Overview

In this role you will own the monthly close, statutory accounting, and tax compliance for multiple entities within EF’s international team. You’ll collaborate with finance operations, the BPO provider, and external advisors to ensure accurate and timely financials. You will drive process improvements and standardization across accounting outputs. This is a hands-on, detail-oriented position with opportunities to shape EF’s general finance function and scale its control environment.

Compensaciones / Beneficios

- professional growth opportunities
- international work environment
- supportive culture focused on improvement
- exposure to cross-border finance operations

Responsabilidades

- Own day-to-day accounting and financial reporting for several companies
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of trial balances, reconciliations, and monthly and year-end close
- Support VAT, CIT, and statutory filings in collaboration with external advisors
- Act as liaison to the BPO provider for R2R, O2C, and P2P performance
- Prepare audit materials and internal reports ensuring compliance with internal controls
- Contribute to standardization, automation,



and system rollouts
- Work cross-functionally with regional, local, and centralized teams
- Collaborate with the Regional Finance Leadership and Regional Operations Team

Requisitos principales

- Minimum 5 years of finance or accounting experience
- Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance
- Strong technical understanding of accounting principles and controls
- Solid understanding of Spanish GAAP, VAT, and statutory requirements
- Solid understanding of GAAP, VAT, and statutory requirements in other EU countries (advantage)
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, international environment with evolving processes
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of ownership in a hands-on role
- Fluent in English and Spanish (written and spoken)
- Proficiency in Catalan or other European languages (advantage)
- Experience in a matrix organization and/or shared service environment

- proactive
- detail-oriented
- ownership mindset
- Spanish GAAP and VAT knowledge
- GAAP knowledge (international)
- VAT compliance

📌 Accounting Manager (Barcelona)
🏢 Ef Education First
📍 Barcelona