Head of Accounting Tax

At **Vueling**, we love things to happen. We always try to go one step further and do it better. More than a job - it's a way of life.

That's why we work together as a team made up of talented and passionate people, collaborating, supporting and complementing each other.

We are one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, with special relevance in the Spanish domestic market, as well as in France and Italy.

**Job Purpose**

You will manage the Accounting and Tax area, overseeing all facets of accounting operations and tax preparation, advising on strategic decisions and contributing to the continuous improvement of Vueling's key projects.

**Main Accountabilities**

**Accounting and Tax**
- Establish the annual and final accounts, guaranteeing their conformity and reliability under Spanish and international regulations.
- Manage the relationship with the person in charge of the group's accounting policy as well as external and internal auditors.
- Responsible for statutory reporting
- Tax supervision
- Contribute to the improvement or establishment of management information systems.
- Supervise the internal control team and participate in the implementation of new standards and regulations (IAS/IFRS, Spanish GAAP).
- Participate in the definition of the company's strategy (and its operational decline), to animate the financial communication and to supervise the internal audit and quantify accounting risks.

**Business Insights**
- Collaborate in the preparation of financial analysis, group investments and financial impacts.
- Define and model the main cash flow drivers and monitor budget vs reality.
- Contribute in the modeling of unit costs and balance sheet items of the company.

**Risk analysis**
- Determine product/currency needs and set hedging strategy. Monitoring of hedges and conditions.
- Hedging strategy definition and market trend analysis.
- Process optimization, sensitivity analysis, reporting and analysis, accounting hedging test review.
- Follow-up of hedging contracts
- Exposure to Treasury related risks, mitigation proposal and policy monitoring.
- Design and improve analysis tools (market, needs, hedging, products, etc.)
Financial reporting and kpis.

**Cash Management**
- Manage treasury team of 5 people located in GBS Crackovia, payment schedule, ensure compliance with policies and processes.
- Continuous supervision and analysis (management, coordination of collections, payments, treasury budget, incidences...).
- Bank financing rounds, bank optimization, cost optimization, review and fulfillment of agreed conditions and risk monitoring.
- Monthly closing, management reporting, group reporting, etc.
- Elaboration of cash-flow, budgets and presentations.
- Interlocution with external (banking entities, auditors, professional services) and internal (departments and various stakeholders).

**Projects & reporting**
- Continuous process improvement.
- Definition of reporting and continuous improvement.
- Project and continuous change management.

**Main Relationships**
- Finance
- Treasury
- Accounting
- Administration
- Directory

**Education**
- Bachelor's degree in Economics or Business Administration. MBA is an asset.

**Experience**
- 5 years of experience in financial management position leading teams.
- Strong knowledge of Spanish and international regulations, IFRS Accounting and Tax
- Previous experience in relevant financial companies in the market.
- Experience in consultancy is highly desirable
- Experience in Treasury and/or risk analysis is highly desirable

**Competencies**
- Strong analytical skills
- Good strategic thinking
- Excellent communication skills
- Good knowledge of Spanish law
- Leadership
- Problem-solving skills.

**Languages**

English B2
Spanish B2

**Other**
- Desirable knowledge of derivative financial instruments.
- FX, Commoditty, IFRS knowledge.
- Knowledge of relevant IT tools such as MUREX, SAP, Reuters.
- Advanced user of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

**Location**

Barcelona

**Level**

People Manager 3

**Our benefits**

Every single person who works with us is unique. And we want your experience of working at Vueling to be just as unique. Our employee benefits include staff travel, discounts, flexible working model and much more Want to learn more? click here

We have won the award for the “**Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe 2021**” at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, the world’s largest annual airline passenger satisfaction survey. We will continue to work hard to always offer the best customer experience