Senior Consultant - Corporate Solutions - Accounting

CO_WTRMRK AFCS - Apex Fund & Corporate Services Portugal, Unipessoal Lda; Lisboa; Híbrido; EUR 52 000 - 78 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Hybrid working arrangements

Competitive salary and benefits

Resumo da oferta

Apex Group in Lisbon, Portugal, is seeking a Senior Consultant within Corporate Solutions to deliver high-quality accounting, financial reporting and tax compliance for a diverse client portfolio.

Join a global firm with hybrid working and opportunities to grow your technical and client-management skills while supporting Portuguese GAAP, VAT and IRC requirements and liaising with auditors and external stakeholders.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or related field.
• Certified Accountant (Contabilista Certificado) or actively progressing toward qualification.
• Minimum 3 years' accounting experience with Portuguese tax compliance and GAAP.
• Experience preparing financial statements and statutory reporting.
• Strong knowledge of Portuguese taxation (IVA, IRC, IES).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and ERP systems experience.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Responsabilidades

• Manage accounting and bookkeeping for a portfolio of Portuguese and international clients.
• Review records and ensure compliance with Portuguese GAAP and regulations.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
• Prepare and review statutory financial statements.
• Prepare VAT, IRC, IES filings and other regulatory submissions.
• Act as Contabilista Certificado; review and sign financial statements and tax returns.
• Develop relationships with clients and external stakeholders.
• Mentor junior consultants and liaise with auditors and tax authorities.
• Identify process improvements to enhance service delivery.
• Ensure timely and accurate client deliverables.

Conhecimentos

Fluent English

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Organised

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Certified Accountant (Contabilista Certificado) or in progress

Ferramentas

ERP systems

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Apex Group

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard‑working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.

Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry‑changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you.

Senior Consultant – Corporate Solutions (Accounting)

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

The Role

As a Senior Consultant within our Corporate Solutions team, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality accounting, financial reporting and tax compliance services to a diverse portfolio of local and international clients. You will work closely with clients, support junior team members and contribute to the continued growth of Apex Group's Corporate Solutions business in Portugal. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accounting professional looking to broaden their exposure within a global organisation while developing their technical and client management skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the accounting and bookkeeping activities for a portfolio of Portuguese and international clients.
• Review accounting records and ensure compliance with Portuguese GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
• Prepare and review statutory financial statements.
• Prepare and submit VAT, Corporate Income Tax (IRC), IES and other regulatory filings.
• Act as a Certified Accountant (Contabilista Certificado), including the review, signing and submission of financial statements, tax returns and other statutory obligations where required.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and external stakeholders.
• Support and mentor junior consultants, providing guidance and technical expertise.
• Liaise with auditors, tax authorities, banks and other third parties.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and enhance service delivery.
• Ensure all client deliverables are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Essential Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Certified Accountant (Contabilista Certificado) or actively progressing towards qualification.
• Minimum 3 years' accounting experience, including strong exposure to Portuguese tax compliance and Portuguese GAAP.
• Experience preparing financial statements and statutory reporting.
• Strong knowledge of Portuguese taxation, including IVA, IRC and IES.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience working with accounting and ERP systems.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.

Desirable

• Experience working within an accounting outsourcing, professional services or corporate services environment.
• Exposure to international clients and multinational organisations.
• Experience reviewing the work of junior team members.

What We Offer

• Exposure to a diverse international client portfolio.
• A collaborative and supportive working environment.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• The opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing global financial services organisations.

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey.

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