Are you ready for the next step in your career as Finance Manager?
We are looking for a seasoned professional to join our team in Ovar, Portugal!
We are looking for a Finance Manager to lead general ledger accounting and ensure accurate, compliant financial reporting in line with IFRS, LGAAP, and tax regulations. This role supports audits, oversees balance sheet and cash flow integrity, and advises stakeholders on accounting matters.
You’ll also drive legal entity changes and strengthen internal controls in collaboration with global finance and audit teams.
The role is based in Ovar, Portugal and as a Finance Manager - Portugal, you will be part of Valmet global Operational Finance, Country Finance team.
Your responsibilities, in detail:
- General ledger accounting and reporting.
- Ensuring completeness, accuracy and compliance of financial statements following effectual reporting requirements, accounting principles and regulations.
- Complying with business related tax obligations, accounting standards (IFRS, LGAAP), and other regulations.
- Providing support on accounting and reporting matters to internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinating and completing annual statutory audit and group audit reviews. Monitoring the progress and findings with selected auditors, Global Finance Operations, and business finance.
- Monitoring correctness of balance sheet and cash flow items from legal entity perspective and takes actions with other responsible parties when needed.
- Driving legal mergers, structural changes, and integrations as needed within country/region.
- Implementing and developing the internal and process control concept in end-to-end processes by working with the Global Finance Operations team and internal audit teams.
What you need to be successful:
- Bachelor/Master’s degree, in Finance or Accounting and recognized accounting qualification.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
- Previous relevant working experience (4+ years) within financial accounting and/or reporting.
- Deep knowledge of accounting principles and standards.
- Fluent English (written and verbal) and excellent communication skills.
- Strong knowledge of Financial Reporting tools MSO
- Self-motivated drive to fulfill requirements and meet the timelines.
- Readiness to understand global business model and way of working.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents, prepare written and graphical presentations, to write policies, procedures, and work instructions.
- Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries.
- Ability to work well under pressure and capability to support others.
We offer:
We offer you a wide onboarding period, full support from our professional team, good possibilities to learn and further develop your competences reaching the peak.
In addition, we provide a comprehensive compensation package, which includes a bonus plan, meal allowance, and health and life insurance coverage. Our team of health experts is available to support you, offering services in occupational and curative medicine, nursing, psychology, and physiotherapy. We are committed to fostering both the professional and personal development of our employees through various training programs and financial support for further studies. Additionally, we offer language learning opportunities through our partnerships with language schools.
Additional information:
We will start to process applications as soon as those come in, so apply already today – latest by August 24th . Please note applications must be submitted through our official recruiting channel.
We conduct interviews continuously; this means we might choose a candidate before the last application day. So, don't wait with your application!
That feeling when… everything works together is what makes working at Valmet unique!
Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 19.000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork.
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