Finance Transformation Director, Airalo

• English is our main working language day to day, so you'll need to be comfortable communicating in it both in meetings and async
• This is a senior, cross-functional leadership role for someone who has run large finance transformations before
• You should be ready tomanage multiple complex workstreams, have an analytical mind, pay keen attention to detail, andlove to get your hands dirty
• 10+ years in finance with a clear track record of leading large-scale finance transformation
• Has led an ERP implementation end to end as the finance lead (SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics)
• Deep process re-engineering and automation experience across O2C, P2P, R2R, and FP&A
• Strong controllership and controls background (SOX / SOX-lite, ITGC, audit readiness)
• Program and change-management discipline; can run a multi-workstream roadmap with external advisors and internal stakeholders
• Qualified accountant (CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA) and/or a Big 4 / consulting transformation background
• Influence and credibility with senior stakeholders inside and outside finance

Desirable

• Spain: Full-time, permanent contrato indefinido via Deel (our employer of record in Spain)
• UK: Full-time, permanent
• We are hiring a Finance Transformation Lead to drive the modernization of the finance function.You will be the finance change agent and program owner across our biggest foundational bets: ERP implementation, process automation, a 5-day close, controllership and SOX-lite, and standardized data and dashboards
• You will act as the finance PMO and process architect, reporting to the CFO and working across the entire finance organization and its advisors
• Own the finance side of the ERP program (with system integrators and/or ERP vendors) from BRD through design decisions, data migration, parallel run, and cutover — including alignment with external auditors on post-cutover reporting
• Act as Airalo’s primary counterpart to the SI and other delivery partners, holding them to quality, pace, and commercial outcomes
• Lead design decisions across the finance value chain (revenue recognition incl. deferred revenue, breakage, rewards; COGS and inventory accounting; intercompany; multi-entity consolidation; period-end close; treasury; tax; AP)
• Own the transformation roadmap and governance (SteerCo), manage stakeholders and dependencies, and drive adoption and training so change sticks
• Engineer and automate the core finance processes (O2C, P2P, R2R, FP&A), eliminate manual effort, and drive a shorter month-end close
• Own the data migration strategy, including chart of accounts design, master data ownership, and cutover balances
• Drive the design of the future-state finance operating model across group entities, including roles, controls, segregation of duties, and approval workflows
• Deliver standardized dashboards and driver-based forecasting (toward a ±5% accuracy target), with a single source of truth
• Embed finance in the company’s key decision forums
• Define and track the efficiency, accuracy, and cost benefits of the transformation
• Report progress to leadership and the Audit & Risk Committee
• Embed AI and automation opportunities into the design (close acceleration, anomaly detection, reconciliations, reporting) rather than treating them as an afterthought