Technical Accountant

Summary

Join Sword Health, a rapidly growing healthcare technology company, as an Accountant in our Porto office. You will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, supporting month-end and year-end processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This position requires a university degree in a related field, experience with month-end/year-end close processes in complex frameworks, and excellent Excel skills. Sword Health offers a stimulating, fast-paced environment, career development opportunities, competitive salary, flexible work arrangements (remote or hybrid), and a comprehensive benefits package. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach. This role is based in Porto, Portugal, and requires a valid EU visa.

Requirements

• University degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or any related field
• Experience with month-end/year end close processes in complex multi-national and multi-currency frameworks
• Comfort with Finance and Accounting principles (local GAAP, US/IFRS will be a plus) and good financial statement analysis ability
• Excellent excel skills and used to work with a complex ERP (NetSuite a plus)
• Independent handling of a variety of tasks with different levels of complexity and organizing work efficiently
• Good communication skills, able to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Endurance and flexibility, when facing problems
• Taking ownership of assigned responsibilities, including self-study/research needed to execute the same
• Very high attention to detail, organized and thorough with a desire for continuous improvement and improve pain-points
• Working experience +4 years
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Curious, enthusiastic, proactive, strong team player

Responsibilities

• Ensure recording, monitoring and reporting general and technical accounting activity according to the Group Policies
• Support the month-end and year-end closing processes, including journal entries and account reconciliations
• Be familiar with core accounting sections including: leases, inter-company transactions, fixed assets, capitalized software
• Conduct detailed financial analysis to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement
• Perform timely reconciliations for key accounts on a monthly basis
• Provide administrative support to the finance and accounting team, such as filing, organizing documents, and responding to inquiries
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and achieve organizational objectives
• Plays an integral role in the development, implementation and maintenance of the financial accounting systems
• Provides their team with meaningful, accurate and timely financial information and reports as requested
• Participate in the interim and annual audits for the Group
• Stay current on accounting principles, standards, and regulations, ensuring compliance with evolving requirements
• Perform other accounting and controller duties and support junior staff as required or assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a fast growth environment

Benefits

• A stimulating, fast-paced environment with lots of room for creativity
• A bright future at a promising high-tech startup company
• Career development and growth, with a competitive salary
• The opportunity to work with a talented team and to add real value to an innovative solution with the potential to change the future of healthcare
• A stimulating environment with room for creativity
• A flexible environment where you can control your hours (remotely) with unlimited vacation
• Access to our health and well-being program (digital therapist sessions)
• Remote or Hybrid work policy
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
• Equity shares
• Discretionary PTO plan
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Flexible working hours
• Remote-first company
• Paid company holidays
• Free digital therapist for you and your family
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Meal allowance
• Equity shares
• Remote work allowance
• Flexible working hours
• Work from home
• Unlimited vacation
• Snacks and beverages
• English class
• Unlimited access to Coursera Learning Platform