Aegon is a prominent international financial services provider specializing in life insurance, pensions, and asset management. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the group operates across more than 20 countries, employing thousands of professionals and serving millions of customers globally with a focus on helping people achieve financial security.

In Spain, Aegon maintains a robust presence with its national headquarters in Madrid and a widespread network of regional offices. The company is currently undergoing significant digital and data-driven transformation, creating numerous opportunities for international talent in areas such as AI development, cloud architecture, and advanced data analytics within a multicultural corporate environment.

Aegon was formed in 1983 through the merger of two Dutch insurance companies, AGO and Ennia. It has since grown into a global leader in life insurance and asset management, with major operations in the US, UK, and mainland Europe.

For international professionals

Offers a wide range of roles in high-demand technical fields including Data Integration, AI, and Cloud Engineering.
Maintains a significant presence in Madrid and Barcelona, with additional regional offices across Andalusia and the East Coast.
As a global multinational, the company frequently operates in English for technical and group-level functions.
Provides structured career development programs like 'Step Up!' for junior talent and interns.
Operates within a highly regulated sector, offering stability and professional growth for legal, audit, and actuarial specialists.

Financial Controller

Aegon Spain

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Job Description Summary

Job Description

We are one of the most important insurance companies in the world, made up of positive, dynamic, and committed people who make things happen. We believe that our diversity adds value to our teams, our culture, and our clients. We know that the best ideas and solutions emerge in inclusive environments where we all feel seen, heard, and valued so that we can develop our maximum talent.

What we offer you:

We have been recognized as one of the best places to work in Spain by the Forbes list and the Actualidad Económica ranking, as we have the best value proposition for everyone who

is part of Aegon:

🤸 ♂️ We bet on flexibility through our hybrid work model: we have the possibility of teleworking at least three days a week and also sharing time in offices adapted to the agile methodology.
💃🏻 We help you balance and disconnect, with flexible hours throughout the year and an intensive workday in the summer.
🥰 The best actions for your physical and mental well-being (free health insurance, physiotherapy in the office, healthy living initiatives, etc.) and a wide range of benefits and social advantages (the company makes a high contribution to your pension plan, retirement savings insurance, flexible remuneration, training grants, Christmas gift, etc.).
🏔️ Development opportunities at all levels through transversal and international projects. We have recognition actions, variable compensation for everyone, and continuous feedback. Our management model is based on having quality conversations on a recurring basis, where you will play a leading role.
💙 Culture: 87% of employees are proud to work at Aegon. We are an international, approachable, and empathetic company.

The job opportunity of your life

Would you like to help people live their best life? That is what we dedicate ourselves to every day. We achieve this because we are a company of people who care for people, with curiosity, connected to the reality that surrounds us and focused on leaving the world better than we found it. We always learn from our clients and from other people.

We hope you are as passionate about it as we are!

About the position:

Within the Financial Control area, the position will have a key role in the control, analysis, and anticipation of the company's cost evolution, in an environment of high complexity and under multiple accounting frameworks.

The main responsibilities include:

Responsibility for the monthly cost closing under local regulations and IFRS 17, ensuring consistency, data quality, and economic understanding of the figures.
Deep analysis of expenses allocated to Cost Centers (CECOs), including:
- understanding the real drivers,
- identification of structural deviations,
- active and constructive discussion with area managers.
Development of monitoring and analysis reports oriented towards management, not just reporting, facilitating informed decision-making by the areas and management.
End‑to‑end monitoring of cost evolution, coordinating inputs from different areas and businesses, and leading the update of Forecasts in a critical and anticipatory manner.
Anticipation of deviations from the Budget, differentiating situational impacts from structural trends.
Management and evolution of analytical cost accounting, ensuring alignment between the analytical model and operational reality.
Review of expense allocation by product/UoA, including detection of inconsistencies and areas for improvement.

About you:

We are looking for a person with critical thinking and high analytical capacity, with an anticipatory vision and orientation toward real impact on the business. We will value:

University degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or Statistics.
Between 6 and 8 years of experience in financial departments, in positions such as:
- Business / Cost Control,
- Financial Audit, preferably in the insurance sector or in complex financial environments.
Experience working with demanding stakeholders, defending financial criteria with rigor and their own judgment.
Solid knowledge of:
- P&L structure,
- analytical accounting,
- cost allocation and distribution models.
Practical experience in IFRS 17 environments, especially in the treatment and analysis of expenses.
Advanced user of SAP S/4HANA, with a special focus on:
- Controlling module (CO),
- analytical accounting.
Proficiency in the Office suite, with advanced level in:
- Excel (modeling, complex formulas, pivot tables),
- PowerPoint (clear and structured messages for management).
Advanced level of English, with the ability to work in international environments.

