Senior IFRS & Statutory Reporting Accountant

CSL; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL is seeking a Senior Reporting Accountant to join our Accounting Operations, Account to Report team in Lisbon, Portugal. You will act as the Certified Accountant (Contabilista Certificado) and lead accounting close and statutory reporting across multiple countries, ensuring compliance with IFRS, local GAAP and group policies.

You will coordinate audits, maintain strong financial controls and drive process improvements while collaborating with cross-functionalFinance teams.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification or certification in Finance or Accounting, including relevant IFRS and local GAAP knowledge/accreditation.
• Qualification to act as a Certified Accountant (Contabilista Certificado).
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in controllership, financial reporting, accounting or audit.
• Strong experience in the preparation and ownership of financial statements.
• Sound technical accounting knowledge and the ability to identify issues requiring additional interpretation or escalation.
• Good understanding of financial controls, statutory reporting and audit requirements.
• Experience working with financial systems, ideally SAP.
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Ability to work through complex or ambiguous accounting matters and exercise sound judgement within defined governance frameworks.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to deliver against reporting and close deadlines.
• A collaborative working style and the ability to build effective relationships across Finance and with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong drive for results and a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver accounting and close activities in accordance with group close calendars, company policies and local statutory requirements.
• Prepare standard journals and balance sheet reconciliations and review business journals, escalating complex or non-standard accounting matters where required.
• Manage applicable local electronic interfaces and related activities, including sales and vendor invoice processes, issue resolution and necessary process enhancements.
• Support the implementation and operation of the internal financial controls framework.
• Support internal audits and coordinate the implementation of agreed remediation activities.
• Coordinate external audit activities at entity level, ensuring required documentation is provided on time and significant issues or delays are appropriately escalated.
• Apply your technical accounting knowledge to support entity-level financial reporting and close activities, identifying matters requiring additional interpretation, judgement or review.
• Deliver assigned month-end close activities in accordance with the group timetable, including ERP reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Ensure compliance with applicable local financial regulations, tax requirements, company policies and accounting standards.
• Support balance sheet planning in collaboration with Finance Business Partners and Financial Planning & Analysis teams, including preparation of balance sheet information for indirect cash flow planning and entity submissions into the group consolidation system.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Local GAAP knowledge

Certified Accountant (ContabilistaCert

3+ years experience

Financial statements ownership

Audit coordination

Excel proficiency

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

MS Office

Job description

CSL is seeking a Senior Reporting Accountant to join our Accounting Operations, Account to Report team in Lisbon, Portugal. You will act as the Certified Accountant (Contabilista Certificado) and lead accounting close and statutory reporting across multiple countries, ensuring compliance with IFRS, local GAAP and group policies.

You will coordinate audits, maintain strong financial controls and drive process improvements while collaborating with cross-functionalFinance teams.