Senior Accountant SSC (f/m/d)

SurTec Group; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Personal Development

Flexible Work Models

Employee discounts

Corporate Events

Job summary

SurTec Group, part of the Freudenberg Group, seeks a Senior Accountant SSC in Porto with IFRS/GAAP expertise. You will manage ledgers, generate consolidated reports, and support senior management with insightful analyses in a globally operating environment.

The role requires 5+ years in accounting, experience in migration/automation projects, travel flexibility, and excellent English. The employer emphasizes equal opportunities and a diverse, inclusive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or General Business required.
• 5+ years of IFRS reporting experience in a global business.
• 4+ years responsible for General Ledger/Tax in SSC/BPO.
• Experience with accounting migrations, automation or standardisation.
• Willingness to travel internationally and work across time zones.
• Very good English skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain books for one entity in one country per IFRS and local GAAP.
• Produce reconciled financial statements with schedules and analyses.
• Participate in senior management meetings with clear commentary.
• Ensure up-to-date accounting standards are applied; seek training as needed.
• Review outputs for suitability and tailor to recipients’ needs.
• Provide ad-hoc financial reporting support as required.

Skills

IFRS reporting

GAAP knowledge

English proficiency

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or General Business

Associate degree with 6+ years experience

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.

SurTec, a company of the Freudenberg Group, develops and produces chemical specialities for surface treatment. With own staff in 26 countries and partners in over 40, SurTec is globally active. Our five fields of application – Industrial Parts Cleaning, Metal Pre-treatment, Functional Coatings, Functional and Decorative Electroplating – serve a wide range of industries worldwide.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Rely on comprehensive services whenever you need it.
• Personal Development: We offer a variety of trainings to ensure you can develop in your career.
• Flexible Work Models: We allow for flexible work models to ensure both professional and personal success.
• Employee discounts: Opportunities for deals on products and services.
• Corporate Events: We celebrate success as a team, because only together can we achieve our goals.

Location: Porto, Hybrid Work

Employer: ST Ibérica Sociedade Unipessoal LDA

Senior Accountant SSC (f/m/d)

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for keeping partly or full the books for one entity in one country according to IFRS and local GAAP
• To produce a full suite of reconciled financial performance statements, accompanied by supporting schedules and analyses, for each operating legal entity within the scope in accordance with the timetables set by each reporting entity
• To participate in senior management meetings, delivering results and supporting commentary, in a media suitable to the meeting environment
• To ensure that all up-to-date accounting standards are adopted and applied to financial statements, including seeking training where appropriate to ensure skills remain current
• To regularly review statement outputs to ensure that suitability is matched to the needs of the recipient, discussing needs and offering solutions where appropriate
• To provide ad‑hoc financial reporting support where appropriate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or General Business, or Associates degree with 6+ years of experience
• 5+ years of experience using in-depth accounting knowledge with IFRS reporting experience in a global business setting
• 4+ years of track record of being fully responsible for General Ledger and Tax accounting at a SSC or BPO
• Successfully supported and driven several Accounting migration and/or automation or standardisation projects in the area of SSC or BPO
• Ability to perform international travels and work in different time zones
• Very good English

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.