Accounting Associate - Faculty Payments, Admin & Accounting

Overview

Are you interested in joining a dynamic and international team of professionals to transform education? IE University's Faculty Payments, Administration & Accounting is looking for an Accounting Associate to join its team!

Why IE University?

Every story begins with a purpose, and ours has always been about people. Founded in 1973, IE University has continuously raised the bar to drive positive change through education. We believe education is more than a path to professional success; it is a catalyst for personal transformation and meaningful impact.

At IE University, we place people and their potential at the center of everything we do, empowering individuals to become extraordinary. We encourage bold thinking and foster a culture where innovation, curiosity, and courage lead to real-world impact. Together, we create an environment where talent thrives, and ideas shape the future.

Our Mission

We support students in developing impact skills to live and lead with positive impact. This ignites a ripple effect: We transform people, who then transform others, systems, society, and, ultimately, our world.

Our Purpose

To foster positive change.

Values

• Cultivate the humanistic approach
• Empower your entrepreneurial spirit
• Cherish the diversity of people, mind, and experience
• Drive innovation with a proactive mindset

The Role

Position: Accounting Associate Location: Madrid - IE Tower Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily faculty payment process
• Record accounting transactions (invoices, payments, transfers, etc.)
• Handle tax-related procedures: tax residency, withholdings, compliance
• Verify documentation required for payment processing
• Register and update professor personal and banking data
• Reconcile academic planning and teaching schedules
• Provide support to professors via email, phone, and in person
• Coordinate with Academic Planning, IT and Vice Dean of Faculty
• Process national and international remittances and wire transfers
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in billing and payments
• Ensure all processes comply with legal and internal regulations
• Support budget planning and reconciliation

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration, Economics or Accounting
• At least 1-3 years of experience in similar roles, ideally in academic or international environments
• Solid knowledge of accounting and taxation applicable to professional services
• Fluent in Spanish and English (spoken and written); C1 level valued
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience with ERP systems (Dynamics 365 valued)
• Experience and willingness to learn and apply AI-driven tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, etc) in administrative and accounting processes

Equal Opportunities

At IE University, we actively promote equal opportunities in recruitment processes and access to employment, always ensuring the absence of gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, ethnic origin, or disability bias throughout the entire selection process.