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Controller in San Fernando de Henares

Hybrid in San Fernando de Henares·Full-time·Added 1 month ago (last checked 21 Oct)

Continental

6 open roles

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Work mode
Hybrid, San Fernando de Henares
Contract
Full-time
Spanish
Fluent
English
Required
Other languages
Portuguese
Education
University degree

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Nice to have

Continental is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in San Fernando de Henares.

The role

We're looking for someone interested in finance and excited about challenging the status quo.

Our controlling team is great at what it does, but much of it still runs on semi manual work. We want to keep changing that, and we're convinced the person who'll do it best it's an engineer, business major, or data-minded problem-solver who's open to learn accounting/finance and bring modern data habits with them.

You'll join a team of controllers at a Continental Tires sales business, based in Spain and Portugal, reporting to the Controlling Manager for Iberia. We'll teach you the finance side. You'll teach us how to stop doing things the slow way.

What you'll do

▪ Learn and take on real controlling work: Month-end close, reconciliations, budgeting, variance analysis, paired closely with the team while you build that knowledge.

▪ Spot the manual work: Repetitive manual tasks that eat everyone's time, and automate them starting with quick, visible wins.

▪ Build and maintain Power BI reporting: To stop rebuilding the same output by hand every month.

▪ Loop in the company's automation team: When something's worth their time, you're the one who spots and scopes it for controlling.

▪ Share what you build: Walk the team through it, document it, make sure your work outlives you and empower your teammates.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

You'll have real ownership from day one. You'll help modernize how the finance department works, with the backing to make real changes. And you'll be doing it inside a team that's deliberately built to rotate knowledge around rather than let it pile up with one person including you.

▪ A bachelor’s degree in industrial, Mechanical, Chemical, or Management Engineering, Business Administration, or Information Systems, or something similarly quantitative and technical. We're specifically not looking for Accounting or pure Software/CS backgrounds, we want quantitative rigor and an automation-first instinct.

▪ 0–4 years of experience, prior finance exposure is not an exclusion factor. What matters is a track record of solving quantitative problems and building or automating something, even informally.

▪ Advanced Excel, and comfort with (or fast aptitude for) Power BI, SQL, and/or Python.

▪ A fast, structured way of thinking, you'll be taught a lot in a short time and need to keep up.

▪ Fluent Spanish and/or Portuguese, plus working English.

▪ A mindset that gets genuinely annoyed doing the same task twice and builds the fix instead.

NICE TO HAVE

▪ Any exposure to RPA (UiPath, Power Automate or similar).

▪ SQL or Python beyond the basics..

About Continental

Continental AG is a major German automotive technology company that develops and manufactures tires, brake systems, vehicle electronics, and other components for the automotive industry. With over 150 years of history, the company operates globally with more than 190,000 employees across 57 countries, making it one of the world's leading automotive suppliers.

In Spain, Continental has a significant presence with offices in Barcelona, Madrid, and other locations, focusing on sales, marketing, and engineering activities. The company offers a multicultural work environment and is known for its commitment to innovation and sustainability, making it an attractive employer for international professionals seeking opportunities in the automotive sector.

Industry
Automotive Technology
Founded
1871
Employees
100,000+
Headquarters
Hanover, Germany
In Spain
Barcelona, Madrid

Good to know if you are moving

  • Continental has a strong international presence with operations in over 57 countries, offering global career opportunities.
  • The company is known for its commitment to innovation and sustainability, particularly in electric and autonomous vehicle technologies.
  • Spain offices, especially in Barcelona, are part of Continental's European network, providing a multicultural work environment.
  • Continental offers structured development programs and international mobility options for employees.
  • The company provides competitive compensation and benefits packages, including support for relocation in many cases.

In their own words

About the company & team

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 76,000 people in 54 countries and markets. 

Tire solutions from the Tires group sector make mobility safer, smarter, and more sustainable. Its premium portfolio encompasses car, truck, bus, two-wheel, and specialty tires as well as smart solutions and services for fleets and tire retailers. Continental has been delivering top performance for more than 150 years and is one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers. In fiscal 2025, the Tires group sector generated sales of 13.8 billion euros. Continental's tire division currently employs around 53,000 people worldwide and has 19 production and 16 development sites.

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