Senior Accountant

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses. 

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Accountant to join our team, based in either or Lisbon or Porto offices in Portugal. Fluency in English and Portuguese is preferred.

We envisage success in this role to include;

Reviews and/or processes billing/invoicing and enters data into the accounting databases. Submits cash applications to the vouchers/invoices. Researches and resolves accounts receivable issues. Analyzes records of financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries. Closes month-end accounting books. Reconciles balance sheet and profit and loss statement. Prepares income statements, balance sheets and various other accounting statements or financial reports, including reconciliations & variance analysis. Analyzes accounting variances and prepares variance explanation reports. Prepares and/or reviews projections of accounting data to show effects of proposed changes on income and financial condition.  Maintains, records, and reconciles billings and accounts receivables. Examines financial statements and documents for conformance with accounting requirements and principles. Creates month-end accounting entries and reconciles discrepancies; posts to GL and reviews variances to budget. May be required to read and interpret contracts, legal documents, and other agreements. Ability to record complex business transactions in the general ledger. Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a minimum 5+ years of relevant experience partnered with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field OR equivalent combination of education and experience. Certified Accountant/ CPA/ ACCA qualification preferred.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

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