Accounting Team Lead - French Speaker; M​/F​/D

Join the transformation of global shared services from our new GBS hub in Portugal!

Your new Company:

A global industrial company is expanding its Global Business Services (GBS) operations and establishing a regional GBS satellite in Portugal to support Europe operations.

This is your opportunity to join at the ground level and help shape GBS from the inside out!

Your new Role:

As Accounting Team Lead, you will oversee and support components of the Purchase to Pay process and team to ensure efficient operations where suppliers are paid in time and the T&E process runs smoothly.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building, managing and motivating a team, while supporting development, career progression and setting/monitoring clear performance targets.
• Ensuring SLAs are met or exceeded, and managing complex/escalated cases, including workload oversight and tactical performance improvements.
• Supporting employee onboarding and training, conducting regular performance reviews and administering rewards.
• Developing and documenting procedures and processes, acting as a subject matter expert and participating in project work when required.
• Deputise for the department manager where required.
• Handle and resolve vendor inquiries in a timely manner. Invoice and payment queries.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support efficient end-to-end accounts payable operations.
• Validate and maintain the accuracy of vendor master data, including primary details.
• Ensure that all R2R processes at the regional level are in adherence to accounting standards (GAAP/IAS) to achieve reliability and integrity of financial data.
• Ensure that the R2R internal controls/SOX requirements are performed on time.
• Preparation, review, and sign-off of balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards and internal controls.
• Develop, track, and maintain master data KPIs, including data accuracy, completeness, and turnaround time, to support performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Provide input on the design of new processes that will enhance the efficiency and productivity of the R2R process.

What you need to be successful:

• 3 to 5 years' combined experience in P2P & R2R function.
• 2+ years' experience in managing people.
• Strong command of verbal and written English & French.
• SAP knowledge.
• Proactive, responsive and action oriented, with the ability to work in a constantly changing process environment and a strong focus on quality aligned with company values.
• Strong people development, coaching and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with and influence all stakeholders while understanding business policies and procedures and their impact on business activity.
• Ability to plan, manage and prioritise own and others' workload, while collating, interrogating and managing data to create strategic direction based on data analysis.
• Desire to progress within the organisation.

What the Company can offer you:

• Be at the heart of enabling global GBS operations;
• Work in a multicultural, global team environment;
• Shape the employee and customer experience agenda in a growing organization.