About the RoleJoin us in a pivotal area finance leadership role with responsibility across Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France. This position offers the opportunity to steer financial performance, strengthen governance, and act as a trusted partner to senior management. You will play a crucial role in harmonizing standards and elevating finance capabilities across the Area. The role is located in any of the 4 countries in the Area: Spain, France, Italy or Portugal.The Area Controller Europe South is responsible for the financial governance, performance oversight, and technical leadership of the Finance organizations across the Europe South Area (Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France).Operating as a regional finance leader, the role ensures consistency, quality, and compliance of financial reporting, controlling standards, and governance across countries, while acting as a key business partner and sparring partner to the Area Manager.



The role is co-responsible for the financial performance of the Area and acts as a quality gate between local entities and EMEA / Group Finance.Key ResponsibilitiesArea Financial Performance & GovernanceOversee and challenge the financial performance of the Europe South countries, with a strong focus on Sales, Material Margin, Opex, EBITDA, and ONWC.Act as a quality gate for financial information reported from countries to Area, EMEA, and Group, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and transparency.Identify financial risks, deviations, and red flags across countries and escalate when required, acting as a link between local management and EMEA / Group Finance.Ensure alignment of local financial practices with Group, EMEA, and Area Europe South standards and policies.Business Partnership at Area LevelAct as the primary financial partner and sparring partner to the Area Manager.Actively contribute to Area management decisions as part of the Area leadership trio (Area GM, Area HR, Area Finance).Challenge business assumptions, performance drivers, a

📌 Area Controller Europe South (Madrid)
🏢 Sika
📍 Madrid