Experienced Consultant Accounting Compliance jobs at Ey in Portugal, Lisbon

As a Senior in Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy, you will play a key role in supporting clients through financial and operational restructuring, turnaround strategies, and crisis management. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, contribute to strategic decision-making, and help organizations stabilize and transform during periods of disruption.
Key responsibilities

• Support clients in evaluating capital options, improving liquidity, and achieving strategic objectives in distressed or underperforming situations;
• Conduct in-depth financial analysis, including Independent Business Reviews (IBR), cash flow forecasting, and liquidity assessments;
• Assist in planning and executing restructuring engagements, including stakeholder management and negotiation support;
• Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations with actionable recommendations for clients;
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Transaction Strategy, Debt Advisory, and M&A
• Contribute to business development activities, including proposals and client meetings;
• Actively participate in practice development initiatives to strengthen EY-Parthenon’s TRS offering.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strategic mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement;
• Commercial acumen and results-oriented approach;
• Proactive, collaborative, and adaptable in dynamic environments.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related fields;
• 3–6 years of experience in consulting, corporate finance, restructuring, or insolvency;
• Strong knowledge of financial modeling and liquidity analysis;
• Full proficiency in Portuguese and English;
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.

EY offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with your work experience. Plus, we offer:
- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around;
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career;
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver a comprehensive range of tax services tailored to FATCA, CRS, QI, DAC6, and DAC7 compliance for clients in the financial services sector (Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets, Asset Management) with a commitment to efficiency and quality.
• Assist in the creation, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive tax policies and procedures specifically addressing FATCA and CRS requirements, ensuring alignment with local and global regulations;
• Provide detailed tax reporting, analysis, and validation services, focusing on compliance with DAC6 and DAC7 reporting obligations;
• Define, develop, and implement effective tax and reporting solutions that comply with both local and global regulations, including risk assessment frameworks for FATCA and CRS;
• Support the establishment, monitoring, evaluation, and interpretation of tax data, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance with international tax standards;
• Aid in the implementation of key regulatory requirements and guidelines related to FATCA, CRS, QI, DAC6, and DAC7, keeping clients informed of changes in legislation and best practices;
• Identify risks and opportunities for improvement within tax functions, particularly in relation to compliance and reporting processes;
• Support team management and contribute to a collaborative work environment, ensuring that all team members are informed of regulatory changes and compliance requirements;
• Build and maintain professional and trusting relationships with clients and colleagues, fostering a flexible and team-oriented culture;
• Mentor and coach junior team members, leading by example and sharing best practices;
• Understand EY’s service lines and actively explore ways to enhance client service, particularly in the context of international tax compliance.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• In-depth technical knowledge of FATCA, CRS, QI, DAC6, and DAC7 regulations and their implications for financial services;
• Strong attention to detail and rigor in work, particularly in compliance and reporting;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on identifying compliance risks and opportunities;
• A strong work ethic and commitment to quality in delivering tax services;
• Ability to manage multiple projects and present information clearly and concisely, particularly in the context of regulatory reporting;
• Professional integrity, confidentiality, and responsibility;
• Innovative and efficient approach to teamwork;
• Resourceful and able to thrive under pressure;
• Business acumen and a commercial mindset.

Qualifications

• Academic background in Law, Tax, Business, Economics, or related fields;
• Minimum of 3 to 4 years of professional experience in a Tax/Compliance role, primarily within Financial Services;
• Strong understanding of local and global tax requirements;
• Experience working in multicultural projects and environments;
• Fluent in both Portuguese and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

EY offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with your work experience. Plus, we offer:
- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around;
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career;
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

• Lead the implementation and configuration of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Finance solutions for clients.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and design effective financial processes.
• Provide expertise in financial accounting, management accounting, and reporting within the SAP S/4HANA environment.
• Conduct training sessions and workshops for clients on SAP S/4HANA Finance functionalities.
• Analyze and troubleshoot finance-related issues, providing timely resolutions.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in finance and SAP technologies.
• Assist in the development of project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
• Mentor and guide junior team members in SAP S/4HANA Finance practices.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in SAP S/4HANA Finance or related finance roles.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud configuration and implementation is preferred.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Relevant certifications are a plus.
• Full English Proficiency.

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

EY offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with your work experience. Plus, we offer:
• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around;
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career;
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

In a rapidly changing cybersecurity threat landscape, clients from all industries look to us for trusted solutions for increasingly complex threats and risks. As a member of our Cybersecurity team, you’ll be right at the heart of that goal, helping clients gain insight and context to their cyber threats - assessing, improving, and building security operations to mitigate these threats. You’ll get to use your technical and business skills to help us drive this mission and have an impact on cybersecurity at a global level.

You’ll work alongside respected industry professionals, learning about and using the latest tools and techniques to identify and overcome some of the most relevant and pressing security issues in the world. It’s a highly specialized area, where you’ll learn highly sought-after technical skills, all while developing your relationship management abilities – often by working directly on-site with our clients.

Your key responsibilities

As part of our Cybersecurity Consulting practice, you’ll assist clients in identifying potential threats, vulnerabilities, and deficiencies in their environments and aid them by bolstering their cybersecurity maturity and resilience.

