About Aptia
Founded to shape the future of pensions, health, and insurance solutions, Aptia is a leading professional services firm dedicated to simplifying complexity for businesses and individuals. We bring together cutting-edge technology and deep industry expertise to help organisations navigate an evolving landscape with clarity and confidence.
With a presence in the US, UK, India, and Portugal, we support over six million people and more than 1,100 clients, delivering solutions that drive efficiency, enhance financial security, and provide peace of mind.
Our strength lies in the combination of smart technology and expert teams, ensuring that managing pensions, health, and insurance is more effective. By focusing on innovation, accessibility, and client success, we help businesses take care of their people, so they can focus on what they do best.
And we are expanding. Aptia Group is not only fueled by our investors' backing but also by our commitment to foster the growth and success of our people. At Aptia, we're investing heavily in learning and development, paving unique career paths for our colleagues.
Specialist. Responsive. Thoughtful. Our values aren't just words; they are the backbone of our business. Our team embodies our values daily, to surpass client expectations, evolve constantly and nurture genuine relationships for the long-term.
Job requirements
As a result of the growth of our Portugal team, Aptia has exciting new opportunities for a Team Manager to join the Specialist Operations team in Portugal.
In this new role, you will oversee a new team of analysts and accountants across the Pension Payroll and Fund Accounting (PFA) functions.
This position will initially be on-site from our Lisbon offices, with hybrid working opportunities after the initial onboarding period.
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
Pension Fund Accounting:
Manage your own portfolio of medium-high complexity PFA clients, from planning, preparation and peer review through to audit and completion, in accordance with agreed deadlines.
Ensure efficient and accurate preparation of accounting information for clients in compliance with regulations and aligned to service level agreements
Preparation of ad hoc financial information as requested
Be accountable for the standard and quality of work undertaken by reporting team members
Pension Payroll:
Joining and contributing to regular Product Design Groups for our payroll platforms, oPen2, Propay and Midas Pay and leading ad hoc projects within the payroll team such as improvements to system functionality and process improvements for our specialist clients.
Overall Management Duties:
Ensure business procedural requirements are followed including accurate time recording, use of standard templates, peer review, e-filing, work in progress and mandatory training
Producing management information as required such as capacity planning
Collaboration with internal learning academy on team development needs and continuous upskilling
Communication of best practice and technical updates to wider teams as required
Annual whole team workload allocations
Training and coaching of team members to ensure motivation and productivity
Conducting regular 1:1s and performance review conversations
Contributing to a culture of best practice and continuous improvement through internal management forums
Here’s what we’re looking for:
Substantial previous experience working in an accounting or payroll environment, or within the broader financial services industry
Prior experience managing a team, including driving performance and coaching and developing others
Strong technical accounting knowledge or Payroll administration expertise
Computer literate in Word/Excel/Accounts software
Strong relationship building skills both internally and externally with clients and professional bodies as required (including Trustees, investment managers, consultants and actuaries)
What you can expect :
A group committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, which embraces and respects differences, because it recognizes that only a diverse and inclusive environment creates the conditions to be prepared for a constantly changing world
This role will provide you an exciting opportunity to learn about the processes at Aptia, whilst allowing you to grow and develop your knowledge within a pensions setting and growing team
Benefit from the support of exceptional Learning and Development tools as well as training and peer mentoring
A flexible work environment as our company strongly values work-life balance
Competitive salary & discretionary bonus
Meal Card
Private medical Insurance, single cover with option to add dependants
Pension scheme and life assurance
Complimentary coffee and fresh fruit in the office
A dynamic workplace and team, with fresh perspectives, innovative thinking and passion for success
Please apply with your CV in English.
How to apply
If you are interested in this role, then we’d love to hear from you. Please go ahead and click apply and submit your resume with appropriate contact information.
Aptia is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment. At Aptia, fostering an equitable and inclusive environment for all our people to flourish is a priority. We are an equal opportunity employer and aim to attract and retain the best people without attention to age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, political affiliation, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation.
If there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process to ensure it is accessible to you, we encourage you to reach out to us.
