Group Head of Accounting

Welltech; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of health and fitness innovation! This pivotal leadership role as Group Head of Accounting offers the opportunity to oversee global accounting operations across multiple jurisdictions. You'll ensure compliance with accounting standards, drive process excellence, and lead a high-performing team dedicated to making a positive impact on global health. If you have a passion for finance and a desire to transform lives through innovative solutions, this role is your chance to shine and contribute to a healthier future for millions.

Formación

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience in international settings.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and local GAAPs; CPA or ACCA preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Lead global accounting operations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Ensure compliance and accuracy in financial reporting and documentation.
• Manage a high-performing international accounting team.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Accounting Cycle Management

Compliance with IFRS

Communication Skills

Fluency in English

Educación

Degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or ACCA

Herramientas

ERP platforms (Workday, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)

Excel

BI tools

Descripción del empleo

Welcome to Welltech—where health meets innovation! As a global leader in Health & Fitness industry, we’ve crossed over 200 million installs with five life-changing apps, all designed to boost well-being for millions. Our mission? To transform lives through intuitive nutrition trackers, powerful fitness solutions, and personalized wellness journeys—all powered by a diverse team of over 800 passionate professionals with presence across 5 hubs.

Why Welltech? Imagine joining a team where your impact on global health and wellness is felt daily. At Welltech, we strive to be proactive wellness partners for our users, while continually evolving ourselves.

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Group Head of Accounting to lead our global accounting operations across multiple jurisdictions. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for overseeing the full spectrum of accounting activities—including full accounting cycle. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal company policies and procedures, drive process excellence, and provide strong leadership across a geographically dispersed team.

What You'll Do:

1. Lead and manage the Group Accounting function across 3+ jurisdictions (Cyprus, Poland, Spain, UK, Ukraine), covering all accounting areas: general ledger, intercompany, fixed assets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, payroll accounting and employee expenses, etc.
2. Oversee the bank payments process, ensuring strong internal controls and timely execution of vendor and other payments; ensure maintaining accurate vendor master data.
3. Manage intercompany elimination, intercompany invoicing and consolidation processes.
4. Ensure that all accounting supporting documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant; collaborate closely with the tax team to support reporting and audit readiness.
5. Develop and maintain strong internal controls. Own and drive the documentation of all accounting processes, controls, and workflows, ensuring consistency, clarity, and compliance across the group.
6. Own the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate consolidated financial reporting.
7. Liaise with external and internal auditors across all operating countries.
8. Support with local tax, regulatory, and statutory requirements.
9. Lead finance system improvements, ensuring scalable and efficient accounting operations.
10. Partner with HR, Legal and other finance teams to support strategic initiatives and transactions, contribute to the company wide projects.
11. Build and lead a high-performing international accounting team, supporting development and engagement.

What skills and experience are important for this role:

1. Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. CPA, ACCA, or equivalent qualification is a plus.
2. 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership roles in an international environment.
3. Strong knowledge of IFRS and experience with local GAAPs is a plus (Polish, Spain, UK).
4. Proven experience managing the full accounting cycle in a multi-entity, multi-currency group.
5. Hands-on experience overseeing accounts payable, bank payments, and employee expense processes.
6. Strong systems knowledge, ideally with ERP platforms such as Workday, SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite.
7. Strong knowledge of Excel, BI tools.
8. Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to work across functions and regions.
9. Fluent in English; other languages are a plus.

Nice to have:

1. Experience in International IT product company.

Here's your chance to put your ideas into action and make a positive impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide!

Become part of our future. Join the WellTech team.