Senior GL Accountant

emagine - Portugal; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Robust benefits package

Job summary

A European consultancy firm is seeking a Senior GL Accountant for their Finance Center of Excellence in Lisbon. The successful candidate will manage GL accounting and tax compliance for the Portuguese subsidiary. Responsibilities include monthly closings, cash reconciliation, and supporting audits. The role requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in international accounting, excellent communication skills in English, and strong ERP and Excel abilities. The firm offers a dynamic work environment with a robust benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience in an international context.
• Excellent level of English.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to work with large datasets and complex models.

Responsibilities

• Perform general accounting activities and monthly close.
• Assist with statutory, financial, and tax audits.
• Support cash reconciliation and treasury management.
• Contribute to process optimization and internal controls.

Skills

General Accounting activities

Cash reconciliation

Treasury management

Payment processes

Supplier invoice processing

English communication

ERP skills

Advanced Excel skills

Adaptability

Detail-oriented mindset

Tools

Business Central

Job description

Are you driven by reaching targets and do you have a high sense of service mindedness? emagine cooperates with some of the most esteemed international companies and brands. We are dedicated to delivering an exceptional service and uncompromised quality. We are expanding our Finance Team with an ambitious, business-minded and motivated Senior GL Accountant based in our Finance Center of Excellence in Lisbon. You will be primarily responsible for the GL accounting and tax compliance for the Portuguese subsidiary working closely with other GL accounting and controlling resources. You will also secondarily support other countries.

You will have a wide range of responsibilities including:

• General Accounting activities, including monthly close.
• Supporting cash reconciliation, treasury management, and payment processes.
• Assisting with supplier invoice processing.
• Performing balance sheet reviews.
• Supporting statutory, financial, and tax audits.
• Contributing to process optimization, automation initiatives, and strengthening internal controls

The right candidate for the job has a strong work ethic and ability to work within a team. You take pride in seeing the team deliver solid results thanks to everyone’s contribution. You are therefore a strong communicator and listener with a good understanding of processes because of your thorough and detail orientated mindset. It is important that you are flexible and know how to prioritize your tasks, because of the quick changes that can happen from time to time. You always finish what you start and you thrive in taking initiative and share your ideas and knowledge with your colleagues.

We prefer you to have:

• Minimum 5 years’ accounting experience in an international context.
• Excellent level of English.
• Excellent teamwork and communication (written and verbal).
• Strong ERP skills (Business Central will be a plus).
• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to work confidently with large datasets, complex models, and data analysis.
• High discipline and structure in working with data.
• High sense of detail and overview.
• Ability to learn, adapt and develop quickly.

We offer you an exciting career opportunity where the everyday tone is informal, and the form of cooperation is characterized by flexibility, trust and helpfulness. The opportunity to work independently, but also in cooperation with friendly and committed colleagues across Europe, an ambitious organization and a flat structure. You will also gain access to a robust benefits package.

emagine is a leading European consultancy delivering high-end IT and Business services. We offer a wide range of services, including business and management consulting, vendor management services and managed services. Services are delivered to Clients all over Europe and the emagine Nearshore.

Interested? We conduct ongoing interviews, so please send your CV and application.