Accountant (French Speaker)

Extia; Porto; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Extia, a consulting company in IT and digital sectors, seeks an organized Accountant focused on expense reporting and financial operations in Porto. You’ll lead end-to-end expense validation, maintain master data, and serve as the main contact for staff on financial tools.

You’ll collaborate with Accounts Payable/Receivable, Cost Controlling, and IT to ensure data integrity and compliant processes, and you’ll train colleagues to adopt new tools and workflows across the finance function.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting roles with focus on expense reporting and financial operations.
• Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes.
• Solid understanding of cost controlling principles.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools, especially Excel.
• High level of rigor, attention to detail, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and monitor the end-to-end expense reporting process, ensuring timely validation and accuracy of employee expense reports within dedicated tools.
• Maintain and update employee and supplier master data, ensuring data integrity across financial systems.
• Act as the main point of contact for employees, providing support, resolving issues, and delivering training when needed.
• Oversee data flows and integrations between expense tools and financial systems, ensuring consistency and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with Accounts Payable to validate and authorize payments in line with company procedures.
• Manage supplier invoice validation within the SCOOP perimeter, ensuring compliance with predefined rules.
• Work cross-functionally with Management Control, Cost Controlling, Accounting, Finance, IT, and Internal Control teams to ensure smooth financial operations and reporting.

Skills

Expense reporting

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Cost controlling

MS Office Excel

Tools

SCOOP

Financial tools

Job description

You want to join a company that places people at the heart of its concerns? We are waiting for you at Extia!

As a consulting company specialized in IT and digital sectors, Extia has prioritized an approach that combines performance and well-being at work since its creation in 2007. This vision is shared today by more than 2,500 Extians across France and internationally, and has been recognized by the Great Place to Work® certification for 15 years!

We believe in equal opportunity and offer every candidate the chance to reveal their potential, without distinction of any kind. At Extia, it's "First who, then what" so, let's do it!

First who

• A detail-oriented Accountant with solid experience in expense reporting and financial operations.
• A collaborative professional with strong knowledge of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and cost controlling, capable of ensuring accuracy and compliance across financial processes.
• An organized and rigorous team player, skilled in stakeholder communication and cross-functional coordination within finance environments.
• A support-driven contributor with the ability to guide and train users, ensuring smooth adoption of financial tools and processes.

Then what

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and monitor the end-to-end expense reporting process, ensuring timely validation and accuracy of employee expense reports within dedicated tools.
• Maintain and update employee and supplier master data, ensuring data integrity across financial systems.
• Act as the main point of contact for employees, providing support, resolving issues, and delivering training when needed.
• Oversee data flows and integrations between expense tools and financial systems, ensuring consistency and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with Accounts Payable to validate and authorize payments in line with company procedures.
• Manage supplier invoice validation within the SCOOP perimeter, ensuring compliance with predefined rules.
• Work cross-functionally with Management Control, Cost Controlling, Accounting, Finance, IT, and Internal Control teams to ensure smooth financial operations and reporting.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in accounting roles with a focus on expense reporting and financial operations.
• Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes.
• Solid understanding of cost controlling principles.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools, especially Excel.
• High level of rigor, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams.
• Ability to train and support users effectively.