Accountant - (Insurance) English | Lisbon REF: 126792

ManpowerGroup Portugal; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup Portugal is seeking an accounting professional to prepare financial reports, perform reconciliations, and assist with audits in a dynamic multinational setting.

The role covers posting of transactions, month-end close, and support across Accounts Payable, Assets, and Treasury, with emphasis on accuracy and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Degree in Economic/Administrative/Accounting or equivalent.
• Good understanding of Income Statement and Balance Sheet.
• Experience in accounting; IFRS knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Regular posting of business transactions.
• Month, Quarter and Year End activities.
• Be involved in audit requests.
• Support Accounts Payable, Assets accounting and Treasury areas.
• Accounts, banks and systems reconciliations.
• Intercompany reconciliations.
• Liaising with internal and external parties to meet deadlines.
• Support country Finance Manager.
• Assure accuracy of postings and compliance with accounting rules.
• Resolve queries from stakeholders by e-mail or phone.
• Create and/or update processes and internal documentation.
• Support and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in Economic/Administrative/Accounting

Tools

Excel (Advanced)

Oracle ERP

VBA

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

The ideal candidate will be involved with preparing financial reports and statements, bank reconciliations, and conducting cyclical audits. Moreover, the candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and possess a strong business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Regular posting of business transactions;
• Month, Quarter and Year End activities;
• Be involved in audit requests;
• Support Accounts Payable, Assets accounting and Treasury areas;
• Accounts, banks and systems reconciliations;
• Intercompany reconciliations;
• Liaising with internal and external parties to meet agreed deadlines;
• Support country Finance Manager
• Assure the accuracy of accounting postings and compliance with accounting rules and internal accounting policy and delegated authority matrix.;
• Resolve queries from stakeholders by e-mail or phone;
• Create and/or update processes and internal documentation on a regular basis;
• Support and participate in the implementation of continuous improvement or change project work and processes;

Person Specification:

• Have a degree qualification in Economic/Administrative/Accounting area or equivalent;
• Good understanding of the concepts of Income Statement and Balance Sheet
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work as a member of different teams;
• Attention to detail and accuracy, structured and autonomous working style;
• You would need to be able to explain your findings in a simple way that does not mislead or confuse;
• Results driven, with the energy and determination to succeed in a very fast paced environment where the pace and quality of response are critical to success;
• Ability to organise, prioritise and plan workload to meet deadlines;
• Curious, willing to learn and showing a challenging conventions spirit;
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships in and outside Hiscox and manage different level of stakeholders;
• Good analytical skills;
• Critical thinking and a can do attitude;
• Ability to manage the relationship with the different stakeholders, and professionally firm and determined to assure accounting rules are met;
• Be organised, efficient and logical in the way you carry out your work.

Professional:

• Experience of working in an office environment, ideally in a multinational and multilingual environment;
• Experience in Accounting is required (minimum of 1 year);
• Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will be an added value;
• Ability and energy to meet all the accounting deadlines that impact the reporting submission;
• Ability to take ownership of accounting problems and apply logical thinking to resolve them;
• Ability to focus on making an impact in the area displayed by an eagerness to make a difference, even under pressure;
• Ability to understand the Finance model for the business area and company vision.
• Good computer skills including Microsoft Outlook, Excel (Advanced). VBA is an added value and;
• Knowledge of Oracle or similar ERP is a plus;
• Good and quick adaptation to internal systems.