Senior Accountant

2 semanas atrás

Porto, Porto, Portugal GKN Automotive Tempo inteiro
GKN Automotive is the global leader in drive systems.

A global automotive technology company that pioneered electric drive systems and is now driving the future of transportation.

We are a trusted partner for most of the world's automotive companies, specialising in developing, building and supplying market-leading driveline systems and advanced ePowertrain technologies.


90% of the global vehicle manufacturers choose GKN Automotive and everyday 100's of millions of cars are driven everyday using our technology.

We've spent more than 20 years driving innovation in electric drive systems, working with most major OEMs to deliver Electrical Control Units (ECUs).

Our eDrive technology is now powering over two million vehicles on the road today.

GKN Automotive in Porto:


Estalished in 2020, our Global Business Services (GBS) is located at the heart of Porto (Hipercentro Areosa Business Park), where our 300+ employees provide support on a global level within areas of Finance, Procurement, HR and IT (to name a few).

Our vision is to deliver sustainable value with standard, consistent & digitally enhanced processes. To achieve this, we are seeking to attract highly motivated and skilled professionals.


We pride ourselves in being a truly global company, and GKN Automotive GBS in Porto has a relevant representation of that.

Our workplace is diverse & inclusive and our locally based team is represented by individuals from 23 different countries.


We invest in our people and every employee has a development plan focused on their specific career and learning objectives.

Career development is supported by relevant, sponsored technical learning, coaching, and access to self-driven training across a wide range of topics covering hard and soft skills.


Our culture is underpinned by our Values & Behaviours -Ingenious, Collaborative, Driven, Principled and and we are proud of the way that employees regularly have an opportunity to engage with others, provide ideas and work to develop these ideas to become a reality.

It's a place where our multi-discipline team's partner, collaborate, and learn from each other and the contribution of everyone counts.

We also support and encourage our employees to give back to the local communities through various activities.

In recent years we have supported volunteering initiatives from the Portuguese Cancer League, Animal Farm Association to solidarity actions, making time and resources available to join efforts on these important events.


The Role:

We are seeking an Senior Accounting to join our team.

You will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the General Ledger and financial statements.

This includes performing month-end activities, calculating and posting journals (including accruals), GL account reconciliations, reviewing and analysing the General Ledger.


Key responsibilities include:

  • Perform general accounting support and month end
  • Review and analyze information from the general ledger and other accounting records to ensure accuracy and completeness, and take corrective action, as appropriate
  • Address audit enquiries / investigation
  • Create trial balance and draft financial statements
  • Supervise the delivery of daily operational accounting tasks and the processing journal entries
  • Ensure the execution of periodend accounting entries by posting manual journal entries and processing recharges (e.g., accruals, currency conversions, etc.)
  • Oversee the postings of journals and ensure that processes are correctly followed
  • Oversee the reconciliation of General Ledger / balance sheet accounts
  • Support in the production of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines
  • Oversee the preparation of monthend and yearend close process
  • Be proactive in the provision of feedback and the delivery of ideas to develop and improve solutions
  • Perform other reasonable duties within the RecordtoReport pillar as required

Who you'll be:

To be successful in this position, you will have proven experience in Accounting.

Specific Functional Capabilities, Knowledge and Skills Required:

  • BSc/BA in accounting, finance or relevant field
  • At least 3 years of relevant accountant experience
  • Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices
  • Strong financial, analytical, communication and project management skills
  • Ability to develop, motivate and lead diverse teams and managing workload efficiently across resources
  • Good analytical skills and detail orientated
  • Strong organisation and time management
  • Ability to work unsupervised and deliver high quality work to tight deadlines
  • Knowledge of ERP systems, processes and workflow technology
  • Operated in complex environment with the same size and scale Experience from working in a similar industry

Language Skills:
English

Our Offer:

This is an excellent opportunity to work in

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