JOB TITLE - General Ledger Accountant.

SALARY - 18,000 - 22,000 Euros

LOCATION - Porto, Portugal

REPORTS TO

Reports Directly to the General Ledger Accountant Team Leader.

JOB SUMMARY

• The accountant will be the key support contact for the centre and local in term of supporting the general ledger activities.
• The accountant will be responsible for the maintenance of the accounts, P&L and balance sheet by country assigned.
• The accountant will work closely with the GL Team Leader to drive the efficiency of the financial activities.
• The accountant will be involved (directly or indirectly) in the transition of additional accounting activities from the country into the Centre of Excellence.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Prepare journal and load into Oracle.
• Checking for completeness of the posting.
• Analyse the accounts movements and propose period end adjustment entries.
• Reconciliation of accounts on monthly basis.
• Upload accounting figures into HFM consolidation tool
• Owner to open and close the period in Oracle
• Generate standard set of report, e.g. financial statement
• Generate additional requested reports
• Prepare reports for management
• Support the country local finance with Audit reports required
• Support tax filing for the country assigned
• Support the other team members with financial transitions into centre
• Assist in ad hoc reports and projects as required by Head of Regional Finance SSC or European Project managers

QUALIFICATIONS

• Academic accounting degree (or similar) or professional qualification
• 2-5 years of working experience in accounting/finance area
• The experience should be in multinational, ideally working for different countries in Shared services Environment
• Participation in transition of finance activities into a shared services environment will be an advantage
• Certified Accountant (registered in OTOC) will be an advantage

CORE COMPETENCIES

Technical/Skill

• Experience in using Excel, Power Point and Word
• Analytical / problem solver
• Experience in Oracle Finance system will be an advantage

Soft skill (desirable)

• Excellent interpersonal skills and meticulous
• Able to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Ability to work and deliver results within agreed timeline.
• Attention-to-details, and diligent.
• Ability to work with multi-cultural environment.
• A good understanding of process improvement that can improve customer experience, service quality and efficiency
• Good communication skills - fluent in spoken & written English.
• Any other language will be an advantage