Accounting Assistant - Lisbon Lisboa

Accounting Assistant - Lisbon
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

About Us

Linklaters is a global law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible
- set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

About The Role

Supports local accounting activities through collating invoices, supporting account reconciliations, and assists with
- end close processes to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Collates invoices to check for accuracy, proper authorisation, and adherence to company policies.
• Supports the reconciliation of accounts and general ledger with other applicable records such as subsidiary, vendors’ ledger, and various accounting systems.
• Supports across all aspects of the
  - end close, including consolidation of subsidiaries, intercompany account reconciliations, and foreign currency translations.
• Executes cash balancing, revenue, expense, and other key transactional spreadsheet balancing processes to support the monthly close.
• Assists with
  - annual and annual audits with documentation and workpapers, maintaining audit information on shared drive for future reference.
• Tracks and maintains financial data to provide financial reports and forecasting revenue in preparation for variance analysis.
• Coordinates various financial reports in accordance with established requirements, meeting the due dates and deadlines.
• Ensures that reports are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAPs) and statutory accounting rules.
• Supports with
  - hoc reporting, special projects, and analysis reports.
• Assists with financial data entry and
  - keeping to maintain accurate financial databases.
  
  

About Your Experience

• Experience in local accounting support in a global professional services firm, preferably in the legal sector.
• Collates invoices to check for accuracy, proper authorisation, and adherence to company policies.
• Supports the reconciliation of accounts and general ledger with other applicable records such as subsidiary, vendors’ ledger, and various accounting systems.
• Supports across all aspects of the
  - end close, including consolidation of subsidiaries, intercompany account reconciliations, and foreign currency translations.
• Executes cash balancing, revenue, expense, and other key transactional spreadsheet balancing processes to support the monthly close.
  
  

The Team

You will be welcomed into the Finance team as a valued and integral member of the group. The Finance function is a globally diverse team of professionals dedicated to ensuring the firm’s financial health, enabling strategic
- making, and delivering accurate, timely financial insight and control. In this role, you will collaborate closely with both the local team and the broader Finance network, with strong support and a shared commitment to excellence. Our culture emphasises teamwork, integrity, and continuous improvement.

Working alongside stakeholders across the business, the Finance team is responsible for a wide range of activities including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, compliance, and strategic planning. The team plays a critical role in safeguarding the firm’s financial stability and driving value through
- led insight and financial stewardship. This role offers a variety of responsibilities and projects, providing opportunities for development,
- functional exposure, and professional growth.

We are excited to expand our team with individuals who are
- oriented, commercially aware, and passionate about contributing to the firm’s success through sound financial management and collaboration.

What Sets Us Apart

At Linklaters

• We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business
• We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment, and governance responsibility commitments
• We remain focused on talent and having the best people which will result in a diverse workforce
• Having got the best people, we want them to feel included, valued and respected so they can perform at their best
• We advocate
  - up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an
  - door policy to ensure they are listened to
• We invest in
  - fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations
• We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business
• We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect, and appreciation
• We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed
• We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others
  
  

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

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