General Ledger Clerk
At a glance
Mid-level Accounting role at Swiss Life (Swiss Life Asset Managers Career Site). Lisbon · full-time.
Pay not stated Accounting salary
financeroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Post routine journal entries and prepare accruals, prepayments, and other standard ledger adjustments
- Help close accounts at month, quarter, and year end, and reconcile balance sheet accounts
- Reconcile intercompany balances, investigate mismatches, and work with finance teams to resolve them
- Maintain fixed-asset records and support inventory checks, audits, and audit-file preparation
- Keep accounting records organized and help improve ledger and asset processes through automation
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related discipline
- Accounting experience, preferably involving general ledger or fixed-asset work
- Strong written and spoken English and French for communication across an international workplace
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits someone with accounting experience who can handle ledger and fixed-asset tasks and communicate in English and French. The work spans routine postings, financial closes, reconciliations, audits, and coordination with other finance teams.
From the employer
Recognising tomorrow's opportunities today. Yours and ours.
At Swiss Life Asset Managers you will contribute your own talent and expertise in a motivated and flexible working environment. You will take on a high degree of responsibility and master demanding challenges independently, with the scope to express yourself and in cooperation with professional teams.
Working at Swiss Life Asset Managers is a dynamic experience in a stable environment. Our employees make the difference. People count.
Flexible working models will enable you to reconcile your professional and personal ambitions.
To further strengthen our Accounting team, we are looking for a General Ledger Clerk. We offer you a dynamic international environment, development opportunities, and the chance to grow within a collaborative finance team.
Find below more information about the role and what expertise you ideally bring.
General Ledger (incl. Fixed Assets) Clerk is responsible for:
- Supporting General Ledger G/L and Fixed Asset accounting activities, ensuring accurate postings, reconciliations, and compliance with reporting standards
- Assisting with financial closings, audits, and cross-team collaboration to maintain high-quality financial records
Key Responsibilities
- Perform daily journal entries and postings in the General Ledger
- Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities
- Prepare accruals, prepayments, and standard G/L adjustments
- Support balance sheet account reconciliations and flag discrepancies
- Assist in intercompany accounting by reconciling and clearing balances
- Help prepare audit documentation and respond to internal and external audit requests
- Maintain fixed asset records, including capitalization, depreciation, transfers, and disposals
- Support verification and physical inventory processes for asset management
- Ensure compliance with IFRS, local GAAP, and Group accounting standards
- Collaborate with the Master Data Management (MDM) team for G/L and asset master data accuracy
- File and organize accounting records per audit and retention requirements
- Contribute to process improvements and automation in G/L and Fixed Asset workflows
- Partner with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Divisional Accounting teams to resolve discrepancies
- Participate in training and knowledge-sharing sessions to improve accounting expertise
Profile
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- Experience in Accounting, ideally with exposure to General Ledger and/or Fixed Assets processes
- Solid English skills, written and spoken enabling effective communication in an international environment
- Solid French skills, written and spoken enabling effective communication in an international environment
Your benefits
We help our employees shape their professional development and their private life to their best advantage, throughout all phases of their life. Our attractive benefits play a part in this effort.
Your contact
Mariana Gomes MendesTel: