Senior General Ledger Accountant | Financial Reporting Expert

1 dia atrás

Porto, Porto, Portugal Phiture Tempo inteiro

H.B. Fuller is a global adhesives leader committed to perfecting adhesives and sealants worldwide. Our products may be invisible, but they play a vital role in modern life. As we connect what matters, we aim to solve the world's biggest adhesion challenges.

The Role

This Senior General Ledger Accountant reports to the EIMEA Record to Report Team Leader and is a seasoned financial professional responsible for managing various accounting functions, including financial reporting, analysis, and reconciliations. The role involves preparing complex financial statements, ensuring adherence to statutory and USGAAP accounting principles and regulations, and supporting audits.

Key Responsibilities
  • Chief Accountant and monthly closing activities:

Financial Reporting: Ensure and prepare monthly financial statements in compliance with USGAAP accounting principles and company procedures, within the timelines set in cooperation with Management and other functions.

Monthly, Quarterly, and Year-End Reporting: Prepare and deliver timely and accurate financial reports to the EIMEA Accounting Team.

Statutory Compliance: Ensure that Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the company's business and that Statutory Annual Accounts and Tax Returns are filed on a timely and accurate manner in cooperation with local tax advisors.

Other Filings: Responsible for all Other Statutory and Tax Filings required at the company level (e.g., National Statistics questionnaires, VAT Declarations, WHT Forms, SAF-T Reports, among others).

Corporate Reporting: Responsible for the elaboration of 10-K report and Corporate Tax Questionnaires annually.

Legal Compliance: Verify that Legal Statutory Requirements are being fulfilled and act as a facilitator with SAP Project Team to ensure Legal updates (when applicable) are ready on a timely manner and any issue identified will be reported and pursued until further conclusion.

Agreements Expertise: Act as GFS EIMEA multi-element agreements expert.

Journal Entries: Responsible for all journal entries and ensure that all supporting documentation is in place.

Account Reconciliations: Perform monthly account reconciliations, ensuring that all supporting documentation is in place and the aging balance is appropriate.

Team Support: Assist with or direct other team members' monthly close responsibilities as necessary.

Audit Support: Support management on journal entries review and approval.

Variance Analysis: Assist with deep understanding and compliance of HBF policies across the EIMEA RtR team.

Internal Controls: Perform internal controls in compliance with SOX requirements.

Other Tasks: Perform other RTR-related tasks as required.

  • Analytical review activities:

Balance Sheet Variance Analysis: Prepare Balance Sheet variance analysis and comments, monthly and quarterly, following the company thresholds.

P&L Variance Analysis: Prepare Monthly P&L variance analysis and comments per GL account and cost centers, identifying the main drivers and trigger early warnings of unusual trends or transactions in collaboration with the GFS Finance Controlling Team.

Data Analysis: Ensure regular communication with stakeholders, providing insightful information of companies' development.

Reporting Support: Support RtR Financial Controlling team understanding of the P&L main drivers / outliers for actual reporting.

Error Detection: Promptly investigate and signal issues derived from the data analyzed to ensure accurate financial statements (where required).

Additional Analysis: Support all other analysis and activities requested by management.

  • Process Improvement and Projects:

Process Documentation: Review process documentation for transitioned & existing work to ensure that the documentation of our processes and procedures is of a sufficient standard to support business continuity objectives.

Process Improvement: Improve processes and controls of Finance Information Systems and Internal Controls with an objective of simplifying and standardizing the accounting structure and enhancing accuracy of the financial statements.

SAP Updates: Provide business testing for SAP system updates and changes related to RTR.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related area.
  • Strong accounting technical background with a Professional Accounting Qualification (Portuguese Certified Accountant).
  • Minimum 3-5 years of relevant working experience preferably in multinational companies or Share Service Centers.
  • Excellent written and spoken English skills.
  • Experienced working with SAP or another ERP system essential.
  • Advanced Excel-based skills are essential.
  • Organized, motivated, professional, and excellent analytical skills.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other colleagues.
  • Detail-oriented, organized, and resourceful with a strong orientation to results.
  • Ability to lead, solve problems, and communicate at all levels.
  • Some availability to travel may be required.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $120,000 per annum, depending on experience.

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