Accountant (f/m/d) - German Speaker

Job Type: Permanent 
Job Location: Lisbon 
Workplace: Hybrid

Job Description  
Could your passion for accounting take you further?

Our client is a well-known international specialist insurer and reinsurer. They provide market-leading products and excellent service to individuals and businesses with unusual and often complicated insurance needs. Currently, they are reinforcing their team in Lisbon by recruiting an Accountant (f/m/d) fluent in German.

How will you help our client with?

• Regular posting of business transactions;
• Month, Quarter, and Year End activities;
• Be involved in audit requests;
• Support Accounts Payable, Assets accounting, and Treasury areas;
• Accounts, banks, and systems reconciliations;
• Intercompany reconciliations;
• Support the production of financial monthly reports;
• Liaising with internal and external parties to meet agreed deadlines;
• Find proactive approaches to ensure regulatory, tax, corporate, and compliance requirements are met when applicable;
• Analysis and preparation of management information reports as requested;
• Support Country Finance Manager;
• Assure the accuracy of accounting postings and compliance with accounting rules, internal accounting policy, and delegated authority matrix.;
• Resolve queries from stakeholders by e-mail or phone;
• Create and/or update processes and internal documentation on a regular basis;
• Support and participate in the implementation of continuous improvement or change project work and processes;
• Support Line manager in standardization/automation of European procedures;
• Delivers exceptional quality service standards/KPI’s and maintain the relevant data updated.

What do you need to have?

• Fluency in German (mandatory):
• Good command of English (mandatory);
• Degree qualification in Economic/Administrative/Accounting area or equivalent;
• Good understanding of the concepts of Income Statement and Balance Sheet;
• Previous experience in a similar role of about three years;
• Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills;
• Ability to organise, prioritise and plan workload to meet deadlines;
• Critical thinking and a can do attitude;
• Ability to manage the relationship with the different stakeholders, and  professionally firm and determined to assure accounting rules are met;
• Good analytical skills;
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work as a member of different teams.

What do we offer?

• Work contract directly to our client;
• Attractive Salary package and benefits (includes health and life insurance, 25 days of annual vacation, and annual bonus, among others);
• 35 hours of work per week (from 09h00 to 17h00), from Monday to Friday;
• The opportunity to work in an environment with intellectual challenges, and  responsibility.

If you meet all these requirements, have strong language skills, and appreciate new beginnings with new opportunities, please send us your up-to-date cv.

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