
Accounting Specialist
Exoticca
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Barcelona • 🇪🇸 Spain
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
ERPOracleRPA
About the role
- Record and review daily journal entries, monthly accruals, and adjusting entries in line with GAAP / IFRS principles.
- Ensure accurate classification of revenues, expenses, and provisions across accounts.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes, ensuring compliance with corporate deadlines and reporting standards.
- Prepare and analyze local statutory and corporate financial reports, identifying key variances and trends.
- Perform reconciliations of critical accounts (e.g., AR/AP, bank, tax, fixed assets).
- Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies and issues promptly.
- Enforce adherence to internal financial controls and contribute to policy and procedure improvements.
- Support year-end external audits by preparing documentation and responding to inquiries.
- Collaborate in the implementation of audit recommendations and internal control enhancements.
- Ensure tax compliance in coordination with the tax team or external advisors.
- Actively participate in the automation and digitalization of accounting processes (e.g., ERP upgrades, RPA initiatives).
- Assist in the implementation of new accounting standards or corporate reporting requirements.
- Support accounting integration during mergers, acquisitions, or other corporate transitions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
- Financial Master is a plus.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar accounting role. If you have experience in a multinational company is a big plus.
- Proven experience with month-end closings, reconciliations, financial reporting, and audit support.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, Spanish GAAP and local accounting principles.
- Familiarity with consolidated reporting and multi-currency accounting.
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, complex formulas, data analysis).
- Experience with ERP systems (preferably SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite).
- Intermediate to advanced level of English (spoken and written), required for regular communication with regional/global teams.
- Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Time management and ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Team collaboration and cross-functional communication.
- Flexibility and adaptability in a multicultural environment.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package in line with job responsibilities and experience.
- Additionally, we propose the use of flexible compensation management for diet, transportation, private health insurance with Cobee.
- Hybrid work model: Offices in Barcelona city.
- Permanent contract from the start.
- Travel packages at reduced prices!
- Referral bonus, if you bring people as talented as you.
- Unlimited coffee, team lunches, English lesson, bi-anual company parties.
- And last but not least, becoming part of a fun and motivated multicultural team at an agile and rapid growing organization!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
GAAPIFRSfinancial reportingmonth-end closingsreconciliationsaudit supportmulti-currency accountingadvanced Exceldata analysisaccounting standards
Soft skills
attention to detailanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingtime managementteam collaborationcross-functional communicationflexibilityadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in Business AdministrationFinancial Master