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General Ledger Clerk
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- Portugal
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- Hybrid
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Lisbon
Full time
As we continue to expand our European operations, we are creating new positions in Portugal to support our teams, and we are looking for a General Ledger Clerk. We offer an international, collaborative environment built on trust, ownership, and long‑term development. This role provides meaningful exposure to fund accounting, interaction with cross‑border stakeholders, and the opportunity to support a growing platform and help build scalable processes from the ground up. Join a leading asset manager and be part of a team where your contribution truly matters and where you can continue to grow professionally.
Responsibilities
We are a leading European asset manager and institutional real estate asset manager with multiple locations in Europe. With a strong client focus, here at Swiss Life Asset Managers, success is driven by expecting the unexpected, prioritising sustainability and inclusion, fully investing in our jobs and people, and being on the lookout for new business opportunities – all since 1857.
Full time
As we continue to expand our European operations, we are creating new positions in Portugal to support our teams, and we are looking for a General Ledger Clerk. We offer an international, collaborative environment built on trust, ownership, and long‑term development. This role provides meaningful exposure to fund accounting, interaction with cross‑border stakeholders, and the opportunity to support a growing platform and help build scalable processes from the ground up. Join a leading asset manager and be part of a team where your contribution truly matters and where you can continue to grow professionally.
Responsibilities
- Support General Ledger and Fixed Asset accounting activities, ensuring accurate postings, reconciliations, and compliance with IFRS, local GAAP, and company standards.
- Process daily journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and other G/L adjustments while assisting with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closings.
- Perform balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies with relevant stakeholders.
- Maintain fixed asset records, including capitalization, depreciation, transfers, disposals, and support physical asset verification processes.
- Prepare audit documentation, support internal and external audits, and ensure proper filing and retention of accounting records.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (AP, AR, Divisional Accounting, and MDM) to improve data accuracy, resolve issues, and drive process improvements and automation
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience in Accounting, preferably with exposure to General Ledger and Fixed Asset processes.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial processes.
- Proficiency in managing accounting records, reconciliations, and financial data accurately.
- Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken, for working in an international environment.
- Fluent French communication skills, both written and spoken, for working in an international environment.
- 25 days leave per year following the year of hire
- Inhouse Academy and Trainings
- Hybrid Working Model
- Pension and Health Benefits
- Allowances
We are a leading European asset manager and institutional real estate asset manager with multiple locations in Europe. With a strong client focus, here at Swiss Life Asset Managers, success is driven by expecting the unexpected, prioritising sustainability and inclusion, fully investing in our jobs and people, and being on the lookout for new business opportunities – all since 1857.
