Special Invoicing, IFRS16 and Assets Executive with English

Michael Page; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

Parking

Private health insurance

Transport card

Childcare vouchers

Pension plan

Employee e-shop

Christmas gift box

Remote work allowance

Job summary

International Company in Barcelona seeks a Finance Specialist to manage intercompany billing in SAP, support IFRS16 lease accounting and fixed assets, and coordinate tax treatments across entities.

The role requires strong SAP expertise, ability to ensure accurate invoicing, accounting, and tax coding, with collaboration across Accounting, Tax, Controlling, IT, Legal and local finance teams. Hybrid work policy applies.

Qualifications

• Experience in intercompany billing and SAP processes.
• Knowledge of IFRS16 lease accounting and fixed assets in SAP.
• Ability to ensure correct invoicing, tax coding and reporting.
• Experience coordinating with Tax, Legal and Transfer Pricing stakeholders.
• Strong documentation and process improvement capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Intercompany billing and SAP process ownership.
• Manage end-to-end intercompany billing in SAP for services, interests, royalties and other flows.
• Ensure invoices include required wording, references and tax information.
• Coordinate tax treatment and validate tax codes in SAP.
• Maintain documentation for intercompany transactions.
• Support IFRS16 and fixed assets processes in SAP.
• Coordinate annual budget process for intercompany charges.
• Drive SAP automation and process improvements.
• Liaise with Tax, Controlling, IT, Legal and local finance teams.

Skills

SAP

IFRS16

Intercompany billing

Tax coding

Transfer pricing

Financial reporting

Process improvement

SAP automation

Stakeholder coordination

Data reconciliation

Tools

SAP

Job description

• International Company
• Permanent Contract

Our client is a leading international company operating in the premium beauty and fashion industry, with a strong presence across global markets. The organization is recognized for its iconic brands, innovation, and commitment to excellence, offering a dynamic and fast-paced environment for professionals looking to grow their careers in a highly competitive sector.

Mission:

Reporting to Global Finance Services Department in Barcelona, s/he will manage and improve intercompany billing processes in SAP, while also supporting IFRS16 lease accounting and fixed assets activities.

The role requires a finance professional with strong SAP knowledge, able to ensure correct invoicing, accounting treatment, tax coding, supporting documentation, reconciliations and reporting, working closely with Accounting, Tax, Controlling, IT, Legal and local finance teams.

Functions and Responsibilities:

Intercompany billing and SAP process ownership

• Manage the end-to-end intercompany billing process in SAP for services, interests, royalties and other non-recurring intercompany transactions.
• Ensure invoices include the appropriate wording, descriptions, supporting references and tax information required by the nature of each transaction and jurisdiction.
• Ensure the correct accounting treatment at origin and destination, including proper posting logic, reconciliation of intercompany balances and follow-up of exceptions until resolution.

Tax treatment coordination and support

• Ensure that intercompany transactions are processed with the appropriate tax treatment, including tax codes, withholding tax indicators and invoice tax logic in SAP.
• Proactively liaise with Tax stakeholders to validate the applicable tax treatment for services, interests, royalties and other intercompany flows, escalating questions or uncertainties in a timely manner.
• Apply tax guidance received from the Tax department into the day-to-day billing, accounting and SAP process, ensuring consistency across entities and transactions.
• Perform regular checks to identify potential inconsistencies in tax codes, postings, invoice texts, intercompany accounts and withholding tax positions, and follow up with the relevant stakeholders until resolution.
• Maintain supporting evidence of the tax guidance, assumptions and process decisions applied to intercompany transactions.

Intercompany agreements and transfer pricing coordination:

• Act as owner of the formal documentation of intercompany transactions through agreements, appendices, supporting memos and relevant process evidence.
• Perform a preliminary transfer pricing diagnosis for recurring intercompany transactions, including initial assessment of the applicable methodology and mark-up level.
• Coordinate with Transfer Pricing stakeholders, Legal, Finance and local teams to ensure agreements, invoice flows and SAP configuration are aligned with the approved transfer pricing policy.

IFRS16 and fixed assets support

• Support IFRS16 lease accounting and fixed assets processes in SAP, including data maintenance, reconciliations, depreciation follow-up, reporting and audit support.

Budget, reporting and stakeholder coordination

• Coordinate with Business, Controlling, Accounting and other relevant departments the annual budget process for intercompany charges, ensuring completeness and consistency of expected flows.
• Provide reliable data, analysis and explanations for intercompany reporting, internal control, reconciliation, audit and management review purposes.

SAP automation and process improvement:

• Identify, define and follow up SAP developments and system enhancements needed to automate and optimize intercompany invoicing, accounting and tax processes.
• Work closely with IT and Finance Systems teams to translate business and tax requirements into clear functional specifications, test scripts and implementation priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce manual work, strengthen controls, improve traceability and ensure scalable day-to-day management of intercompany processes.

Conditions

• Flexible working hours: start time between 7:30 and 10:00. From Monday to Thursday, employees work 8 hours and 30 minutes of effective working time (plus a 40-minute break for lunch and coffee). On Fridays, there is a 6-hour intensive working day with flexible start time between 7:30 and 9:30.
• Hybrid work policy: 3 days in the office and 2 days remote. It is not necessary to have passed the probation period; employees only need to comply with company policies. Remote work is not permitted from abroad or from locations more than 3 hours away from the office.
• 22 working days of annual leave.

Benefits

• Subsidized canteen offering a full menu for €3.60 (deducted directly from payroll).
• On-site gym, plus guided classes outside working hours for €18/month.
• Parking available.
• Flexible compensation plan including private health insurance, transport card, and childcare vouchers (paid through payroll).
• Pension plan with Banco Santander (fully transferable to the employee upon departure).
• Employee e-shop with discounts on company products.
• Christmas gift box with company products valued at over €1,000.
• Remote work allowance of €200 during the first month.