Accounting & Tax Team Leader

About TMF Group

In TMF we are leading providers of critical administrative services all around the world Currently we have the best professionals dispersed in over 125 offices located in 87 countries. We have more than 12,000 experts in accounting, tax, payroll and global entity management that are key to the success of multiple international companies worldwide.

We have been present in Portugal over 5 years, currently we are 70+ colleagues and we keep growing every day

Discover the Role

As an Accounting & Tax Team Leader you will be responsible of a team of 5-7 people in the Accounting & Tax Department. You will ensure that the quality of the deliverables and the workflow in the team follows TMF standards, while building high level relationship with feeders, clients and third party suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

Bookkeeping:

• Review closing figures.
• Assist managers with technical GAAP interpretations and doubt/problem solving.
• Review GAAP conversions (mappings).
• Ensure the correctness and in time preparation of deliverables.
• Detect and escalate potential risks for directors or suspicious movements.

Tax Compliance:

• Validate VAT, Withholding tax and CIT final draft forms.
• Ensures all required tax forms are completed
• Detect and escalate potential risks from client tax obligations.
• Manage tax audits together with Account Manager.

Cash Management:

• Ensure payments count with client approval and beneficiary account support document.
• Validate transfer orders over a certain threshold for final signature.

Statutory Reporting:

• Review Annual Accounts consistency and ensures format follows TMF standards.
• Review Consolidation Annual Accounts full package.

Corporate reporting:

• Review any deliverable prior to be sent to client.

Audit Assistance:

• Follow up audit status. Attend high level queries from auditors.
• Attend meetings with auditors when client is present.

Other functions:

• Participate actively on Account Managers' training and development process.
• Inform Account Managers about the why's and the how's.
• Detect potential promotions in the team and perform team's appraisals.
• Detect and manage potential dissatisfaction from team members.
• Distribute balanced workload between team members.
• Keep a good environment between team members.
• Main contact for clients on service delivery matters.
• Detect cross-selling and up-selling opportunities.
• Review Team's time sheets.
• Coordinate with teams in other departments when needed.
• Ensure that all obligations are met.
• Participate and ensure population of department control sheets.
• Ensure established workflow is followed adequately.
• Detect client concerns and look for solutions proactively.
• Assist Head of Department on recruitment processes.
• Assist Head of Department on fee budget preparation.
• Meet feeders and clients to enhance relationship.
• Accountable for team internal reporting to Head of Department.
• Work with Head of Department on new regulations and opportunities.

Key Requirements:

• University's Degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration or similar;
• At least 5-6 years of experience in a similar outsourcing firm;
• Certified accountant
• Excellent knowledge of Local GAAP & Tax compliance; knowledge about US GAAP/IFRS would be considered a plus;
• Experience in people management or provable/visible leadership skills;
• Resourceful, independent and strong problem-solving abilities;
• Analytical structured mind set with ability to follow and build upon existing processes
• Proficiency in MS Office package, along with experience of local accounting ERPs;
• Advanced or proficient English;
• Relevant certifications - local or global (e.g. ACCA for A&T).
• Excellent written and communication skills, in English and local language;
• Strong team-playing skills;
• Quick-learning and flexibility towards changing environments;
• Excellent organization skills and adaptability to a high multitasking environment.

What's in it for you?

• Flexible schedule
• 60% remote working
• Home working allowance + economic compensation to build up your home office.
• Full Health insurance.
• Meal & transportation allowance
• 22 vacation days + Birthday Leave
• English Lessons with a teacher
• Casual Dress Code

We're looking forward to getting to know you