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Accountant Jobs in Porto, Porto, Portugal at Natixis in Portugal
Title: Accountant
Company: Natixis in Portugal
Location: Porto, Porto, Portugal
Company DescriptionNatixis is part of the Global Financial Services business unit, the global arm of Groupe BPCE, specialized in Asset & Wealth Management and Corporate & Investment Banking and counts nearly 16,000 employees across 38 countries.
The Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France through its two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne.
Natixis in Portugal mission is to transform traditional banking services by developing innovative solutions for the bank’s business, operations and work culture, being a key driver of the company’s culture of agility and innovation. Teams of IT and Banking Support Activities work in an integrated, inclusive and transversal way, supporting all the business lines and country platforms.
Job DescriptionTeam presentation and main goal:This team is responsible for areas of accounting, treasury, tax, reporting and account consolidation.
Main tasks and goals:
Prepare asset, liability and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information;
Document financial transactions by entering account information;
Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options;
Summarize current financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports;
Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents;
Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures;
Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information;
Secure financial information by completing database backups;
Verify, allocate, post and reconcile transactions;
Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results;
Analyze financial information and summarise financial status;
Provide technical support and advice on management;
Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures;
Provide input into department’s goal setting process;
Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule;
Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance;
Support month-end and year-end close process;
Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls lop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
Qualifications
Degree in Accounting or Finance;
Advanced knowledge of accounting and ideally bank accounting;
SAP (knowledge);
Office tools (Excel) (advanced knowledge);
PowerBI (knowledge);
English (mandatory) and French (as a plus).
Soft Skills:
Good behavior of leadership;
Rigor;
Analytical skills & Critical thinking;
Autonomy;
Team spirit.
Only CV´s in English will be considered.
Additional Information
At Natixis, we are committed to fostering a working environment where each and every one of our people is treated with dignity and respect and where every voice is heard. Our differences make us collectively stronger and are a source of fulfilment, innovation and performance.
In the framework of its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion policy, Natixis in Portugal has implemented a Blind CV Screening process, with the purpose of reducing hiring bias. A blind CV excludes any personal details which refer to the applicant’s gender, age or ethnicity.
When applying for our positions, please submit a blind CV, that is, with no picture, name, gender, age, nationality, et…
