Company
team.blue is an ecosystem of 60+ successful brands working together across 22 European countries to provide its 3.5 million SMB customers with everything they need to succeed online. With a strong buy-and-build strategy, we are a mix of traditional hosting businesses that offer services from domain names, email, shared hosting, e-commerce and server hosting solutions and, as specialist SaaS providers, adjacent products such as compliance, marketing tools, and team collaboration products.
Position Overview
Our CoreFinance Shared Services Centre (Finance Excellence Centre) in Lisbon has been successfully supporting team.blue’s acquired companies for close to two years. With our NetSuite ERP live and expanding across the group, and with ongoing acquisitions increasing the scope of the Centre, we are looking to reinforce our Record to Report team with an experienced General Ledger Specialist.
This role is suited to a finance professional with 3–5 years of experience who brings solid R2R expertise, the ability to work hands-on across multiple entities, and a drive to contribute to process standardisation and continuous improvement within a structured international SSC environment.
Key Responsibilities
General Ledger & Month-End Close
- Manage and maintain the general ledger for a portfolio of assigned entities, ensuring accuracy and compliance with group accounting policies and GAAP/IFRS standards.
- Lead month-end close activities for assigned entities, including journal entries, accruals, fixed assets, intercompany and preparation of standardized reports.
- Prepare, review and approve account reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies and unusual trends.
- Coordinate with local Finance teams and operational departments to ensure accurate and timely financial transactions and expense allocations.
Reporting,Tax & Audit Support
- Prepare and review financial reports in support of the annual accounts process.
- Provide variance analysis and commentary on general ledger balances.
- Preparation of VAT, OSS, Intrastat and CIT declarations
- Act as the primary contact for annual and audit support for assigned entities, delivering standardized documentation and reports.
Systems & Process Improvement
- Work within NetSuite as a key user, supporting daily operations and contributing to the ongoing rollout across newly onboarded entities.
- Lead or contribute to process improvement and automation initiatives to drive efficiency and consistency across the CoreFinance SSC.
- Support the onboarding of newly acquired entities into the Center processes, systems, and accounting standards.
- Mentor and support RtR Associates within the team as the team grows.
Qualifications
Experience & Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or a related field.
- At least 3-5 years of experience in accounting or finance, with a strong track record in the RtR process.
- Experience in a Shared Service Centre or international Finance environment strongly preferred.
- Good understanding of applicable European GAAP and IFRS.
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred; SAP, Oracle or similar also valued).
- Demonstrated ability to work confidently in Excel, using tools such as pivot tables, lookup functions, and advanced formulas to support daily accounting activities.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple entities simultaneously.
- Proactive and solutions-oriented, comfortable taking ownership of issues end-to-end.
- Demonstrates the ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality results.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage confidently with local Finance teams across different countries.
- Fluency in English required
