Finance Controller Specialist

Description

**Title:** **Finance Controller Specialist** ============================================= Date: 21 Jul 2026 Location: Madrid, M, ES, 28079 Our Company We are the largest Spanish airline and a leader between Europe and Latin America; we belong to the IAG airline group and are part of the **one**world alliance. Our goal is always to be the best travel option for our customers and to ensure they feel that their safety, as well as the quality and experience of their journey, are our top priorities. In addition to our airline operations, aircraft maintenance is one of our complementary businesses. At Iberia, we value professionals who serve as role models for customers—and also within their teams. We expect all new hires to exemplify these behaviors. Purpose of the Role As part of FP\&A, the Finance Business Partner for Central Services is responsible for partnering with the People, Labour Relations and Corporate Directorates to support strategic and operational decision\-making through financial planning, analysis and business insight. The role provides financial leadership across the full planning cycle, ensuring robust forecasting, budgeting and performance management while challenging business decisions, identifying opportunities and supporting the delivery of Iberia's strategic objectives. Key Milestones \& Challenges FP\&A challenges are related to: * Providing useful data faster and adding more value to drive better business decisions. * CAPEX and OPEX optimization. Challenging the organization to allocate limited resources to the most profitable projects or initiatives. * Managing uncertainty to provide sound insights without having 100% of the information required to make decisions. * Helping produce new and relevant insights. * Acting as a facilitator for complex analysis. * Extracting value from technology (Common Finance System). * Providing a consistent and unified view of data. * Liaising with other areas of the IAG group to extract the expected value from implementing a group strategy. Accountabilities * Monitor KPIs and make recommendations to close gaps or strengthen advantages. * Monthly reporting to provide insights to the Directorate. * Participate in organization- and group-wide projects with significant impact. * Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to analyze, develop and implement business needs. * Deliver high-quality performance analysis of financial statements. * Provide qualitative and quantitative analysis and data to support the management decision-making process. * Promote a data-driven culture within the company. Key Measures * Drive business transformation to achieve financial goals. * Promote a robust, data-driven planning, budgeting and forecasting process. Key Group Relationships / Interfaces Directors, Managers and Colleagues from FP\&A, Key Business Stakeholders and Contacts. Key interactions within IB Finance. Key External Relationships / Interfaces IAG Group (Corporate and OpCos), IAG Affiliates and GBS Organization (Finance, Procurement and IT). Education, Skills \& Experience * Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics or Business Administration * Master’s in Finance or MBA is desirable * Strong and effective PowerPoint skills are mandatory. * SAP technical knowledge. * Familiarity with Power BI. * Excellent communication skills. * Autonomous and proactive. * Ability to interact and maintain effective business relationships. * Fluent in written and spoken English. * Solid Excel and database skills. * Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. * Financial acumen. * Change management skills. * Cost reduction mindset. Experience * 3\-5 years of Business/Financial Analysis. * Airline experience is desirable. * Consulting experience is desirable. Core Competencies * Analytics * Problem solving * Time management and planning * Communication * Results oriented Talent at Iberia: We value professionals who serve as role models for customers—and also within their teams. We expect all new hires to exemplify these behaviors. * **We Are One and Diverse**: You work collaboratively, openly and coordinately toward a shared objective in a diverse and inclusive environment. * **We Bring Heart and Passion**: You make things happen by fully engaging in everything you do. * **We Reinvent Tomorrow**: You seek new and different ideas to solve problems. * **We Connect With Our Customers and Colleagues**: You always go one step further than expected—with a smile and friendly approach. * **We Keep It Simple and Efficient**: You focus on what matters—analyzing situations and eliminating non-value-adding elements. * **Safety Is in Our DNA**: We work with attention and care from day one—in every ground operation, in every flight. We know our processes and apply them rigorously. Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion At Iberia, we are one and diverse. We faithfully reflect today’s society and have highly diverse teams that enrich us, making us more creative and innovative. We believe in talent without labels and are fully committed to offering equal professional opportunities to everyone. Therefore, all decisions in our selection processes are based exclusively on the competencies, skills and knowledge required to perform the role.