Senior Financial Controller

Approach People Recruitment; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Approach People Recruitment in Barcelona is seeking a Senior Financial Controller to coordinate finance across international entities and collaborate with local leads to strengthen reporting and processes.

You will drive monthly closings, internal reporting, KPI dashboards in Power BI, budgeting, consolidation support and mentoring for junior staff in a dynamic European group.

Formación

• Master’s degree in a financial or economic discipline.
• 8–12 years of experience in a similar role within an international environment.
• Broad expertise across controlling, management reporting and financial processes.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office and Power BI or other BI tools.
• ERP minded with an interest in ERP environments.
• Analytical, team-oriented, hands-on and result-driven.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Responsabilidades

• Follow up on and coordinate the monthly and annual financial closing processes.
• Lead monthly internal management reporting with analysis and documentation.
• Develop KPI reporting and dashboards (Power BI) including Price/Volume/Mix.
• Prepare periodic business reviews and board materials.
• Coordinate budgeting and forecasts; support consolidation.
• Assist IFRS vs local GAAP reporting differences and ERP support.
• Mentor junior colleagues and contribute to ad hoc projects.

Conocimientos

Financial management

Management reporting

Power BI

ERP systems

MS Office

Analytical skills

Communication

Team player

Self-starter

Travel flexibility

Educación

Master’s degree in financial or economic discipline

Herramientas

Power BI

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

The Senior Financial Controller will be responsible for a number of international companies within the portfolio, with the objective of coordinating and supporting the administrative and financial functions in close collaboration with the local finance leads.

Your responsibilities

• Follow up on and coordinate the monthly and annual financial closing processes of the various entities.
• Take responsibility for the monthly internal management reporting of the assigned business units, including analysis, interpretation, and documentation of monthly results.
• Further define and implement KPI reporting (Power BI), including Price / Volume / Mix analyses.
• Prepare periodic business reviews.
• Prepare materials for Board of Directors and shareholders’ meetings.
• Coordinate the annual budgeting process and interim forecasts.
• Support the monthly consolidation process and follow up on differences between local GAAP and IFRS reporting.
• Support the Group’s buy & build strategy and the integration of newly acquired companies into the Group.
• Conceptually develop new analyses and dashboards.
• Support and mentor more junior colleagues.
• Participate in ad hoc projects and analyses, such as investment analyses, ERP support, and strategic initiatives.

Your profile

• Master’s degree in a financial or economic discipline (e.g. Economics, Business Administration, Commercial Sciences).
• 8–12 years of experience in a similar, broad-based role within an international environment.
• Broad technical expertise across multiple areas of financial management, such as controlling, management reporting, and financial process optimization.
• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications and Power BI (or other BI tools).
• System-minded, with a strong interest in ERP environments.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Communicative team player.
• Hands‑on, accountable, and result‑driven.
• A motivated self‑starter.
• Flexible and willing to travel occasionally.
• Pragmatic and comfortable working in a decentralized organisation with an entrepreneurial culture.

As a Senior Financial Controller, you combine responsibility with real impact. You work closely with management across different entities and contribute directly to the growth of a dynamic European group - all within an open, collaborative culture where initiative is valued.

Our offer

• The opportunity to develop yourself and grow further in the role/within the team.
• Employment with an ambitious and growing group in an international environment.
• An open, transparent, and down‑to‑earth culture.
• An environment where autonomy and entrepreneurship are strongly encouraged