Head of Accounting and Tax ILA

Shine is the financial copilot for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Founded by serial entrepreneurs Rico Andersen and Martin Hegelund, Shine is a leading European fintech unicorn on a mission to restore the joy of running a business, by ending wasted time on financial admin. Shine offers a connected solution for invoicing, accounting, payroll, business accounts, payments, and financing, meaning business owners can focus their energy on growing a healthy business, not held back by manual admin.

Part of something bigger
Today we're part of Cegid, a European leader in cloud software for finance and accounting. Together we're building Europe's leading financial copilot for small businesses and their accountants.
Shine already supports more than 400,000 small businesses. As part of Cegid, we now reach over one million small businesses and 15,000 accountants across Europe.
We're a multicultural team working from France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, contributing to a wider European network that spans Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

Your hiring experience matters
Just as we respect our customers' time, we respect yours. Your experience with Shine and Cegid should feel simple, transparent and genuinely supportive.
If this sounds like somewhere you want to grow, we'd love to hear from you.

The Accounting, Tax & Treasury team at Shine

Our team is structured around Accounting, Tax & Treasury, Sales Administration & Collections, Procurement, and Finance ERP & Systems, covering the full spectrum of financial operations, process governance and systems enablement across the Shine & SB/CPA European division.
As part of this organization, the Iberian Accounting team is responsible for ensuring reliable accounting operations, compliance and financial reporting across Spain and Portugal, while supporting the ongoing transformation and simplification of our finance landscape.

Your role as Head of Accounting & Tax – ILA

Lead and ensure reliable daily accounting operations across Spain and Portugal, while driving process harmonization, automation and finance transformation initiatives across the region.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead all accounting operations across the Spanish and Portuguese entities, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable accounting and intercompany activities.

• Coordinate monthly and annual closings, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.

• Ensure compliance with local accounting, VAT and tax requirements, in coordination with external advisors and auditors.

• Define, document and implement harmonized accounting processes and drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and scalability.

• Support legal entity rationalization, simplification and integration projects across the region.

• Manage, coach and develop a team of 4 to 6 accounting professionals located across Spain and Portugal.

• Act as a key partner for local and Group Finance stakeholders.

Job located in Spain or Portugal, with occasional travel across the region and Europe.

About you

• Strong background in operational accounting within a multi-entity and international environment.

• Solid knowledge of Spanish accounting, VAT and tax regulations; Portugal experience is a plus.

• Proven experience managing accounting teams during transformation phases.

• Experience driving process harmonization, automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Strategic but hands-on, execution-oriented leadership style.

• Experience working with external auditors and tax advisors.

• Fluent in Spanish and English. Portuguese is a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We follow the principle of equal treatment to consider all job applicants and do not discriminate based on their gender, sexual orientation, color, racial or ethnic origin, religion, disability, etc. as per applicable law.

Our recruitment process

1️⃣ A 30' first call with Ryan Conaghan (Talent Acquisition Specialist) to get to know you better and share more about Shine.

2️⃣ A 60' interview with VP Accounting, Tax & Treasury to discuss your past experiences and the role we are offering.

3️⃣ A 60' Director of Accounting, Tax & Treasury to give you more of a feel for the role and vet your technical/people management fit

4️⃣ A 30' soft skills interview to see how we can best support your growth at Shine.