Record to Report Accountant

Finance


Lisbon - Edifício Ageas Tejo, Praça Príncipe Perfeito, n.º 2, 4.º, 1990-278 Lisboa

About the job

The purpose of this role is to execute and support high transactional Finance Processes in Media Bill and Pay, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay as well as Record to Report.

We Dream. We Do. We Deliver.

About Merkle

Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, we have put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and our performance, Merkle delivers holistic, experiences that promote growth, engagement, and loyalty. Merkle's expertise has earned recognition as a "Leader" by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information, visit www.merkle.com.

Main tasks:

  • In your day-to-day role, you will be expected to complete the appropriate tasks for your ledger in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Record of all relevant transactions into the General Ledger and the reconciliation of your assigned accounts on a monthly basis
  • Deliver transactional processing and accounting i.e. other manual bookings, cost accounting and others.
  • Perform month end activities i.e. account rec prep, balance sheet maintenance (accruals, provisions, prepayments, fixed assets, among others.
  • Stat reporting i.e.  accrual history sheets, FA history sheets, among others.
  • Support the business by proposing and implementing improvements to our control environments including internal compliance and JSOX requirements.

In this role, you will be reporting to the RTR Team Lead.

Qualifications

  • Fully qualified accountant.
  • Minimum of 2 years in complex accounting role.
  • Solid working experience in IFRS/HGB.
  • Experience with SAP.
  • Experience in a fast-paced environment and deliver meeting tight deadlines.
  • Fluent English, verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent customer service, organizational, communication and follow-up skills.
  • Solid self-management, innovative and constantly looking for opportunities to improve.
  • Strong skills in Microsoft® Office Tools (Excel, etc.).

Additional information

Benefits and perks:

  • Modern Technology & Latest IT tools
  • Software-house environment
  • Agile and Flexible working hours
  • Digital nomad policy
  • Focus on career development
  • Health insurance (also included for the household)
  • Mental health support
  • Volunteer experiences and sustainable mindset
  • 25 vacation days + 3 wellness days per year
  • Beers (after 6pm), foosball, and ping-pong! #workhardplayhard
  • Free breakfast every second Monday of the month
  • Employee discounts
  • Team & Company events 🎉

Inclusion & Diversity

We value the strength diversity brings to our business and are working to build a more inclusive workplace through partnerships with Stonewall, Business Disability Forum and Business in the Community's race and gender equality campaigns. We are happy to discuss all approaches to working for all our roles – we can't promise we will offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly.

If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.

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