GBS Senior Accounting Specialist

Syensqo Job Grade: S15

Job Overview and Responsibilities

Syensqo is creating its internal Global Business Services (GBS) to cover Finance, Procurement and Human Resources activities. We offer you to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment and to contribute to this group’s transformation.

Join us in one of our 3 service centres: Lisbon, Curitiba, and Bangkok, be part of this transformation journey from the start.

We are looking for:

• An accounting professional to join the Syensqo finance team to support preparation of the local and group accounting and tax operations and local/legal audits and requirements.

We count on you for:

• Performing the monthly closure for certain companies.


• Performing accounting operations according to CAM guidelines and in line with accounting standards for both local statutory and group reporting purposes.


• Providing analysis, advice, and solving technical accounting issues.


• Taking responsibility and ownership for a part or whole legal entity financial statements.


• Responding to customer requests for accounting and tax support.


• Analysing issues and proposing solutions for remediation.


• Supporting and collaborating with the team in the Service Units regarding accounting issues.


• Leading or participating in small projects or continuous improvement initiatives.


• Working with peers in the Service Units to support improvements, changes and new processes.

Depending on the countries, you may need to:

• Support the preparation of local statutory financial statements.


• Oversee external consultants providing operational and tax activities.


• Oversee and participate in various tax audits.

Education and Experience

• University degree in accounting or finance, ideally with certification in international accounting.


• Minimum of 5-year experience in tax and/or accounting operations.


• IFRS knowledge and ERP experience (preferably SAP).


• Strong knowledge of local compliance activities and tax and technical accounting skills for the entities you will work for.


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to perform analyses of local, IFRS, accounting, and tax.


• Strong local tax knowledge for certain Sr. Accounting Specialists which will support a tax for a specific country.

Skills and Behavioural Competencies

• IFRS knowledge.


• SAP knowledge.


• Team spirit, proactivity.

Language Skills

• Fluency in English.


• Other languages are a plus.