Finance Operations Specialist

Job Title: Finance Operations Specialist

Location: Barcelona or Budapest

About Us

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally. 

Our mission: to bring health in people's hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide. 

At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers.  

Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world's most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan. 

B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. 

Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at  

About the Role:

We are seeking a dedicated Finance Operations Specialist to join our team and support the autonomy roadmap of Opella. This newly created position will report directly to the Digital Finance Performance Lead and play a crucial role in ensuring data accuracy and consistency across our finance processes. As a Finance Operations Specialist, you'll be responsible for the key decisions and management of incoming Digital purchase orders and budgets. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage accurate and timely month-end and quarter-end closing activities in collaboration with BA&C and Finance Performance Leads (FPL).
• Validate final accruals amounts, check accruals requests vs. Purchase Orders (PO) status, and ensure proper justification in case of questions.
• Ensure compliance with all internal and SOX control requirements, handling auditor questions.
• Manage monthly financial reclassification needs.
• Review and approve POs, acting as the front line to business teams, ensuring activities are budgeted properly and challenging where necessary.
• Approve POs related to a given perimeter.
• Maintain proper documentation on processes and master data (Cost Center, Project Code, etc.).
• Act as the key contact for multiple ERP systems and numerous countries.

Key Requirements:

• Demonstrate prior of experience working in accounting or controlling.
• Have good experience in operational management of budgets and managing PO requests and be able to justify POs requirements.
• Be a confident communication to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and be able to embrace a challenger mindset.
• Be able to confidently demonstrate good interpersonal skills, agility, reliability, ability to work transversally and in a multi-country team setup.
• Be proficient in SAP, TM1, and Excel.
• Demonstrate the characteristics to be someone who is willing to learn and be able to work independently.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.

Why us? 

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day. 

We Are Challengers. 

We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things: 

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs. 

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity. 

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity. 

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be. 

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands. 

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