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Business Accounting Specialist

Campari America

Campari America

Accounting & Finance
Barcelona, Spain
Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2023
Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

Position Context

  • The Business Accounting specialist is part of the Finance Spain organization and reports to the Finance director Spain.

Key Activities & Responsibilities

Supervises the whole General Ledger and Accounting Process for Spanish company and purchase to pay (PTP):

  • Accounting entries are properly executed by the General Ledger team
  • Labor costs are correctly accounted for liaising with payroll administration
  • All checks needed to build the trial balance are correctly and timely performed
  • Additional notes to balance sheets are drafted and financial statements are filed.
  • Perform Month-end financial closings, coordinating with internal FP&A and GBS team
  • Manages intangible and tangible assets accounting for Spain
  • Directly liaises with clients and vendors, Group’s accounting teams and internal employees on more complex issues
  • Submits financial statements' data to the Group Consolidated Financial Statements department through BCS system and serves as reference point for the Group CFS team for ongoing queries;
  • Develops, introduces and implements new accounting procedures that are required by Internal Audit for the area of responsibility
  • Review all payment proposals
  • Posting of final Open PO Report at the end of the month
  • Review and post manual accruals & reallocation journals
  • Clean up vendor account with debit balances
  • Complete vendor reconciliation
  • Addressing and resolving Vendor queries
  • Timely resolution of workflow tickets e.g. invoice sent without PO
  • Circulate workflow report at least once per month
  • Supports external audit checks by supplying the needed information as requested for the area of responsibility
  • Cooperates closely with the GBS and BPO team to improve the wow
  • Coordinates the implementation of specific projects within the area of responsibility (e.g. SAP enhancements etc..) liaising as needed with the IT team
  • Ensures compliance with company’s people policies and contributes to continuous improvement and optimization of the finance organization.
  • Stipulated deadlines are consistently met
  • A high level of accuracy and efficiency is evident
  • Confidentiality of information obtained in the performance of duties is maintained.
  • Full compliance with the Company’s policies and regulations

Key Relationships

Internal: Credit, FP&A team, Treasury Italy team, Group Consolidated Financial Statements team, IT team, Internal Audit, PSC functions, GBS

External: business clients and vendors, external auditors, BPO.

Your profile:

You are graduated in Accounting and already experienced in Business Accounting (PTP, accounts payable).

You are used to work within international environments and navigate between several teams. Likewise, you are recognized as a true team player!

Furthermore, you speak fluently Spanish and if not, you are ready to learn it.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Note to applicants:

Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question.

Notice to third party agencies:

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency