Finance & Accounting Manager

At Socomec, we are looking for a Finance & Accounting Manager.

This role is key to ensuring the financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency of our Portugal subsidiary while supporting business growth and strategic decision-making.

If you enjoy working in a dynamic environment, taking ownership of a broad finance scope, leading a small team, and partnering with business leaders to drive performance, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you.

What you will do

• Lead and supervise all accounting, finance, treasury, and administrative activities.
• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings in accordance with Group and local requirements.
• Ensure the accuracy of financial statements, account reconciliations, and statutory reporting.
• Prepare and submit monthly management reporting packages, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital analysis, and variance explanations.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic forecasting exercises.
• Monitor financial performance and provide meaningful insights to support business decisions.
• Manage cash flow, treasury activities, liquidity planning, and banking relationships.
• Ensure compliance with Group accounting policies, internal control procedures, and local statutory requirements.
• Coordinate relationships with auditors, tax advisors, banks, legal partners, and local authorities.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure the implementation of corrective actions where required.
• Coordinate and validate the monthly payroll process, salary payments, employee benefits administration, and expense reimbursement activities.
• Act as the primary liaison with the external payroll provider, ensuring payroll accuracy and compliance with local labor regulations.
• Support HR administrative activities, including employee documentation, onboarding, offboarding, and employment-related administration.
• Coordinate local HSE administrative requirements, accident reporting, mandatory inspections, and support the deployment of Group HSE policies.
• Conduct customer credit risk assessments, monitor overdue receivables, coordinate collection activities, and oversee bad debt monitoring.
• Lead, coach, and develop one direct report, ensuring effective workload management and professional growth.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen financial processes, controls, and operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, and cash flow management.
• Experience working with auditors, banks, tax advisors, and external service providers.
• Good understanding of payroll processes and HR administration.
• Knowledge of Portuguese accounting, tax, and statutory requirements.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Fluent Portuguese and English.
• Strong teamworking skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with different stakeholders.
• Ability to handle priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Why join us

Be part of an international company recognized for innovation and reliability.

Join a collaborative and dynamic team environment where organization, responsiveness, and a service mindset make the difference.

Location: Mafra, Portugal

If you are looking for a role where you can combine financial leadership, people management, business partnering, and operational excellence while making a tangible impact on business performance, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now and join Socomec.

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