General Ledger Accountant

at  teamblue Global

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Team.blue was created in June 2019 by the merger of regional leading hosting providers Combell Group, Register Group and TransIP Group.
team.blue is an ecosystem of 60+ successful brands working together across 22 European countries to provide its 3.3 million SMB customers with everything they need to succeed online by offering best-in-class expertise and services.
team.blue’s brands are a mix of traditional hosting businesses that offer services from domain names, email, shared hosting, e-commerce, and server hosting solutions and, as specialist SaaS providers, adjacent products such as compliance, marketing tools, and team collaboration products. This broad product offering makes it a one-stop partner for online businesses and entrepreneurs across Europe.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are building a new Finance Excellence Centre in Lisbon (Portugal) to support our recent acquired (SaaS) companies and future acquisitions. The Excellence Centre in Lisbon will support HR, Finance and other functions. The company is currently implementing a new ERP tool (NetSuite) and reviewing the current processes to improve and automate our Finance operations.
We are seeking an General Ledger Accountant to join our team to support the Record to Report process of our newly acquired companies. The ideal candidate will have strong background in the R2R process, ideally in an Excellence Centre or Shared Service Centre setup. We are looking for someone that has the experience to be able to work hands-on, contribute to the setup of new Centre as well is highly motivated to contribute to Continues Process Improvements.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other related.
• Relevant experience and track record in an international Finance environment/Share.
• Service Centre setup is a plus. Good understanding of applicable European GAAP and IFRS.
• Fluency in English and valued other European Language.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with a proactive and entrepreneurial mindset.

• Play a key role in setting up the Finance Excellence Centre.
• Handle accounting tasks according to established procedures and update documentation as needed.
• Work with other departments to ensure accurate and timely financial transactions and expense allocations.
• Maintain the general ledger, ensuring it is accurate and complies with company policies and accounting standards
• Manage the month-end close process, including generating standardized reports and preparing annual accounts.
• Review and analyse general ledger accounts to identify discrepancies, unusual trends and propose corrective actions, as needed.
• Support the regional team with standardized reports for annual audits and tax audits.
• Prepare and review account reconciliations.
• Assist with special projects and process improvement projects as needed.