[Spain] Financial Accountant Iberia

Santen; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking an Accountant based in Madrid. This role focuses on supporting financial planning, ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, and fulfilling compliance responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Business or Accounting, at least two years of relevant experience, and strong skills in SAP and Excel. Fluency in English and Spanish is required. It’s a full-time position with no remote work options available, promoting an inclusive work environment.

Formación

• At least 2 years of experience in accounting ideally within a multinational environment.
• Ability to oversee monthly P&L and balance sheet activities.
• Experience collaborating with tax advisors or external accounting partners.

Responsabilidades

• Perform monthly closing activities for accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support budgeting and forecasting including variance and cluster financial analysis.

Conocimientos

Strong accounting and controlling knowledge

Analytical skills and attention to detail

Fluency in English and Spanish

High proficiency in Excel

Experience with SAP

Educación

University degree in Business, Economics, Accounting or related field

Herramientas

SAP

Excel

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for an Accountant to support accounting financial planning and analysis activities for our Iberian this role you will help ensure the accuracy and integrity of our financial results while working closely with the Finance Senior Manager on a wide range of accounting matters. You will play a key part in monthly closings statutory compliance internal controls and financial analysis that supports decision‑making across the organization.

What you will do

Perform monthly closing activities to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.

Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

Develop financial analyses and supporting schedules for internal needs and audits.

Maintain local statutory ledgers in accordance with high‑quality standards.

Partner with the Finance Senior Manager to maintain efficient compliant accounting processes and strong internal controls.

Conduct detailed financial analyses and collaborate with tax advisors to prepare GAAP technical position papers.

Support budgeting and forecasting including variance and cluster financial analysis.

Work with external accounting service providers to ensure accurate P&L and balance sheet control.

Provide ad‑hoc accounting support and analysis as requested by the Finance Senior Manager.

Qualifications :

What you will bring to the role

A university degree in Business Economics Accounting or a related field.

At least 2 years of experience in accounting ideally within a multinational environment.

Strong accounting and controlling knowledge with the ability to oversee monthly P&L and balance sheet activities.

High proficiency in Excel and advanced skills in Microsoft Office; SAP experience required.

Ability to maintain accurate compliant statutory ledgers and documentation.

Strong analytical skills and attention to detail while also understanding the broader financial picture.

Experience collaborating with tax advisors or external accounting partners.

Excellent communication skills with fluency in English and Spanish.

A proactive organized approach to managing deadlines priorities and process improvements.

Grow your career at Santen

A career at Santen is an opportunity to make a difference. We aspire to contribute to the realization of Happiness with Vision by providing eye health products and services to patients consumers and medical professionals around the world. Guided by our CORE PRINCIPLE Tenki ni sanyo suru Santen is engaged in the global research & development manufacturing and sales and marketing of pharmaceutical products in ophthalmology. We have team members around the world using their diverse talents to unlock new modalities and drive innovations for patient outcomes education and treatment. At Santen we believe in empowering all our team members with flexible ways of working and a highly inclusive work environment.

The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race color ethnicity national origin / ancestry religion sexual orientation gender gender identity / expression age disability medical condition marital status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require any kind of accommodation during our recruitment process please let the recruiter from our team know.

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full‑time

Key Skills

SRP systems,Financial Statement Preparation,Accounting Software,Hyperion,Financial Report Writing,GAAP,General Ledger Accounting,Accounting,Regulatory Reporting,Account Reconciliation,SOX,Financial Analysis

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1