General Ledger Accountant

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Lisbon, PRT
In-Office
Entry level
Aerospace
The Role
Responsible for financial closing, payroll reconciliation, asset management, intercompany balances, and improving GL processes for accuracy.
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Job Description:

We are now looking for an General Ledger Accountant for Airbus GBS team! We have position is available in Lisbon!

Responsibilities - your mission

Financial Closing & Reporting: Execute timely monthly/quarterly close activities, including preparing and posting various journal entries (accruals, reclassifications).

Payroll Accounting: Perform payroll reconciliation between the GL and payroll system ensuring accurate recording of all related expenses and liabilities.

Fixed Assets (FA): Manage the full lifecycle of fixed assets, including capitalization, transfers, disposals, and monitoring monthly depreciation.

Intercompany Reconciliation: Reconcile all intercompany balances and transactions across related entities, ensuring proper documentation and elimination for consolidation.

Process Improvement: Proactively identify and implement improvements to streamline GL processes, focusing on automating reconciliations, FA management, and overall data accuracy.

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have 

  • Junior accountant (recent graduates) or with experience in Accounting administrative tasks

  • Language: English - advanced level;  Other European languages (French / German / Spanish) would be a plus

  • Finance / Accounting degree or experience in administrative accounting tasks

  • Ability to handle high-volume of data entry 

  • Implement and document process improvements 

  • Familiar with standard accounting concepts, practices, and procedures 

  • Attention to detail and accuracy 

  • Organizational and time management skills 

  • Professionalism 

  • Service-oriented approach 

  • Ability to prioritize issues and to efficiently troubleshoot problems 

  • Effective Communication skills, both oral and written 

  • Ability to work with all organizational levels 

Benefits - what’s in it for you

  • Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other

  • regions around the world.

  • A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work.

  • A modern office, well connected to public transportation.

  • A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together.

  • An intense and exciting onboarding experience

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Portugal SA

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Accounting

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Skills Required

  • Experience with financial closing and reporting
  • Familiarity with payroll accounting processes
  • Understanding of fixed asset management
  • Intercompany reconciliation skills
  • Knowledge of compliance risks in accounting

Airbus Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Airbus and has not been reviewed or approved by Airbus.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive in several locations, including medical, dental, and vision options available from day one in the U.S. Access to life insurance, disability coverage, and employee assistance/wellbeing support adds breadth to the health offering.
  • Retirement Support Retirement support is framed as a meaningful part of the package through plans such as a 401(k) with company matching in the U.S. These programs strengthen long-term financial security beyond base wages.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off provisions are described as generous in some settings, including vacation availability from day one and extended holiday coverage. Flexible working arrangements and hybrid options further increase the perceived value of time-related benefits.

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The Company
HQ: Herndon, VA
52,655 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2020, it generated revenues of €49.9 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry and a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We believe that it’s not just what we make, but how we make it that counts; promoting responsible, sustainable and inclusive business practices and acting with integrity. Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place, on the ground, in the sky and in space.

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