Guerrero Pilar, Ana

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Job Description Summary

Job Description

Somos una de las aseguradoras más importantes del mundo, formada por personas positivas, dinámicas y comprometidas que hacen que las cosas ocurran. Creemos que nuestra diversidad aporta valor a los equipos, a nuestra cultura y a los clientes. Sabemos que las mejores ideas y soluciones surgen en entornos inclusivos donde todos nos sentimos vistos, escuchados y valorados para que podamos desarrollar nuestro máximo talento.

Qué te ofrecemos:

Hemos sido reconocidos como uno de los mejores lugares para trabajar en España por la lista Forbes y el ranking de Actualidad Económica, y es que contamos con la mejor propuesta de valor para todos los que

formamos parte de Aegon:

🤸 ♂️ Apostamos por la flexibilidad a través de nuestro modelo de trabajo híbrido: contamos con la posibilidad de teletrabajar al menos tres días por semana y también de compartir tiempo en unas oficinas adaptadas a la metodología ágil.
💃🏻 Te ayudamos a conciliar y desconectar, con flexibilidad horaria durante todo el año y jornada intensiva en el verano.
🥰 Las mejores acciones para tu bienestar físico y mental (seguro de salud gratuito, fisioterapia en la oficina, iniciativas de vida saludable, etc.) y un gran abanico de beneficios y ventajas sociales (la empresa hace una alta aportación a tu plan de pensiones, seguro de ahorro para la jubilación, retribución flexible, ayudas a la formación, regalo de Navidad, etc.).
🏔️ Oportunidades de desarrollo a todos los niveles mediante proyectos transversales e internacionales. Contamos con acciones de reconocimiento, compensación variable para todos y feedback continuo. Nuestro modelo de gestión está basado en tener conversaciones de calidad de manera recurrente, donde tendrás un papel protagonista.
💙 Cultura: el 87% de empleados estamos orgullosos de trabajar en Aegon. Somos una empresa internacional, cercana y empática.

La oportunidad laboral de tu vida

¿Te gustaría ayudar a las personas a vivir su mejor vida?, es a lo que nos dedicamos en nuestro día a día. Lo logramos gracias a que somos una empresa de personas que cuidan de personas, con curiosidad, conectados con la realidad que nos rodea y centrados en dejar un mundo mejor de como lo hemos encontrado. Siempre aprendemos de nuestros clientes y de las demás personas.

¡Esperamos que te apasione tanto como a nosotros!

Sobre la posición:

Dentro del área de Financial Control, la posición tendrá un rol clave en el control, análisis y anticipación de la evolución de costes de la compañía, en un entorno de elevada complejidad y bajo múltiples marcos contables.

Las principales responsabilidades incluyen:

Responsabilidad sobre el cierre mensual de costes bajo normativa local e IFRS 17, asegurando consistencia, calidad del dato y entendimiento económico de las cifras.
Análisis profundo de los gastos imputados en Centros de Coste (CECOs), incluyendo:
- comprensión de los drivers reales,
- identificación de desviaciones estructurales,
- discusión activa y constructiva con los responsables de las áreas.
Desarrollo de informes de seguimiento y análisis orientados a la gestión, no solo al reporting, facilitando una toma de decisiones informada por parte de las áreas y del management.
Monitorización end‑to‑end de la evolución de costes, coordinando inputs de distintas áreas y negocios, y liderando la actualización de Forecasts de forma crítica y anticipativa.
Anticipación de desviaciones frente al Presupuesto, diferenciando impactos coyunturales de tendencias estructurales.
Gestión y evolución de la contabilidad analítica de costes, asegurando alineación entre modelo analítico y realidad operativa.
Revisión de imputación de gastos por producto/UoA, incluyendo detección de inconsistencias y áreas de mejora.

Sobre ti:

Buscamos a una persona con pensamiento crítico y alta capacidad analítica, con visión anticipativa y orientación a impacto real en el negocio. Valoraremos:

Formación universitaria en ADE, Económicas, Ingeniería o Estadística.
Entre 6 y 8 años de experiencia en departamentos financieros, en posiciones de:
- Business / Cost Control,
- Auditoría financiera, preferiblemente en el sector asegurador o en entornos financieros complejos.
Experiencia trabajando con interlocutores exigentes, defendiendo criterios financieros con rigor y criterio propio.
Conocimiento sólido de:
- estructura de P&L,
- contabilidad analítica,
- modelos de imputación y reparto de costes.
Experiencia práctica en entornos IFRS 17, especialmente en el tratamiento y análisis de gastos.
Usuario avanzado de SAP S/4HANA, con especial foco en:
- módulo de Controlling (CO),
- contabilidad analítica.
Dominio del paquete Office, con nivel avanzado de:
- Excel (modelización, fórmulas complejas, tablas dinámicas),
- PowerPoint (mensajes claros y estructurados para management).
Nivel avanzado de inglés, con capacidad para trabajar en entornos internacionales.