.
• Raise customer invoices, allocate receipts and follow up on overdue balances.
• Complete bank, credit card, supplier and customer reconciliations.
• Support the monthly close with accruals, prepayments and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Record project income and costs with production teams and track budgets and supplier payments.
• Monitor cash balances, expected receipts and upcoming payments.
• Liaise with the Spanish gestoría and the group accounting advisers for IVA/IRPF filings.
• Support intercompany accounting, monthly reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Provide timely financial information to senior management and help improve controls.

Conocimientos

Excel / Google Sheets

Spanish language

English communication

Intercompany accounting

Accounts payable/receivable

Herramientas

Cloud-based accounting software

Descripción del empleo

About the role

We are looking for a hands-on Finance & Accounting Specialist to manage the day-to-day finance operations of our Spanish entity and support our wider international group.

We are a growing creative agency operating through entities in Spain, the USA and the UK. Spain is our most established entity and will be the role's primary focus. You will also provide finance support for our US and UK operations, helping to maintain consistent processes and accurate financial information across the group.

You will work closely with our management, production and project teams in Barcelona, as well as our senior leadership and external accounting advisers.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your experience within an international business and play an important role in building a well-organised group finance function.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date accounting records for the Spanish entity and provide day-to-day finance support for the group's US and UK operations.
• Manage accounts payable, including supplier onboarding, invoice processing and preparing payment runs.
• Raise customer invoices, allocate receipts and follow up on overdue balances.
• Complete bank, credit card, supplier and customer reconciliations.
• Support the monthly close, including accruals, prepayments and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Work with production teams to record project income and costs accurately and track budgets, commitments and supplier payments.
• Maintain visibility over cash balances, expected receipts and upcoming payments.
• Liaise with the Spanish gestoría and the group's US and UK accounting advisers, preparing and reconciling the information required for IVA, IRPF withholdings and other local filings.
• Support intercompany accounting, monthly reconciliations and financial reporting across the group.
• Provide accurate and timely financial information to the senior management team.
• Help improve finance systems, processes and internal controls across the group.

External advisers will remain responsible for formal tax, payroll and statutory submissions in each country. This role will ensure the underlying accounting information is accurate, complete and provided on time.

About you

• At least three years' experience in a hands-on accounting, bookkeeping or finance operations role within the agency space.
• Experience maintaining the accounting records of a Spanish company.
• Strong accounts payable, accounts receivable and reconciliation experience.
• Good working knowledge of Spanish accounting, invoicing, IVA and IRPF withholding requirements.
• Experience liaising with a gestoría or external accounting adviser.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Experience using cloud-based accounting software.
• Fluent Spanish, with good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Able to take ownership and work independently in a fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities and time-sensitive requests.
• A confident communicator, comfortable following up on missing information, approvals and overdue payments.

Desirable experience

• Experience supporting more than one company or working within an international environment would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Experience in a creative agency, production company, media business or other project-based environment.
• Experience tracking income and costs by client and project.
• Experience improving finance systems and processes.