Finance Director Southern Europe

Confidential

Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain permanent

Posted: February 13, 2026

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Job Description

SAMY is a global network of independent marketing and communications agencies, using research, technology, strategy, creativity, and performance to deliver impactful, data-driven solutions and drive growth for brands. With over 1000 employees in 15+ offices across 18 countries (Europe, U.S., Latin America) and operating in 55 markets, SAMY serves over 100 leading clients, specializing in award-winning, end-to-end digital campaigns.

Role Overview

The Finance Director Southern Europe leads financial operations across Spain, Portugal and Italy, with full responsibility for financial governance, performance management and business partnering. The role requires a senior finance leader capable of managing regional complexity while driving standardisation, automation and value creation in close alignment with Group Finance.

This position offers strong exposure to Group leadership and represents a potential stepping stone toward broader Group CFO responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee regional finance operations, reporting, budgeting and forecasting.

• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting under IFRS across all legal entities.

• Manage and develop regional finance teams and coordinate external advisors.

• Oversee statutory, tax, audit and regulatory compliance across the region.

• Act as trusted finance partner to local CEOs and operational leadership teams.

• Drive process optimisation, internal controls and ERP adoption aligned with Group standards.

• Support commercial decision-making, profitability analysis, growth initiatives and M&A activity.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong people leadership and organisational development capabilities.

• Commercially minded, with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights.

• High attention to detail combined with a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.

• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, entrepreneurial and evolving environments.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills at senior level.

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