Regional Business Planning & Controlling Analyst

WHO WE ARE

Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realise their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports and railway stations amongst others.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This role oversees accounting, audits, and financial reporting for Southern Europe, ensuring compliance with deadlines. It supports budgeting, forecasting, and performance reviews, while ensuring tax compliance and internal controls. The role also contributes to improving reporting tools and prepares monthly reporting packages. The position reports directly to the Regional Business Planning & Controlling Manager of Southern Europe and is based in Madrid.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounting and Financial Compliance

• Oversee the accounting process in each Southern Europe country and propose improvements, particularly in terms of timing. Coordinate with local teams and the Group Shared Service Center to ensure a high-quality accounting close.
• Manage the audit process for each country, ensuring compliance with both Group and local deadlines. Oversee the preparation and approval of the Annual Financial Statements.
• Review and provide input to the Regional Finance Head for the approval of Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Financial Statements for Southern Europe countries under IFRS.
• Oversee Internal Controls on Financial Reporting (ICFR) for the region, collaborating with local ICFR leads and the Global ICFR team to ensure a smooth process.
• Coordinate with Global Taxes on any tax-related matters for Southern Europe countries, ensuring compliance with tax payments and preparation of tax declarations.

Audit

• Support the regional finance team in preparing budgets and forecasts for Southern Europe countries, collaborating with various stakeholders and adhering to functional guidelines set by Global Controlling at HQ.

Reporting, Budgeting and Controlling

• Assist the regional finance team in reviewing the financial performance of Southern Europe countries, working with different stakeholders and following guidelines established by Global Controlling at HQ.
• Play a key role in the preparation of monthly reporting packages.
• Provide feedback for continuous improvement of Reporting and Controlling tools.
• Prepare ad hoc reports as required.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

•  Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

•  At least 3-5 years of solid and demonstrated experience in accounting in multinational companies, ideally within the Retail and/or F&B industry.

•  The ideal candidate would have been involved in the Internal Control System of it´s company or working for a client on this. And have knowledge on PCAOB audit scheme.

•  Clearly interested in accounting and finance, always looking for the details and committed to deliver high quality deliverables.

•  Ability to deal with auditors and Finance Managers

•  Happy to and used to work on repetitive tasks and with tight deadlines

•  Fluent in English is a must (Company language is English)

•  Experience in the use of Financial Reporting tools, preferably in SAP Central Finance / Group Reporting or SAP BPC.

•  Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills

•  Strong analytical skills, agility, assertiveness, proactiveness and resilience. Proactive presenting conclusions, findings and issues

•  Good communication skills and intrinsically motivated

•  Team player with the ability to work independently