Senior Accountant: FR/US GAAP, Tax & Reporting Lead

TransPerfect; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

TransPerfect is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage day-to-day accounting tasks, monthly closures, and statutory reporting for local entities, ensuring accuracy across local GAAP and US GAAP. The role requires close collaboration with AP/AR shared services and auditors.

The successful candidate will have a degree in accounting/finance, 4+ years in a similar role within a multinational, and fluency in English and French, with strong Excel and Great Plains skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration or similar in the Accounting and Finance areas.
• Minimum of 4 years' experience in a responsibility role in a modern structured and international company.
• Proactive approach, organizational capacity, problem solving, confidentiality, ability to work in a team and leadership experience.
• Good knowledge of French tax legislation and general accounting of financial statements in FR GAAP.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and French.
• Strong knowledge of Office package and in particular Excel at an advanced level.

Responsibilities

• Supervise monthly closure and reconciliations and ensure accounting transactions are performed correctly on time.
• Preparation and closing of the statutory financial statements and group packages in accordance with local GAAP and US GAAP and in collaboration with tax consultants and auditors.
• Control of all VAT and corporate tax requirements.
• Interaction with the shared service centre for accounting and administration issues.
• Management, updating and optimizing of all administrative-financial processes and procedures in accordance with internal audits rules.

Skills

Fluent English

Fluent French

Leadership experience

Team collaboration

Education

Business Administration or related Accounting/Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Great Plains

Microsoft Office

Job description

TransPerfect is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage day-to-day accounting tasks, monthly closures, and statutory reporting for local entities, ensuring accuracy across local GAAP and US GAAP. The role requires close collaboration with AP/AR shared services and auditors.

The successful candidate will have a degree in accounting/finance, 4+ years in a similar role within a multinational, and fluency in English and French, with strong Excel and Great Plains skills.