Job Description

Verisure (in Portugal known as Securitas Direct) is seeking a talented, hands-on and passionate AP Accountant to strengthen our France-based Finance Team. The role will report to our Shared Services Center 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.

Strategic context and value proposition

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 AP Accountant will be a key member of the team and play a critical role to achieve this objective.

Responsibilities will include, among others:

• P2P process: receiving and processing invoices, assure communication to and from all

• Point of Contact for internal and external stakeholders

• Review and assure proper classification of cost center and accounts on POs

• Weekly and Month-end closing procedures including aging reports

• Process Payments

• Assist manager and peers on the daily activity

• Performing ad hoc Accounts Payable and Procurement duties as required

• Reconcile AP accounts on a monthly basis

• Collaboration with local finance specialists to accounting, tax, annual reports etc. to ensure adherence to local legislation

Requirements:

• 3 to 7 years of previous relevant experience within an international, fast-paced company

• Good level of English is mandatory

• Experience as an ERP user (ORACLE, SAP, SAGE, or other)

• Good MsOffice skills (particularly in Excel)

• Flexibility and ability to work autonomously, liaising with stakeholders based abroad

• Attention to detail and ability to solve problems and prioritize requests

• Ability to strive in a fast-paced international/multicultural complex environment

• Eager to learn and grow with the team

Location

The position will be based in Lisbon (Portugal)

Competencies

• Ability to work in a fast-paced international environment

• Methodical and high attention to detail

• Enjoys working with a variety of IT systems

• 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

• Humble and team-player

Strong fit with our Company DNA

• Passionate in Everything We Do: Our people have a sense of energy that is unmistakable, one that drives us to delight our customers and focus on creating impact quickly.

• Committed to Making a Difference: When we say we will do something; we deliver with excellence. We are accountable, focused and operate with discipline.

• Always Innovating: We believe that Innovation can be big or small; it’s a continuous state of mind that inspires us to think differently and always make things better. We are risk takers and we learn continuously.

• Winning as a Team: Our people know that by leveraging one another’s strengths, investing in and developing our team’s capability and by collaborating well, we will win.

• With Trust & Responsibility: Operating with integrity is core to our success. We are humble, honest and value deep mastery and expertise. We do the right thing, always.