Accounting Associate - Faculty Payments, Admin & Accounting
On-siteMadrid, Madrid, Spain
Job Summary
Manage daily faculty payment processes, recording transactions and verifying documentation for invoices, payments, and transfers. Handle tax procedures including residency, withholdings, and compliance while reconciling academic schedules and updating professor banking data. Process national and international remittances, resolve billing discrepancies, and support budget planning. Coordinate with Academic Planning, IT, and the Vice Dean of Faculty while providing direct support to professors via email, phone, and in person. Ensure all activities comply with legal and internal regulations. Join IE University's Faculty Payments, Administration & Accounting team in Madrid to drive positive change through education.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Business Administration, Economics or Accounting
- At least 1-3 years of experience in similar roles
- Solid knowledge of accounting and taxation applicable to professional services
- Fluent in Spanish and English (spoken and written)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Experience with ERP systems
- Experience and willingness to learn and apply AI-driven tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, etc) in administrative and accounting processes
Desired Qualifications
- ideally in academic or international environments
- (C1 level valued)
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