Finance Manager

About Portugal Active:

Founded in 2017, Portugal Active is a luxury hospitality and property management company. We transform private villas into 5-star private hotels, managing 60+ premium properties across Portugal. Fintech rigour, luxury hotel sensibility, startup speed.

About the role:

You take over our financial engine end to end: treasury, accounting, reporting and control. This is an operator and builder role, not a supervisory one. You sit between the operation and the money, protect solvency and help us organise, structure and grow. The real value of this position: anticipation, control and strong data.

What you will do:

Manage daily finance: cash, treasury, receivables, payments, liquidity

Anticipate solvency and cash flow risk. Bring a plan, not a problem

Be the bridge to the outsourced accounting firm and run the full cycle

Deliver monthly reporting: P&L, balance sheet, margins, KPIs, variances

Process salaries and support onboarding of new employees

Control costs across all departments and negotiate suppliers

Own budgeting, forecasting and the scenarios leadership decides on

Must have:

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Management or similar (mandatory)

5+ years in a genuine 360º finance role, mastering the full cycle (mandatory)

100% Portuguese fluency (mandatory) + professional English

Advanced Excel and accounting software: Sage, Primavera or similar (mandatory)

Availability for 3 days per week at our Viana do Castelo office (mandatory)

Fast, autonomous, precise, low ego, hands-on. A real team player

Extra points:

Accounting experience (certified or in-firm)

Hospitality or real estate background

Knowledge of automation

Private automobile

Enjoys gastronomy

Available now

Why Portugal Active:

Direct line to the CEO and board: your data drives the decisions

Real ownership: you build the financial function, you own the result

A modern, experienced team with backgrounds from the best in the market, from Indie Campers to GuestReady. We move fast and get things done

Competitive base + benefits package

Hybrid model: 3 days in Viana do Castelo, 2 remote

And yes, a sunny premium office with a swimming pool

Applications:

CV to people@portugalactive.com

Note: applications made only via LinkedIn will not be reviewed or responded to. Profiles missing any mandatory requirement will not receive a response.