Financial Accountant

Our client, a multinational group in the renewable energy sector, is currently looking for a Financial Accountant to integrate their financial department, located in Lisbon City Centre.

The client in question is a renewable energy asset management and development group that works on behalf of investors to find investment opportunities, acquire assets, and manage the technical and commercial aspects of renewable energy portfolios worldwide. It is a rapidly growing company with a current presence in 3 continents.

About the role:

Directly reporting to the Finance Manager, the Financial Accountant will be responsible for several main functions such as:

• Manage accounting for all Portuguese legal entities.
• Prepare monthly financial statements (P/L, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and accruals).
• Perform intercompany accounting and reconciliation.
• Control and manage Fixed Assets capitalization and depreciation.
• Collaborate proactively with the financial team to ensure a timely and clean year-end audit.
• Communicate with lawyers, notaries, other professionals, and government institutions.
• Assist with process documentation and create desk manual instructions for responsible entities.
• Identify and support the implementation of new policies and procedures for efficient use of Billing, AR transactions, and Collections.
• Support the implementation of Navision ERP System in new companies.
• Possess general fiscal and tax compliance knowledge for tax preparation.
• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual tax reports (Withholding Tax, VAT, Income Tax) to Portuguese Tax Authorities.
• Perform treasury accounting reconciliations and manage cash flow.
• Draft year-end Annual Accounts.
• Maintain close contact with auditors when applicable.
• Prepare monthly reports, summaries, and analyses for the Board's needs.

For this position, we are looking for a candidate with a degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting or similar and a minimum experience of 2 years in Accounting with a demonstrated familiarity with accounting principles and corporate taxation and reporting.

Fluency in English (both verbal and written) are mandatory and Spanish is a plus. Experience managing Tax issues, MS Office and ERP systems, such as Dynamics Navision would be an asset.

If you consider yourself to be able to work under pressure and have tight deadlines, while being a great team worker, with good communication and interpersonal skills, this position is for you!

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