General Ledger & Reporting Accountant

Company Description

Eurofins is an international network of independent life sciences companies, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across its companies around the world.

Job Description

General Ledger & Reporting Accountant

Hybrid | Full-time

Looking for your next step in accounting where you can truly make an impact? Join our international Shared Services Center and play a key role in shaping accurate financial reporting, improving processes, and supporting a dynamic business environment.

What you’ll be doing

As a General Ledger & Reporting Accountant, you’ll take ownership of key accounting processes and contribute directly to the financial health and transparency of our organization.

Your day-to-day will include:

General Ledger & Month-End Close

• Execute and oversee GL activities with accuracy and efficiency
• Actively contribute to month-end close and financial reporting
• Prepare and review journal entries, including complex and ad hoc postings

Fixed Assets & Core Accounting

• Manage end-to-end Fixed Assets processes (additions, disposals, depreciation)
• Handle complex accounting scenarios and ensure compliance with standards

Reconciliations & Analysis

• Perform intercompany reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
• Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations and investigate variances
• Deliver insightful P&L and Balance Sheet analysis

Reporting & Compliance

• Manage corporate reporting packages and upload data into reporting tools (e.g., Cognos)
• Support VAT, tax reporting, and audit processes
• Ensure full compliance with internal controls and accounting standards

Process Improvement & Collaboration

• Identify and implement process improvements
• Work closely with Finance teams, Controllers, and business stakeholders
• Support transitions, documentation, and knowledge sharing

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

Experience & Education

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar
• 2+ years of experience in Record-to-Report (RtR) accounting
• Experience in SSC/BPO environments is a plus

Skills & Mindset

• Strong ownership and ability to work independently
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment

Technical Know-how

• Solid understanding of accounting principles (IFRS/GAAP)
• Experience with ERP systems and reporting tools (e.g., Cognos)
• Advanced Excel skills

Languages

• English (B2 or higher)
• Additional languages are a plus

 

What we offer

• Hybrid working model
• Flexible working hours
• Full onboarding and training program
• Competitive benefits package, including:
  • Private medical care
  • Meal vouchers
  • Annual bonus
  • Birthday day off
  • Referral program
  • Social events & team activities

Plus, you’ll be part of a growing international environment where your ideas and improvements truly matter.

Additional Information

Why join us?

Because this isn’t just about processing numbers, it’s about improving systems, solving problems, and making a real impact on how finance operates.

If you’re ready to grow, take ownership, and be part of a collaborative team, we’d love to hear from you.
 

Be Part of the Transformation

If you're excited by the idea of building something new, driving change, and growing with a purpose-driven company, Eurofins Business Services Portugal is the place for you.

We support your development! Do you feel like you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity!  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Find out more on our Careers page: https://careers.eurofins.com/

Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international network of independent life sciences companies, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.
The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In under 40 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 employees across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of over 950 laboratories in over 1,000 independent companies across 60 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

The Eurofins network generated EUR 6.95 billion revenues in FY 2024, and has been one of the fastest growing listed European companies for almost three decades.