BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 6200 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.

Join us in shaping the future at our location in Madrid as a

Finance Manager Iberia (m/f/d)

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be a Business Partner to the Commercial Director Iberia and support the colleagues in Customer Operations and Sales
• Guarantee full compliance with all relevant local legislations (e.g.: statutory accounting standards, tax law, civil law) and internal group guidelines
• Manage the year-end audit process and external auditors, maintain a comprehensive system of controls over all accounting functions
• Maintain effective credit risk, cash management and the sales ledger ensuring cash is collected promptly; issues are proactively resolved ensuring a clean ledger with minimal overdue balances, and minimal bad debt risk
• Manage month end closing – financial and operational performance (P&L) review
• Responsible for budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting to the Europe Finance Department to enable proper consolidation at group level
• Manage all local insurance topics (cars, claims, and general internal inquiries) and align all financing (incl. leasing) and bank selection decisions with Treasury in HQ
• Assure high forecasting accuracy of business plans by providing regular plan-actual analysis
• Measure, review and challenge cost/benefit ratios of the proposed activities and implement best practices

YOUR PROFILE:

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience, preferably in the fashion, FMCG or lifestyle industry (wholesale/retail), ideally Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Strong accounting (local accounting standards & IFRS) and taxation know-how
• Hands-on mentality and the will to make things happen as well as strong organizational skills, attention to detail and business acumen
• Self-motivated and adaptable team player with strong interpersonal skills and a supportive mindset
• Analytical and result-oriented
• Proficient in SAP combined with strong MS Excel skills
• Fluent English and Spanish language skills

WE OFFER:

BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. Our Talent Acquisition team is looking forward to receiving your online application! Please hand in your application in English.