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Staff Accountant

TransPerfect
PT-Lisbon
Full-time
You apply on TransPerfect's own careers site

The Staff Accountant manages day-to-day accounting and financial reporting for local legal entities, including Portuguese tax filings and reconciliations. The role works with shared service centers, local management, and auditors to keep reporting accurate under local and US GAAP.

Full-time
4+ years
Degree in Business Administration or a related accounting or

Skills & Expertise

US GAAP
Local GAAP
Portuguese VAT
Payroll tax
Financial reporting
Great Plains
Excel
Transfer pricing

Key Responsibilities

Supervise monthly close and reconciliations, ensuring accounting transactions are accurate and timely.

Prepare statutory financial statements and group packages under local and US GAAP.

Manage VAT and corporate tax requirements and coordinate with tax consultants and auditors.

Full Description

TransPerfect Is More Than Just a Job…

Our greatest asset is our people, and nothing is more important to us than ensuring that everyone knows that. Each of our 100+ offices has its own individual identity, and each also has its own unique rewards.

As a Staff Accountant you will be responsible for tracking, monitoring and evaluating day-to-day accounting tasks and activities.

Main Goals

• Ensure that financial results for local legal entities are accurate. Oversee and be responsible for the preparation of all monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting activities, all statutory fillings and local tax matters, support the transfer pricing document preparation in cooperation with tax consultant. P&L and Balance sheet are also in accordance with US GAAP. Ensure that all reconciliations (done by shared service centres) are accurate and completed in a timely fashion

• Detailed knowledge of calculations and filings for Portuguese VAT and payroll tax / social deductions

• Positive attitude, inclusive working style and effective communication skills are essential

• The role will require a strong connection with AP and AR Shared Services Centres to ensure smooth operations between the country and the shared service centres

• Provide assistance to local Management on local projects within the finance/tax area in different

• Liaise with internal and external auditors and subject matter experts on accounting, reporting and tax issues

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise monthly closure and reconciliations and ensure accounting transactions are performed correctly on time.

• Preparation and closing of the statutory financial statements and group packages in accordance with local GAAP and US GAAP and in collaboration with tax consultants and auditors

• Control of all VAT and corporate tax requirements

• Interaction with the shared service centre for accounting and administration issues

• Management, updating and optimizing of all administrative-financial processes and procedures in accordance with internal audits rules

About You

• Degree in Business Administration or similar in the Accounting and Finance areas

• Minimum of 4 years' experience in a responsibility role in a modern structured and international company

• Proactive approach, organizational capacity, problem solving, confidentiality, ability to work in a team and leadership experience

• Good knowledge of tax legislation and general accounting of financial statements in local GAAP and US GAAP

• Fluent in written and spoken English and Portuguese. Spanish would be advantageous

• Good knowledge of Great Plains beneficial

• Strong knowledge of Office package and in particular Excel at an advanced level

• Inclusive working style and effective communication skills are essential

Applications are handled on TransPerfect's site