Global Accounting Team Lead - Remote, Tax & Compliance

PwC Portugal; Matosinhos; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Services Portugal in Matosinhos seeks an experienced team coordinator to join our accounting and tax compliance team supporting PwC Luxembourg clients. You will manage financial records, prepare annual accounts, corporate tax and VAT returns, and ensure regulatory compliance while collaborating with colleagues in Luxembourg.

The role requires at least 5 years in accounting with 1 year in team coordination, a business/accounting degree, strong English, and proficiency in Excel and accounting

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience including 1 year as a team coordinator (accounting/tax firm).
• A Bachelor degree (or assimilated) in business administration, in accounting and/or in tax.
• Autonomous, rigorous, organised and problem solving oriented.
• Flexible and independent, able to manage several tasks simultaneously, and you can adapt to sudden changes in working patterns.
• Effective communication skills and a professional behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with on-site teams in Luxembourg to support the delivery of high-quality accounting and tax services to international clients.
• Ensure strong client satisfaction by delivering accurate and timely outputs.
• Manage a sub-team of 4 to 5 accountants: assign tasks, balance workloads, and perform first-level quality reviews.
• Contribute hands‑on in the early phase: maintain client accounting records, prepare annual accounts, corporate tax and VAT returns, and regulatory/investor reports to gain familiarity with our systems and standards.
• Supervise and review work done both by your team and yourself; report results and challenges to the activity leader.
• Continuously improve team performance by solving day‑to‑day operational issues, identifying team development needs, and optimizing workflows in a remote context.
• Escalate any issue to the activity leader and assist her/him in proposing concrete action.

Skills

Team coordination

Accounting

Tax

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor degree in business administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Accounting tool

Job description

PwC Services Portugal in Matosinhos seeks an experienced team coordinator to join our accounting and tax compliance team supporting PwC Luxembourg clients. You will manage financial records, prepare annual accounts, corporate tax and VAT returns, and ensure regulatory compliance while collaborating with colleagues in Luxembourg.

The role requires at least 5 years in accounting with 1 year in team coordination, a business/accounting degree, strong English, and proficiency in Excel and accounting