Chief Accountant

Euronet Worldwide

Chief Accountant overseeing complete accounting operations and financial reporting at Euronet. Leading and mentoring the accounting team with compliance and governance responsibilities.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timeMadrid • 🇪🇸 SpainLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversees complete accounting operations, statutory compliance, and financial reporting
Guides and supports the accounting team, fostering growth, ownership, and ongoing improvement.
Collaborates effectively with other business teams
Leading, mentoring, and developing the accounting team (internal or external); promoting accountability and continuous improvement.
Leading full close cycles. Monthly/quarterly/annual; ensures accuracy and completeness
Overseeing and checking all balance sheet reconciliations. (intercompany, AP/AR, bank, accruals, prepayments).
Ensuring the preparation of statutory financials per local GAAP for each country in the scope. Ensuring full compliance.
Ensuring the preparation of consolidate accounts per IFRS. Ensuring full compliance.
Preparing/providing data for VAT, CIT, WHT; cooperating with Corporate Tax, external advisors, and authorities.
Primary audit liaison, managing full audit cycle.
Developing, implementing, and enhancing internal controls and local accounting policies.
Driving process optimization.
Working with Treasury, Controlling, Corporate Finance, FP&A and business stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree;
ACCA or equivalent;
5+ years progressive accounting experience;
Experience leading teams;
International environment experience;
Advanced Excel; English fluency;
Experience in Financial services sector is advantageous.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A genuine feeling of being a valued member, part of a truly multinational matrix organization.
A competitive salary in a financially robust company.
Endless opportunities to develop more skills in a company growing year over year.
Become part of a team with a true team spirit, ambitious goals and fun to work with.
Enjoy autonomy and flexibility.
Private Healthcare (option to be deducted from your gross salary).
Voucher meal.
Euronet Employee Stock Purchase Discounted Plan (ESPP).
Learning or improving the knowledge in ATMs operations (360º).

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Hard Skills & Tools

accounting operationsfinancial reportingstatutory compliancebalance sheet reconciliationslocal GAAPIFRSVATCITWHTadvanced Excel

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringteam developmentcollaborationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementprocess optimization

Certifications

university degreeACCA