Junior Assistant Accountant

Location: Porto (hybrid with weekly commute to the Porto office)

Department: Finance

Hours: Full-time

About YLD:

Everything we do is to empower our clients to move forward. Our purpose is to help our clients develop the capabilities they need to outperform their competitors. Our success is a consequence of ensuring our clients are successful. Our company is built on extraordinary people; we aim to attract, inspire, develop and retain them. YLD is a software engineering and design consultancy; we create digital capabilities for our clients that last beyond our engagement. We have offices in London, Lisbon, and Porto.

About the role:

As the Finance Assistant, you will report to the Junior Management Accountant. Your role will cover accounts payable, accounts receivable, general finance and admin items. In this varied role, you will have exposure to multiple areas of YLD’s business and will be an integral member of the Finance Team.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will look like this:

Accounts Payable

• Processing purchase invoices
• Processing expenses
• Processing credit card receipts
• Chasing and reconciling supplier statements
• Setting up payment runs
• Posting AP payments

Accounts Receivable

• Raising sales invoices
• Reconciling the accounts receivable ledger
• Liaising with customers on payments
• Posting receipts

General Finance Items

• Posting bank items
• Balance sheet reconciliations

Administrative items

• Assist with ad hoc office items

You’ll have the following skills and experience:

• At least 1 year of past experience in a similar Finance/Office environment;
• Working knowledge of Excel skills and accounting software like Xero/Primavera;
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Be able to work to deadlines and meet targets;
• Good organisational skills with attention to detail;
• Be a team player, but also able to work independently on tasks;
• Be a genuine believer in fairness, diversity and inclusion.

You will be:

• Self-motivated, proactive and organised individual.
• A good communicator, comfortably speaking and writing in English and Portuguese.
• Someone who always looking for ways to improve and develop yourself.

As well as the chance to work with a forward-thinking, ethical, and fun group of people, you will also receive:

• Company Private Health care
• Enhanced fully paid maternity and paternity leave for up to 6 months
• 25 days annual holiday (excluding Public Holidays)
• €2000 annual allowance for Training/Conferences
• €300 annual allowance for additional hardware
• Mental Health support: access to Spill app
• Meditation/Sleep support: Headspace or Calm app subscription
• Bonus (depending on Company performance and results)
• Company laptop
• Generous referral schemes

Our typical Recruitment Process looks like this:

• 1st Interview with someone from the Talent team (30/45 mins)
• 2nd Task-Interview with Junior Management Accountant and Finance Manager (1h)

We live and breathe our values, and know you will too:

• Growing every day
• Including everyone
• Relationships built on honesty and ethics
• Inspiring solutions
• Winning together

We’re an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity of all kinds. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, age, marital status, or disability status. We also offer a remote-first working environment, meaning that flexible working and work-life balance come as standard for all employees.