Senior Financial Accountant
Senior Financial Accountant
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Job Description
At Catawiki every day brings the extraordinary! Whether its a or we encounter exceptional objects every day.
Were a oneofakind marketplace for buying and selling special objects! Each week we offer over 75000 unique items in auction carefully curated by our passionate inhouse experts.
Having sold over 20 million unique objects to date were on a mission to become the worlds most popular destination for special objects. As a growing diverse and sustainable scaleup we proudly live by our core values:
- Taking ownership and driving impact
- Being open to change and feedback
- Being passionate about our mission and our customers.
If these values resonate with you wed love to explore how you can join us on this exciting journey!
About the role
Location: Lisbon local office
Are you an experienced accounting professional with a deep understanding of Portuguese GAAP and a passion for working independently in a fastpaced international environment Join us at Catawiki where your expertise will play a critical role in strengthening our local financial operations.
Were looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to take full ownership of our Portuguese entitys accounting tax and financial reporting activities. In this key role youll act as the local finance expert managing all statutory and tax compliance requirements under Portuguese Local GAAP and helping drive efficiency and excellence across our finance operations.
What Youll Be Doing:
As the Senior Financial Accountant you will:
Take full ownership of all local financial activities including statutory bookkeeping VAT and CIT declarations yearend financial statements and compliance with all local accounting tax and reporting obligations.
- Operate as our local finance lead serving as the bridge between Portuguese accounting standards and our centralized group accounting team in the Netherlands.
- Independently manage the PurchasetoPay process ensuring all (company wide) invoices and payments are processed timely and accurately.
- Take ownership of monthend close activities for both the Portuguese entity and selected consolidated areas including journal entries reconciliations and accruals.
- Support grouplevel reporting external audits and consolidation activities in close collaboration with our Dutchbased Accounting & Reporting team.
- Continuously improve finance processes leveraging tools like Workday OCR and automation technologies like AI to enhance efficiency.
- Act as a key point of contact for local financial and tax authorities and liaise with external service providers when needed.
What Makes You the Perfect Fit:
- A Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting or Finance obtained in Portugal.
- A minimum of 34 years of relevant accounting experience ideally in a role with exposure to local statutory and tax responsibilities.
- Certified Accountant (Contabilista Certificado) status or equivalent in order to be able to legally sign off and file the Annual Financial Statements and the Corporate Income Tax (IRC) on behalf of a company.
- Indepth knowledge of Portuguese GAAP and strong familiarity with tax legislation (VAT CIT etc.. IFRS knowledge is a plus.
- A proactive and selfdriven attitude with the ability to work independently while staying closely connected to the Dutch headquarters team.
- A strong personality with excellent communication skills capable of collaborating across countries and departments.
- Comfort working in a dynamic techenabled environment with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Fluency in Portuguese and English is required.
Why Youll Love Working with Us
- Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80 categories. In our flat structure every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.
- Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.
- A Culture of Connection defines us. Were a passionate diverse and collaborative team of 800 Catawikains and 60 nationalities all coming together to build a oneofakind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queerfriendly work environment committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team.
- Celebrate Lifes Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us youll receive a 100 Catavoucher and on each birthday youll get a 50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to Pursue Your Passion. We also recognise significant work anniversaries 3 5 8 10 years) with additional time off plus extra leave for lifes big moments like marriage engagements or moving house.
Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding whats available in your country please consult your recruiter.
Our Offices and Way of Working
Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means we typically ask you to be in the office 2 out of 5 days roughly 40 of your working time to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. Of course if the job description specifies that the role is 100 remotesuch as for certain expert or sales positionsthen that arrangement will apply.
Interested
Apply directly with an English CV and cover letter by submitting your information at the bottom of this page. By submitting your application you agree to .
If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Employment Type
Full Time