Skills and attributes for success

• Execute security assessments to identify potential threats, vulnerabilities, and deficiencies in client environments;
• Conduct research, develop, and implement solutions to protect our clients against new attack techniques and threats;
• Solve challenging technical problems and devise creative solutions;
• Perform in-depth analysis of testing results, create reports that articulate findings, and develop risk mitigation recommendations;
• Manage engagement execution and ensure project timelines remain on track;
• Manage multiple competing priorities, thrive in a matrixed organization and work independently as well as part of diverse teams as the situation requires;
• Coach and provide technical leadership/advice to junior team members and encourage them to take ownership of their engagements and development.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Management Information Systems or related field;
• A minimum of 3-5 years of work experience in cybersecurity;
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills in both Portuguese and English;
• Certifications and/or experience in:
  • Identity and Access Management – IAM; Privileged Access Management - PAM (Sailpoint, Okta, Microsoft, CyberArk); or
  • Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud); or
  • Network Security (SASE, Zscaler, NetSkope, Palo Alto, Cisco, etc.

What we offer you

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. Whether your profile is considered for this recruitment process, we will contact you within 15 working days.

As Manager, in ACR team, you will have the opportunity to benefit from an extraordinary global network working on challenge multi-service line projects and innovative global business solutions in the Accounting and Tax areas. Focused on the mission of improving the efficiency of organizations’ accounting compliance and reporting processes, you will work to efficiently prepare both local and consolidated financial statements, reduce year-end disruption and facilitate a smoother audit.

Your key responsibilities

• Providing a well-integrated broad array of accounting, tax compliance and reporting services for multiple clients with a high level of efficiency and quality;
• Assisting in the creation, implementation and maintenance of comprehensive accounting policy and procedure documentation to improve clarity and consistency of reporting;
• Developing accounting analysis and validations;
• Defining, developing and implementing effective accounting and reporting solutions and processes in accordance to local and global requirements;
• Assisting in establishing, monitoring, evaluating and interpreting accounting and tax data;
• Supporting the implementation of key regulatory requirements and guidelines;
• Identifying risks and/or improvement opportunities;
• Team management;
• Establishing professional and trust relationships with customers;
• Developing and implementing commercial strategies;
• Demonstrating in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge;
• Contributing to the team’s good productivity and motivation with good communication and cooperation to guarantee the best result;
• Understanding EY and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients.

Skills and attributes for success

• Technical rigor and attention to detail;
• Commercial acumen;
• Team and project management skills;
• High level of dynamism;
• Strong problem-solving skills;
• Efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment;
• Demonstrate ability to assimilate new knowledge;
• A strong work ethic;
• Professional responsibility, confidentiality and integrity;
• Dedicated, innovative, resourceful and able to work under pressure;
• Team player and critical thinking;
• Forward thinker and self-starter.
  

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Academic Degree in Accounting, Tax, Economics, Finance or similar financial fields of studies;
• At least 6 years of professional experience in accounting, tax compliance and reporting roles;
• Familiarity with the financial services industry is valued;
• Background in consulting environment, mainly in Big4 or Second Tier companies, is valued;
• Good knowledge about international requirements: IAS, IFRS and/or US GAAP;
• Experience in team management;
• Some experience in business commercial development;
• Experience in ERP SAP, Navision, Primavera or another similar;
• Ability to work in multicultural projects and environments;
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills in both Portuguese and English.
  

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Accounting or Tax professional certifications.
  

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

EY offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with your work experience. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around;
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career;
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Recognizing the changing and fast-paced professional landscape, you will bring our broad range of capabilities and insights to enhance the role and effectiveness of the finance and operations function.
You'll be part of our Performance Improvement group, helping clients with business and internal finance performance through a focus on providing business advisory services that achieve measurable benefits in operational effectiveness and strategic decision making.

As a Finance Performance Improvement Consultant, you'll actively maintain, and strengthen internal and external relationships.
•Collect and analyse information from the client and its sector, as well as the functional areas within the project
•Identify potential challenges and business needs, and propose recommendations of a strategic and operational nature, to "transform” our client’s businesses
•Contribute with insights and ideas and assist in drafting high quality project reports
•Keep abreast of current industry and economic developments relevant to the client's business
•Use technology and tools to continually learn and innovate
•Support the implementation of recommendations and solutions, in close alignment with clients’ teams, ensuring the creation of tangible impact

•Display teamwork, integrity and leadership
•Strong analytical, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
•A strong work ethic
•Forward thinker and self-starter
•Creative, proactive, team player and able to work under pressure

•Master´s degree in business, engineering, computer science, or a related field
•Minimum experience of 2/3 years in management consulting environment, audit, fintech’s and / or background in financial industry sectors
•Background in operational finance is desired
•Demonstrated experience in project-based engagements in any or the combination of the following areas: knowledge in financial and accounting processes, consulting projects, ERP / technology implementations
•English Proficiency

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

•Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
•Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
•Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
•Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

• Lead the implementation and configuration of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Logistics solutions for clients.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and design effective logistics processes.
• Provide expertise in areas such as inventory management, order processing, and transportation management within the SAP S/4HANA environment.
• Conduct training sessions and workshops for clients on SAP S/4HANA Logistics functionalities.
• Analyze and troubleshoot logistics-related issues, providing timely resolutions.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in logistics and SAP technologies.
• Assist in the development of project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
• Mentor and guide junior team members in SAP S/4HANA Logistics practices.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in SAP S/4HANA Logistics or related logistics roles.
• Strong understanding of logistics and supply chain principles and practices.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud configuration and implementation is preferred.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Relevant certifications are a plus.
• Full English Proficiency.

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

EY offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with your work experience. Plus, we offer:
• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around;
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career;
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.