Senior Finance Specialist

Senior Finance Specialist – Telenor Shared Services Portugal

Are you passionate about finance and numbers and looking to make a difference in an evolving, global environment? Join us as a Senior Finance Specialist at Telenor Shared Services (TSS), where you will play a key role in delivering financial expertise and support for our operations in Portugal and across our company. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape our financial processes, drive continuous improvements, and contribute to the ongoing growth of our company in Portugal.

You will collaborate daily with the Managing Director & Country Manager of TSS Portugal and, although your focus will be on ensuring accurate financial operations for our location in Lisbon, you will work as an integrated member of the global TSS Finance Support chapter, reporting to the VP Finance Support (CFO). The team has colleagues both in Norway and Pakistan and collaborates with finance teams in other Nordic business units as well. Together, we ensure that Telenor Shared Services operates with excellence, efficiency, and integrity on a global scale.

Your new Company

Telenor Shared Services is part of the Telenor Group, a global telecom company. Telenor Shared Services supports Telenor with HR, Finance, Procurement, Order2Cash (payment) and IT services.

Telenor Shared Services has its head office in Norway with main hubs in Portugal (TSS Portugal) and Pakistan and departments/employees located in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

Your new Role

As a Senior Finance Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Oversee and coordinate end-to-end accounting processes in collaboration with our accounting and payroll teams (internal/external), ensuring accurate financial reporting

• Perform financial controlling tasks, including analysis and monitoring of results

• Ensure that our financial records and reports comply with Portuguese accounting standards and tax regulations

• Preparing and reviewing financial statements and submitting tax returns

• Deliver guidance on financial and tax matters so that the company remains in full legal and regulatory compliance

• Prepare forecasts and manage intercompany subjects with Telenor group entities

• Support in procurement processes

• Be the main finance point of contact between Portugal, Norway and Pakistan

• Support the Managing Director & Country Manager with Finance related matters

• Act as the local point of contact for TSS VP Finance Support (CFO)

• Participate in TSS Finance Support team meetings and common cross-location projects

• Based on your background, you might be given a cross-location subject matter role of specific Finance processes.

What we believe you will need to succeed in the role

To succeed as a Senior Finance Specialist, we think you will need:

• A relevant university degree, in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or Economics.

• Demonstrated proficiency in Portuguese accounting standards, legislation, tax frameworks, and ethical guidelines

• Good understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards

• Hands-on experience with bookkeeping, financial reporting, tax compliance, and related finance functions

• Experience in working with different accounting and financial reporting systems, we use the Oracle suite

• Strong service orientation mindset and positive attitude

• Sense of urgency and ability to work structured and meet deadlines

• Ambitious and motivated to work in a collaborative environment

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Fluency in Portuguese and English

• Your daily interaction with our local employees is a success factor. To ensure the best possible collaboration you are expected to be present in the office 3 days a week.

What the Company can offer you

• You will have the opportunity to shape and develop the role as the company grows

• Opportunity to work in a global organization with a focus on personal and professional growth

• A supportive and collaborative work environment where your ideas and contributions are valued

• Be part of a young company locally combined with the ability to influence how we develop – a company rooted in the Nordic way of work

Other information:

Place of work: Lisbon

• For questions about the role, contact recruitment partner - [email protected]
• Application deadline: 30.04.20205 - We assess candidates on an ongoing basis.