Finance & Operations Lead
hace 15 horas
Barcelona
About Us Loftus Bradford is a global boutique executive search firm headquartered in Barcelona. Founded on a commitment to long-term relationships and genuine client partnerships, we work with leading organisations across CPG, Retail, Healthcare, Technology, PE and founder-led businesses - serving clients across every major geography. We're an international team who pride ourselves on our highly personalized, relationship driven and customer centric approach. About the Role We're looking for a Finance & Operations Lead to own our accounting & financial engine. This is a hands-on, end-to-end role with real visibility into how the business runs, a direct line to leadership, and scope that will evolve as we scale. You'll work across accounting, tax compliance, payroll, legal and operations - making sure the numbers are optimal, delivering operational excellence in an agile, fast paced and scalable way. What You'll Do • Own the full accounting cycle, from invoicing, expense management across all our financial platforms as well as leading our monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reporting in partnership with our Managing Partner., • Lead financial planning and analysis. Budget tracking, annual forecasting, and revenue analysis by client, area, and currency acting as a business partner to our Managing Partner., • Manage tax compliance end-to-end. You will lead our accounting and taxation, including VAT partnering with key external and internal partners., • Coordinate payroll and people finance across all key milestones. You will have responsibility and oversight for all legal contracts with clients, providers and suppliers ensuring you advise and make the right recommendations to our partners., • Drive reporting and cross-functional initiatives. You'll build and maintain dashboards and reports in Power BI, Excel and our built-in AI tools, turning data into something leadership can actually use., • You'll work with our CRM to ensure business data is accurate and up to date & be responsible for quality control, and partner with teams across the firm on forecasting, planning, and operational projects as the business scales., • Keep operations running smoothly. Contract coordination - MSAs, POs, supplier setup - and a continuous eye on how to improve and automate the way we work. You will be a key business partner to our Managing Partner ensuring the company goals and vision are aligned with the financials and achieved accordingly. What You'll Need • Finance and accounting foundation. 2-5 years in accounting, controlling, or a finance generalist role, with a degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration., • Spanish tax knowledge. Solid understanding of AEAT, SII, and related compliance obligations., • Comfortable navigating cross-border and international regulatory requirements., • A startup mindset. Experience in a scale-up, start-up, or international environment is essential. If your background is exclusively large corporates, this role is likely not the right fit., • Strong communication skills. Spanish C1 or native and solid English, written and spoken, are both non-negotiable. Catalan is a plus., • Technical proficiency. Holded or a comparable accounting platform is a plus. Advanced Excel is highly valued, and experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools is welcome. What We Offer • Competitive salary commensurate with experience., • Hybrid working - we come together in person three times a week at our OneCowork Cathedral office, which is pet-friendly and genuinely a nice place to spend your working day., • LBES Cares - on top of your salary, Loftus Bradford contributes €100/month towards your choice of health insurance, Wellhub (formerly Gympass), or/and a pension plan, depending on what matters most to you., • LBES Days - 12 additional Loftus Bradford days per year on top of the 23 days you're entitled to by law, to use whenever suits you best., • Cobee benefits platform - restaurant tickets, transport, childcare, and professional development. A close-knit, international team representing more than 10 nationalities., • Real ownership and visibility from day one. If this sounds like the right next step, we'd love to hear from you.