About this role
Senior General Ledger & Reporting Accountant
Hybrid | Full-time
Ready to take the next step in your accounting career and move into a role with real ownership and influence? Join our international Shared Services Center and play a key role in driving financial excellence, leading processes, and supporting business-critical decisions.
Your impact
As a Senior GL & Reporting Accountant, you won’t just execute processes — you’ll own them, improve them, and help shape how finance operates across multiple entities.
You’ll act as a trusted partner to both Finance and the business, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement in everything you do.
What you’ll be doing
General Ledger Leadership & Month-End Close
Lead and oversee General Ledger activities, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliancePlay a key role in the month-end close and financial reporting processReview and approve complex journal entries and accounting treatmentsEnd-to-End Accounting Ownership
Supervise full accounting scope for assigned entities (AP, AR, Inventory, Treasury, Intercompany)Manage complex Fixed Assets processes and accounting scenariosEnsure high-quality financial data across all processesReconciliations, Analysis & Insights
Lead intercompany reconciliations and resolve complex discrepanciesOwn Balance Sheet reconciliations and ensure full transparencyDeliver meaningful P&L and Balance Sheet analysis to support decision-makingReporting, Tax & Compliance
Own corporate reporting packages and ensure timely submissions (e.g., Cognos)Support and coordinate VAT, tax reporting, and auditsEnsure full compliance with internal controls (ICS) and accounting standardsProcess Improvement & Transformation
Identify, drive, and implement process improvements and automation opportunitiesActively contribute to optimisation projects and finance transformation initiativesStandardise and enhance accounting processes across entitiesStakeholder & Team Leadership
Act as a key point of contact for stakeholders, building strong, trust-based relationshipsLead communication and resolution of complex issuesSupport, mentor, and guide junior team membersStep in as backup to the Team Leader when neededKnowledge & Transition Management
Act as a subject matter expert in GL processesSupport transitions, knowledge transfer, and documentation improvementsEnsure continuity and scalability of accounting operations What we’re looking for
Experience & Education
Degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar3.5+ years of experience in Record-to-Report (RtR) accountingExperience in SSC/BPO environments is a strong plusLeadership & Mindset
Strong ownership and proactive problem-solving mindsetAbility to lead complex topics independentlyNatural collaborator with strong stakeholder management skillsComfortable working in a dynamic, international environmentTechnical Expertise
Advanced knowledge of accounting principles (IFRS/GAAP)Strong experience with ERP systems and reporting tools (e.g., Cognos)Advanced Excel skills (data analysis, automation, validation)Experience in audits, tax processes, and complex reconciliationsLanguages
English (B2 or higher)Additional languages are a plus
What we offer
Hybrid working modelFlexible working hoursStructured onboarding and training programCompetitive benefits package, including:Private medical careMeal vouchersAnnual bonusBirthday day off Referral programSocial events & team activitiesPlus, the opportunity to take real ownership, influence processes, and grow within an international and fast-evolving finance environment.
Why join us?
Because this is more than a Senior Accountant role — it’s a chance to lead, improve, and make a lasting impact on how finance operates at scale.
If you're ready to step into a role where your expertise matters and your voice is heard, we’d love to meet you.
Be Part of the Transformation
If you're excited by the idea of building something new, driving change, and growing with a purpose-driven company, Eurofins Business Services Portugal is the place for you.
We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.
We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.
Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!
Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/
Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.
The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.
In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 950 laboratories in 60 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.
In 2023, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6,515 million, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.