Senior Accountant

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Senior Accountant owning accounting, tax, payroll, and audits for Nutrium’s global nutrition platform. Managing Portuguese compliance and financial processes across international entities.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as Nutrium’s Certified Accountant (Contabilista Certificado), taking legal and technical responsibility for accounting and ensuring accounting and tax obligations are met on time
  • Own monthly and year-end closing processes, including accruals, deferrals, provisions, and reconciliations
  • Prepare and submit tax returns and statutory filings, including VAT, VAT OSS, corporate income tax, IES, SAF-T, and withholding taxes
  • Manage payroll processing and related obligations, including Social Security, withholding tax, and payroll accruals
  • Manage intercompany operations, transactions, and reconciliations across Nutrium’s international subsidiaries
  • Prepare for and support internal and external audits
  • Prepare the annual report (Relatório e Contas)
  • Document and improve accounting processes, policies, and controls, identifying automation opportunities
  • Partner with internal teams and external advisors
  • Support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management
  • Support financial reports, KPI dashboards, and ad hoc analyses to inform strategic decisions and improve financial efficiency

Requirements:

  • Certified Accountant registered with the Portuguese Ordem dos Contabilistas Certificados (OCC) (mandatory)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Management, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in accounting
  • Hands-on experience across the full accounting cycle: tax filings, monthly and year-end closes, audits, payroll, accruals, and intercompany operations
  • Strong knowledge of Portuguese accounting standards (SNC), international accounting standards (IFRS), and Portuguese tax legislation
  • Experience from a startup, scale-up, or international environment (a plus!)
  • Autonomous, organised and detail-oriented, with strong ownership of deadlines and good judgement on when to decide and when to escalate
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, growing company where processes are still being built
  • Experience with Primavera ERP (a plus!)
  • “AI-native” mindset and excitement to bring intelligent tools into everyday work
  • Fluent in Portuguese and English

Benefits:

  • A flexible work model and hours
  • 27 days of annual leave
  • Unlimited nutritional appointments (via Nutrium Care)
  • Unlimited psychology sessions
  • Health insurance
  • Meal allowance: 10,46€ per working day
  • Professional development budget
  • Snacks and good coffee in the offices
  • Team activities, social events, and annual offsite