col-wideJob Description:
Verisure (in Portugal known as Securitas Direct) is seeking a talented, innovative, hands-on and passionateAccountantto join ourShared Services Center Team, with colleagues in France, Norway, Ireland and UK. The role will report to the Shared Services Center Manager and will bebased in Lisbon.
This is an excitingnew established rolethat will be working together with senior professionals across our European markets and interact with local operations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow in their role and showcase strong leadership and teambuilding capabilities.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team in the leading provider of professionally monitored alarms for residential households and small businesses in Europe & LatAm and to get exposure to a wide variety of Accounting topics as well as team building activities.
The company's success depends on its people and it invests in them every day. Working with Verisure is being part of an industry leading world-class company that has a strong entrepreneurial spirit.
Strategic context and value proposition
Over the past years, Verisure has experienced an exceptional and resilient financial performance with a very long track record of double-digit growth - thanks to continuous drive for Innovation, our very sophisticated Go-To-Market approach and replicable business model for expansion into new countries. Our strong and visionary Management Team is now supporting the business' next phase of growth with a robust business plan for value creation.
On the back of the extraordinary growth we have enjoyed in the past years,we aim to strengthen our Shared Services Center team and further develop the Accounting function. This Accountant will be a key member of the team and play a critical role to achieve this objective.
Responsibilities will include, among others:
Cost analysis
Accruals and Reconciliations
Fixed assets
HFM and Oracle reports
Point of Contact for internal and external stakeholders
Review and assure proper classification of cost center and accounts on Journal Entries
Weekly and Month-end closing procedures including Reconciliation report
Assist manager and peers on the daily activity
Performing ad hoc Accounts Payable and Procurement duties as required
Collaboration with local finance specialists to accounting, tax, annual reports etc. to ensure adherence to local legislation
Reports and organization structure
This position will report directly to theShared Services Center Manager,based in Lisbon
Candidate profile
Experience and Qualifications
We see this role ascritical for the achievement of Verisure's growth and organizational transformation goals while the Shared Services Center aims for centralization and automation.
As a result, we are looking for aself-starterandhigh potential/ top performerindividual who will combineAccounting knowledgewith a proactive business mindset focused on driving value to the business.
Education degree in Finance / Economics / Accounting / Business with deep understanding of Accounting and financial concepts (qualified accountant ideal)
Strong interest for Accounting
Experienced professional with approx. 5 yrs track-record within Accounting in an international environment
Fluent in written and spoken English
Competencies
Ability to work in a fast-paced international environment
Methodical and high attention to detail
Enjoys working with a variety of IT systems
Organized and with an appetite for improving existing processes
An enthusiastic and high energy individual with a strong drive to create a positive work environment
Humble and team-player
Strong fit with our Company DNA
Passionate in Everything We Do: Our people have a sense of energy that is unmistakable, one that drives us to delight our customers and focus on creating impact quickly.
Committed to Making a Difference: When we say we will do something; we deliver with excellence. We are accountable, focused and operate with discipline.
Always Innovating: We believe that Innovation can be big or small; it's a continuous state of mind that inspires us to think differently and always make things better. We are risk takers and we learn continuously.
Winning as a Team: Our people know that by leveraging one another's strengths, investing in and developing our team's capability and by collaborating well, we will win.
With Trust & Responsibility: Operating with integrity is core to our success. We are humble, honest and value deep mastery and expertise. We do the right thing, always.
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