Head of Accounting and Tax ILA

About the Position

Head of Accounting and Tax ILA

Shine is the financial copilot for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Founded by serial entrepreneurs Rico Andersen and Martin Hegelund, Shine is a leading European fintech unicorn on a mission to restore the joy of running a business, by ending wasted time on financial admin. Shine offers a connected solution for invoicing, accounting, payroll, business accounts, payments, and financing, meaning business owners can focus their energy on growing a healthy business, not held back by manual admin.

Part of something bigger, today we're part of Cegid, a European leader in cloud software for finance and accounting. Together we're building Europe's leading financial copilot for small businesses and their accountants. Shine already supports more than 400,000 small businesses. As part of Cegid, we now reach over one million small businesses and 15,000 accountants across Europe.

We're a multicultural team working from France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, contributing to a wider European network that spans Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

Your hiring experience matters. Just as we respect our customers' time, we respect yours. Your experience with Shine and Cegid should feel simple, transparent and genuinely supportive. If this sounds like somewhere you want to grow, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Lead all accounting operations across the Spanish and Portuguese entities, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable accounting and intercompany activities.
• Coordinate monthly and annual closings, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Ensure compliance with local accounting, VAT and tax requirements, in coordination with external advisors and auditors.
• Define, document and implement harmonized accounting processes and drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and scalability.
• Support legal entity rationalization, simplification and integration projects across the region.
• Manage, coach and develop a team of 4 to 6 accounting professionals located across Spain and Portugal.
• Act as a key partner for local and Group Finance stakeholders.

Requirements

• Strong background in operational accounting within a multi-entity and international environment.
• Solid knowledge of Spanish accounting, VAT and tax regulations; Portugal experience is a plus.
• Proven experience managing accounting teams during transformation phases.
• Experience driving process harmonization, automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strategic but hands-on, execution-oriented leadership style.
• Experience working with external auditors and tax advisors.
• Fluent in Spanish and English. Portuguese is a plus.

We Offer

• Be part of a leading European fintech unicorn.
• Work in a multicultural team with a wider European network.
• Opportunity to drive significant finance transformation initiatives.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.

About the Company

Shine is the financial copilot for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Founded by serial entrepreneurs Rico Andersen and Martin Hegelund, Shine is a leading European fintech unicorn on a mission to restore the joy of running a business, by ending wasted time on financial admin. Shine offers a connected solution for invoicing, accounting, payroll, business accounts, payments, and financing, meaning business owners can focus their energy on growing a healthy business, not held back by manual admin.

Part of something bigger, today we're part of Cegid, a European leader in cloud software for finance and accounting. Together we're building Europe's leading financial copilot for small businesses and their accountants. Shine already supports more than 400,000 small businesses. As part of Cegid, we now reach over one million small businesses and 15,000 accountants across Europe.

We're a multicultural team working from France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, contributing to a wider European network that spans Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We follow the principle of equal treatment to consider all job applicants and do not discriminate based on their gender, sexual orientation, color, racial or ethnic origin, religion, disability, etc. as per applicable law.