General Ledger & Reporting Senior Accountant
Eurofins
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Resumo da oferta
Eurofins is seeking a Senior GL & Reporting Accountant to join our international Shared Services Center. You will own and shape General Ledger processes, drive month-end close, and deliver high-quality financial reporting across multiple entities.
You will collaborate with Finance and business partners to ensure accuracy, compliance and continuous improvement, while mentoring junior staff in a dynamic, international environment.
Qualificações
- Degree in Finance, Accounting or similar.
- 3.5+ years RtR accounting experience.
- Experience in SSC/BPO environments is a strong plus.
Responsabilidades
- Lead General Ledger activities and month-end close.
- Oversee end-to-end accounting for entities (AP, AR, Inventory, Treasury, Intercompany).
- Manage fixed assets processes and accounting scenarios.
- Own balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany reconciliations.
- Prepare corporate reporting packages (e.g., Cognos) and tax compliance.
- Drive process improvements and finance transformation.
- Lead and mentor junior team members; act as backup to Team Leader.
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Descrição da oferta de emprego
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.
Hybrid | Full-time
Ready to take the next step in your accounting career and move into a role with real ownership and influence? Join our international Shared Services Center and play a key role in driving financial excellence, leading processes, and supporting business-critical decisions.
As a Senior GL & Reporting Accountant, you won’t just execute processes — you’ll own them, improve them, and help shape how finance operates across multiple entities.
You’ll act as a trusted partner to both Finance and the business, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement in everything you do.
- Lead and oversee General Ledger activities, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance
- Play a key role in the month-end close and financial reporting process
- Review and approve complex journal entries and accounting treatments
- Supervise full accounting scope for assigned entities (AP, AR, Inventory, Treasury, Intercompany)
- Manage complex Fixed Assets processes and accounting scenarios
- Ensure high-quality financial data across all processes
- Lead intercompany reconciliations and resolve complex discrepancies
- Own Balance Sheet reconciliations and ensure full transparency
- Deliver meaningful P&L and Balance Sheet analysis to support decision-making
- Own corporate reporting packages and ensure timely submissions (e.g., Cognos)
- Support and coordinate VAT, tax reporting, and audits
- Ensure full compliance with internal controls (ICS) and accounting standards
- Identify, drive, and implement process improvements and automation opportunities
- Actively contribute to optimisation projects and finance transformation initiatives
- Standardise and enhance accounting processes across entities
- Act as a key point of contact for stakeholders, building strong, trust-based relationships
- Lead communication and resolution of complex issues
- Support, mentor, and guide junior team members
- Step in as backup to the Team Leader when needed
- Act as a subject matter expert in GL processes
- Support transitions, knowledge transfer, and documentation improvements
- Ensure continuity and scalability of accounting operations
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar
- 3.5+ years of experience in Record-to-Report (RtR) accounting
- Experience in SSC/BPO environments is a strong plus
- Strong ownership and proactive problem-solving mindset
- Ability to lead complex topics independently
- Natural collaborator with strong stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable working in a dynamic, international environment
- Advanced knowledge of accounting principles (IFRS/GAAP)
- Strong experience with ERP systems and reporting tools (e.g., Cognos)
- Advanced Excel skills (data analysis, automation, validation)
- Experience in audits, tax processes, and complex reconciliations
- English (B2 or higher)
- Additional languages are a plus
- Hybrid working model
- Flexible working hours
- Structured onboarding and training program
- Competitive benefits package, including:
- Private medical care
- Meal vouchers
- Annual bonus
- Birthday day off
- Referral program
- Social events & team activities
Plus, the opportunity to take real ownership, influence processes, and grow within an international and fast-evolving finance environment.
Because this is more than a Senior Accountant role — it’s a chance to lead, improve, and make a lasting impact on how finance operates at scale.
If you're ready to step into a role where your expertise matters and your voice is heard, we’d love to meet you.
If you're excited by the idea of building something new, driving change, and growing with a purpose-driven company, Eurofins Business Services Portugal is the place for you.
Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.
Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.
We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!
Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in‑vitro diagnostic products. In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 950 laboratories in 60 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products. In 2023, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6,515 million, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.
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