About the role:
We’re looking for an experienced controller to oversee financial and accounting operations of technology at Santander Group. This role will be responsible for financial planning, reporting, compliance and internal controls to ensure financial stability and support business growth. The ideal candidate has a strong background in accounting, financial management, with excellent analytical and leadership skills.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a day-to-day decision support point of contact to senior business finance stakeholders, delivering financial insight and recommendations for performance improvements
- Oversee financial statement reporting: planning, budgeting, forecasting, monthly business reviews and reporting outcomes from FP&A
- Cost Controlling Activities: Supervise the month end closing process. Drive Cost Optimization initiatives in partnership with Operations and Delivery Team.
- Develop and maintain internal controls ensuring compliance with policies and procedures
- Work with process owners to implement improvements to systems, process and procedures
- Lead and develop high performing team, facilitate career progression, talent rotation
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field
- 8+ of experience in finance function
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to interact with executives and stakeholders
- Proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting
- Advance English
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment
- Advance knowledge in Excel
Top Skills
What We Do
Banco Santander (SAN SM, STD US, BNC LN) is a leading commercial bank, founded in 1857 and headquartered in Spain and one of the largest banks in the world by market capitalization. The group’s activities are consolidated into five global businesses: Retail & Commercial Banking, Digital Consumer Bank, Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), Wealth Management & Insurance and Payments (PagoNxt and Cards). This operating model allows the bank to better leverage its unique combination of global scale and local leadership. Santander aims to be the best open financial services platform providing services to individuals, SMEs, corporates, financial institutions and governments. The bank’s purpose is to help people and businesses prosper in a simple, personal and fair way. Santander is building a more responsible bank and has made a number of commitments to support this objective, including raising €220 billion in green financing between 2019 and 2030. In the first quarter of 2024, Banco Santander had €1.3 trillion in total funds, 166 million customers, 8,400 branches and 211,000 employees.
