Group NWC & Cash Flow Controller
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Location: Barcelona
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Group NWC & Cash Flow Controller to join our Finance team.
Mission: Provide accurate and insightful analysis of Group net working capital and cash flow, ensuring a clear understanding of balance sheet dynamics and cash drivers. Enable informed decision-making through transparent, consistent financial insights.
What you'll get to do
Functions and Responsibilities:
- Monitor and analyse net working capital, explaining key movements vs prior periods, budget and forecast
- Deep dive into receivables, payables, inventory and operational drivers
- Identify risks, anomalies and opportunities to improve cash generation
- Translate financial movements into business-driven insights in coordination with key functions
- Prepare and review Group cash flow forecasts, ensuring alignment across actuals and budget/forecast
- Build a clear bridge between EBITDA, working capital, CapEx and other cash drivers
- Validate assumptions and challenge inputs to ensure robust cash flow projections
- Deliver regular reporting on NWC and cash flow performance
- Analyse variances and provide clear, structured explanations for management
- Support preparation of presentations and decision-making materials
- Enhance cash flow reporting and working capital tracking
- Drive consistency in definitions, methodologies and interpretation across the Group
- Lead automation initiatives, including:
5. Cross-Functional Coordination
• Partner with key departments including Treasury, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Controlling, and Operations.
• Collaborate across functions to strengthen cash culture and discipline
We'd love to meet you if you have
Requirements:
- Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or a related field
- +4 years of experience in audit or finance, with exposure to balance sheet analysis, cash flow and working capital management
- Strong understanding of balance sheet mechanics, cash flow dynamics and net working capital drivers, with the ability to connect financial performance to business activities
- Proven ability to translate complex financial data into clear and actionable insights for senior stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills, with high rigor and attention to detail
- Proactive, hands-on mindset with a continuous improvement approach
- Experience with ERP and reporting tools (e.g. SAP, consolidation systems) is a plus
- Fluent in English
A few things you'll love about us
- An entrepreneurial, creative and welcoming work culture
- A range of learning and development opportunities
- An international company with plenty of opportunities to grow
- A competitive compensation & benefits package
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