General Ledger And Reporting Manager (global Business Services)

A global industrial group is expanding its presence in Porto and building a team to support a variety of internal business activities.

This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and evolving environment where you can make a tangible impact from the outset. As an early team member, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the setup of activities, help define effective ways of working and take responsibility for key deliverables. The role offers exposure to an international environment and the possibility to expand your skills and responsibilities over time.

The General Accounting & Reporting Manager is responsible for leading and developing the 

General Accounting & Reporting team within the Global Business Services (GBS) organization. As 

part of a start-up environment, the role combines operational leadership, team development, 

process implementation, and transformation activities. 

During the establishment and growth of the GBS organization, the Manager will play a highly 

hands-on role, actively participating in day-to-day operations while building the team, stabilizing 

processes, implementing controls, supporting service migrations, and ensuring high-quality 

financial accounting, period-end close and reporting activities. The role will also oversee selected 

Intercompany, Tax, and Treasury activities during the initial build-up phase until dedicated 

capabilities are established. 

As the organization matures, the role will increasingly focus on leadership, continuous 

improvement, standardization, automation, and service excellence, 

The Manager is accountable for service delivery, operational performance, financial accuracy, 

reporting quality, compliance, stakeholder satisfaction, and the successful transition of Record-tou0002Report activities into the GBS model.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: 

-Build, lead, develop and engage the General Ledger and Reporting team, helping shape 

and embed the culture, values and behaviours of the growing GBS organisation, 

establishing clear responsibilities, effective ways of working, knowledge sharing, and a high 

performing, collaborative, customer focused culture. 

-Organize and allocate operational workload, manage priorities, and team capacity, 

providing hands on support during transition, ramp up and peak workload periods to ensure 

business continuity, operational stability, and achievement of service commitments. 

-Oversee and actively support General Ledger, Reporting, Intercompany, Tax and Treasury 

operations within the GBS scope, including journal creation and entries, accruals, 

reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, allocations, period-end close, financial reporting, 

banking activities, and resolution of complex operational issues 

-Own the governance and control framework for the areas in scope, ensuring compliance 

with IFRS, local GAAP, delegation of authority, segregation of duties, internal controls, audit 

requirements, and company policies. 

-Monitor operational delivery through KPIs and operational metrics, including timeliness, 

quality, productivity, closing performance, backlog management and other relevant 

measures, and driving corrective actions where required. 

-Ensure operational activities are performed in accordance with defined accounting 

standards, compliance requirements, internal controls, and service standards, managing 

operational exceptions, escalations, and complex accounting matters. 

-Act as the primary operational contact for the areas within scope, collaborating with Local 

Finance, Corporate Finance, Tax, Treasury, and business stakeholders whilst driving R2R 

standardisation, automation, digitalisation and continuous improvement initiatives that 

enhance efficiency, control, and service quality. 

-Providing operational input to Process Owners on issues and improvement opportunities.

-Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related discipline. 

-Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in General Ledger, Financial Reporting, or Recordu0002to-Report functions in a Shared Services/GBS environment.

-Minimum 2 years people leadership experience. 

-ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CPA, or equivalent qualification preferred. 

-Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. 

-Professional proficiency in English; additional language capabilities is a plus. 

-Previous experience within a Shared Services Centre (SSC) or Global Business Services (GBS) environment is highly desirable.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.

Ability to work effectively with cross-functional and international teams.

Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.