Junior Accountant

Spektrum supports organisations across both the public and private sectors with a wide range of specialist professional services. Our experience spans technology and IT, cybersecurity, aerospace and defence, engineering, project and programme management, operations, finance, and other corporate and business support functions . We provide our clients with access to experienced professionals to support key business initiatives, transformation programmes and operational requirements. We are currently looking for talented professionals to support a key private-sector client project.  

 

Who we are supporting  

Our client is an international, growth-oriented company with operations across several European markets. The organisation is continuing to strengthen and scale its corporate functions to support its expanding international footprint.  

The client operates in a dynamic, international environment characterised by:  

• International Operations: A multi-country structure with activities and legal entities across several European jurisdictions.  

• Growth and Scale: Continued organisational growth requiring robust, scalable and well-defined business processes.  

• Business Transformation: Ongoing development and improvement of systems, processes and ways of working to support future growth.  

• International Collaboration: Teams and stakeholders working across countries, cultures and functions.  

• Professional Excellence: A strong focus on quality, ownership, reliable delivery and continuous improvement.  

Spektrum is supporting the client in identifying high-quality professionals who can contribute to this international environment and help strengthen the organisation as it continues to grow.  

Role ID – FF-001-1  

Role Duties and Responsibilities    

• Process incoming supplier invoices: registration, coding, approval routing and payment preparation  

• Prepare and issue outgoing customer invoices; monitor receivables and run payment follow-up  

• Perform intercompany reconciliation across the Nordic and Luxembourg entities and clear differences  

• Maintain day-to-day bookkeeping: bank reconciliation, employee expense claims and credit card postings  

• Maintain supplier and customer master data, including payment and bank details  

• Support monthly close: recurring journal entries, accrual schedules and supporting documentation  

• Prepare underlying documentation for VAT filings and for audit and advisor requests  

• Work to the accounting procedures set by the Accounting Manager and escalate exceptions and disputes  

• Support the Oracle NetSuite implementation: testing of accounts payable and receivable workflows, migration of open items and data entry in the new system  

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

Must-have:  

• Degree or vocational qualification in accounting,  finance   or economics  

• One to three years in accounts payable, accounts receivable or general bookkeeping (relevant internships count)  

• Solid grasp of double-entry bookkeeping and of the invoice-to-payment and invoice-to-cash cycles  

• Accuracy and attention to detail at high transaction volumes  

• Comfortable working in Excel  

• Professional English, written and spoken  

• Based in, or willing to  relocate   to Barcelona  

Nice-to-have:  

• Experience with Oracle NetSuite  

• Exposure to a multi-entity, multi-currency environment  

• Experience with intercompany reconciliation  

• Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish or Spanish language skills  

• Exposure to VAT handling in more than one jurisdiction  

• Studying towards a recognised accounting qualification  

Personal attributes:  

• Reliable and consistent — meets recurring deadlines without being chased  

• Detail-oriented; takes ownership of getting the number and the documentation right  

• Willing to learn, and to be trained on new procedures and systems  

• Asks when unsure rather than guessing, and flags problems early  

• Service-minded towards internal budget holders and external counterparts  

Working Location  

• Barcelona, Spain  

Working Policy  

• On-site