Accounting team member

Location: Paço de Arcos, Portugal

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Thales Portugal is a Competence Centre of the Thales Group, whose mission is to integrate and develop solutions and products for Thales projects worldwide. Having around 220 specialized human resources Thales Portugal has a strong capability to design, develop, and deploy systems and services efficiently in the Defence, Security (Critical Information Systems, Critical Infrastructure and Banking) and Transportation markets.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

Support the Record-to-Report Team Leader and Assistant Team Leader, to deliver against their Service obligations to Thales companies whilst seeking to improve efficiencies of process and accuracy of delivery.

Principal Relationships:

• Record-to-Report Assistant Team Leader/ Record-to-Report Team Leader / Record-to-Report Manager
• Other SSC teams
• Business Unit Finance teams
  
  
  

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Responsible for executing accounting and associated controls checks in accordance with internal customer business procedures
• Maintain accuracy within the GL and Assets ledgers
• Maintaining journal and reconciliation records
• Prepare reports on Accounting Payables and Receivables, Bank Reconciliations and Fixed Assets Statement, Inventory Report.
• To comply with the month end closing ensuring the deadlines and the outputs that have to be provided to the customers
• To be a team expert in the team
• To help developing the team by sharing knowledge and expertise
• Adhoc tasks as requested
  
  
  

Skills

Essential

• Good team player – flexible and adaptable to multi-tasks.
• Positive attitude and customer focus
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good communication skills both verbal and written
• Attentive to detail and deadlines.
• Able to work in a multicultural work environment
• Passion and willingness to learn and understand new software/accounting systems.
  
  
  

Experience

• Proficient use of Microsoft Excel and Outlook
• Good knowledge of accounting processes
• Experience processing in Oracle is valued
  
  
  

Values & Behaviours:

• Focus on Customers
• Perform through teaming
• Innovate
  
  
  

Qualifications:

Essential

• Good team player – flexible and adaptable to multi-tasks.
• Positive attitude and customer focus
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good communication skills both verbal and written
• Attentive to detail and deadlines.
• Able to work in a multicultural work environment
• Passion and willingness to learn and understand new software/accounting systems
  
  
  

Experience

• Proficient use of Microsoft Excel and Outlook
• Good knowledge of accounting processes
• Experience processing in Oracle is values
  
  
  

Values & Behaviours:

• Focus on Customers
• Perform through teaming
• Innovate
  
  
  

Qualifications:

Essential

• Preferable degree in accounting or management
  
  
  

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