Team Manager - Payroll and Accounting Lisboa

Team Manager - Payroll and Accounting
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

As a result of the growth of our Portugal team, Aptia has exciting new opportunities for a Team Manager to join the Specialist Operations team in Portugal.

In this new role, you will oversee a new team of analysts and accountants across the Pension Payroll and Fund Accounting (PFA) functions.

This position will initially be
- site from our Lisbon offices, with hybrid working opportunities after the initial onboarding period.

Here's what you'll be doing:

Pension Fund Accounting:

• Manage your own portfolio of
  - high complexity PFA clients, from planning, preparation and peer review through to audit and completion, in accordance with agreed deadlines.
• Ensure efficient and accurate preparation of accounting information for clients in compliance with regulations and aligned to service level agreements
• Preparation of ad hoc financial information as requested
• Be accountable for the standard and quality of work undertaken by reporting team members

Pension Payroll:

• Joining and contributing to regular Product Design Groups for our payroll platforms, o
  Pen2, Propay and Midas Pay and leading ad hoc projects within the payroll team such as improvements to system functionality and process improvements for our specialist clients.

Overall Management Duties:

• Ensure business procedural requirements are followed including accurate time recording, use of standard templates, peer review,
  - filing, work in progress and mandatory training
• Producing management information as required such as capacity planning
• Collaboration with internal learning academy on team development needs and continuous upskilling
• Communication of best practice and technical updates to wider teams as required
• Annual whole team workload allocations
• Training and coaching of team members to ensure motivation and productivity
• Conducting regular 1:1s and performance review conversations
• Contributing to a culture of best practice and continuous improvement through internal management forums

Here's what we're looking for:

• Substantial previous experience working in an accounting or payroll environment, or within the broader financial services industry
• Prior experience managing a team, including driving performance and coaching and developing others
• Strong technical accounting knowledge or Payroll administration expertise
• Computer literate in Word/Excel/Accounts software
• Strong relationship building skills both internally and externally with clients and professional bodies as required (including Trustees, investment managers, consultants and actuaries)

What you can expect:

• A group committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, which embraces and respects differences, because it recognizes that only a diverse and inclusive environment creates the conditions to be prepared for a constantly changing world
• This role will provide you an exciting opportunity to learn about the processes at Aptia, whilst allowing you to grow and develop your knowledge within a pensions setting and growing team
• Benefit from the support of exceptional Learning and Development tools as well as training and peer mentoring
• A flexible work environment as our company strongly values
  - life balance
• Competitive salary & discretionary bonus
• Meal Card
• Private medical Insurance, single cover with option to add dependants
• Pension scheme and life assurance
• Complimentary coffee and fresh fruit in the office
• A dynamic workplace and team, with fresh perspectives, innovative thinking and passion for success

Please apply with your CV in English.