Senior Financial Accountant

Ebury is a leading global fintech company that empowers businesses to trade and grow internationally. It offers a comprehensive suite of products, including international payments and collections, FX risk management, trade finance, and API integrations. Founded in 2009 by Juan Lobato and Salvador García, Ebury is one of the fastest-growing global fintechs, with over 1,700 employees and 38 offices in more than 25 countries.

**Senior Financial Accountant**

**Location: Ebury**Madrid**Office - 4 days a week, office-based working (1 day from home office)**

**Role**

The Finance team is a strong and growing part of the business. We're looking for an individual who can support and challenge us in our journey to take finance to the next level.

The Senior Financial Accountant will work within the Financial Control and Reporting (FC&R) team, reporting directly to one of the Financial Controllers.

The FC&R team is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records both locally and at a Group level, including internal and external IFRS and local GAAP reporting, as well as reporting to the parent company, Santander. In addition, this team is responsible for complex accounting areas such as IFRS 9 and 13, IFRS 16, IAS 36, IAS 38, etc. The role will incorporate establishing and enhancing control measures and identifying opportunities for Ebury to be more efficient and effective.

You will be instrumental in delivering an efficient and effective Financial Control framework across our global operations. The Finance team is a commercially focused, business partnering team, where you will work with key business control owners throughout the organisation.

This is a position that will require autonomy and attention to detail.

**Responsibilities**
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on financial performance, including variance analysis and commentary for senior management.
- Present results in a monthly forum to senior management, elaborating on any unusual trends during the month and answering questions as they arise
- Identify opportunities for automation of reporting and work with the technology team to build these enhancements
- Accounting and Audit:
- Manage subsidiary audits, including coordination of all auditor requests and ensuring adherence to deadlines
- Participate in accounting functions, performing the calculations and bookings as part of month-end close
- Develop and maintain complex excel spreadsheets
- Participate in automation projects to convert manual tasks to system-based
- Support the development of a culture of ownership and accountability for identifying and initiating change that will improve processes, controls, and systems
- Proactively engage with all functional areas across Ebury's global operations, and external parties, undertaking an analytical review of processes, ensuring appropriate controls are in place and advising on improvements and efficiencies to provide timely reporting to external parties.

**Required Experience**
- Finance professional with at least 2-5 years of relevant experience; Big 4 is a plus
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis
- IFRS knowledge is required
- Fluent in English; Spanish is a plus
- Have an understanding of financial services. Experience in a FinTech or banking environment is a plus
- Experience with NetSuite or similar accounting system
- Consolidation accounting knowledge is a plus
- Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large amounts of data without compromising accuracy
- Desire to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects with tight deadlines
- High adaptability - ability to cope with product, system and role and responsibility change in a rapidly growing company

**About Us**

**Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.**

Founded in 2009, we are headquartered in London and have more than 1700 staff with a presence in more than 25 countries worldwide. Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be. From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Bucharest to Toronto, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.

Hard work pays off: in 2019, Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times: 1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies.

None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement: our great people. Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast-paced FinTech sector.
- We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and have no tolerance for the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story because we want you a