• Looking for a Junior General Ledger Accountant to join their team.
• A multinational company building a new Regional Shared Service Centre.

Description

• Create and manage fixed asset records accurately within the system;
• Run and review depreciation calculations to ensure correctness and compliance;
• Identify lease agreements and maintain lease data for accurate accounting treatment;
• Close fixed asset subledger activities and reconcile with the general ledger to ensure alignment;
• Close and transfer data from general ledger sources as part of the financial closing process;
• Record journal entries in a timely and accurate manner to reflect financial transactions;
• Review the trial balance to identify and resolve discrepancies or errors;
• Perform preliminary consolidation processes and conduct necessary checks to support reporting;
• Prepare external financial reporting and draft notes to the financial statements in compliance with regulatory standards;
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations and preparing necessary documents for audits;
• Supporting the GL Tower Lead in the governance bodies with the internal clients (entities based in Spain and Portugal), preparing and following-up on KPIs reports, performance reports;
• Active contribution in process migrations from IBERIA countries to the SSC Porto (trainings, understanding local processes, process documentation).

Profile

• 2 to 4 years of experience in accounting, preferably in an SSC or GL close process;
• Knowledge of accounting principles and financial standards;
• Ability to analyze financial data and resolve discrepancies;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting with internal stakeholders;
• Proficiency in English;
• Ability to travel around Iberia Region for the first 2 to 3 months (migration period from local Spanish and / or Portuguese entities towards the SSC in Porto);
• Experience working in an SSC environment is a plus;
• Proficiency in any other European languages is a plus (French, Dutch, German, Polish, Spanish - Catalunya, English - Irish, etc).

Job Offer

• A great opportunity for professional growth with excellent salary conditions.