Description
We are seeking a Staff Accountant to join our team in Lisbon. As a Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for tracking, monitoring, and evaluating day-to-day accounting tasks and activities.
Main Goals
- Ensure accurate financial results for local legal entities and oversee preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting activities
- Prepare statutory filings and manage local tax matters
- Support transfer pricing document preparation in cooperation with tax consultants
- Ensure compliance with US GAAP and accurate reconciliations
- Liaise with AP and AR Shared Services Centres to ensure smooth operations
- Provide assistance to local management on finance and tax projects
- Collaborate with internal and external auditors on accounting and tax issues
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise monthly closures and reconciliations
- Prepare and close statutory financial statements and group packages in accordance with local GAAP and US GAAP
- Control VAT and corporate tax requirements
- Interact with shared service centres for accounting and administration issues
- Update and optimize administrative-financial processes and procedures
About You
- Degree in Business Administration or similar in Accounting and Finance
- Minimum 4 years' experience in a responsibility role in a modern structured and international company
- Proactive approach, organisational capacity, problem-solving skills, and leadership experience
- Good knowledge of tax legislation and general accounting of financial statements in local GAAP and US GAAP
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Portuguese; Spanish an advantage
- Good knowledge of Great Plains and Office package, particularly Excel at an advanced level
- Inclusive working style and effective communication skills essential