Verisure is seeking a talented, innovative, hands-on and passionate Junior Accountant to join our Shared Services Centre Team, with colleagues in Sweden, Ireland, France, Lisbon and more. The role will report to the P2P Manager and will be based in Lisbon.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team in the leading provider of professionally monitored alarms for residential households and small businesses in Europe & LatAm and to get exposure to a wide variety of Accounting topics as well as team building activities.
The company’s success depends on its people and it invests in them every day. Working with Verisure is being part of an industry leading world-class company that has a strong entrepreneurial spirit.
Over the past years, Verisure has experienced an exceptional and resilient financial performance with a very long track record of double-digit growth - thanks to continuous drive for Innovation, our very sophisticated Go-To-Market approach and replicable business model for expansion into new countries. Our strong and visionary Management Team is now supporting the business’ next phase of growth with a robust business plan for value creation.
On the back of the extraordinary growth we have enjoyed in the past years, we aim to strengthen our Shared Services Center team and further develop the Accounting function. The Junior Accountant will be a key member of the team and play a critical role to achieve this objective.
Responsibilities will include, among others:Support Procure to Pay process: receiving and processing invoices, assure communication to and from all
Point of Contact for internal and external stakeholders
Support reviewing and assuring proper classification of cost center and accounts on POs
Assist manager and peers on the daily activity
Performing ad hoc Accounts Payable and Procurement duties as required
Collaboration with local finance specialists on accounting, tax, annual reports etc. to ensure adherence to local legislation
High school diploma or degree in Finance / Economics / Accounting / Business
Strong interest for Accounting
Experienced professional with circa 2yrs track-record within Accounting in an international environment
Fluent in written and spoken English (min. C1 – mandatory requirement). Knowledge of French, Swedish, or Portuguese is a plus
Advanced Ms Excel user
Ability to work in a fast-paced international environment
Highly motivated and skillful at prioritizing requests
Methodical and detail-oriented
Enjoys working with a variety of IT systems (prior experience w/Oracle ERP is valued)
Organized and with an appetite for improving existing processes
An enthusiastic and high energy individual with a strong drive to create a positive work environment
Excellent written and oral presentation and communication skills
Humble and team-player
The position will be based in Lisbon (Portugal)
Reports and organization structureThis position will report directly to the P2P Manager, based in Lisbon
Alvará 138C - MAI
Top Skills
What We Do
Verisure is the leading provider of peace of mind and protection to residential and small business customers across Europe and Latin America. We deliver professionally-monitored security services to over 5.5 million customers in 17 countries across Europe and Latin America, with a team of more than 28,000 colleagues.
Verisure’s brand family includes: Securitas Direct in Spain and Portugal (*), AlertAlarm, Dansikring Direct, Falck Alarms, Mediaveil, TeleAtlantic and NorAlarm to name a few!
Our alarms are the most widely installed home security systems in Europe. A strong focus on quality and service means our customers are among the most satisfied in the industry!
GROWTH
Verisure enjoyed consistent growth over the past 35 years as a result of its highly entrepreneurial and innovative approach to business. We also continue to expand internationally.
- Strong and visionary Management Team and a robust business plan for value creation.
- We are a big company with a start-up mindset, fast, agile and lean, merit based, high-performance and value-driven
INNOVATION
- We continuously invest more in new innovation to provide effective, intelligent and reliable security solutions.
- Offer a breakthrough product & service proposition: identify, research, develop, test & refine advanced security solutions.
- Develop exclusive hardware and software features.
- Research & Development centers in Madrid and Malmö.
- +600 R&D and IT experts… and growing!
PEOPLE
Our successful growth is dependent on our talent pipeline. Our People are our business! We are:
- Passionate in everything we do
- Committed to making a difference
- Always Innovating
- Winning as a Team
- With Trust & Responsibility