Senior Financial Accountant

At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car, a Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton, Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit or Usain Bolt’s running shoe, we encounter exceptional objects every day.

We're a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects! Each week we offer over 75,000 unique items in auction, carefully curated by our passionate in-house experts.

Having sold over 20 million unique objects to date, we’re on a mission to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by our core values:

• Taking ownership and driving impact
• Being open to change and feedback
• Being passionate about our mission and our customers.

If these values resonate with you, we’d love to explore how you can join us on this exciting journey!

About the role

Location: Lisbon local office

Are you an experienced accounting professional with a deep understanding of Portuguese GAAP and a passion for working independently in a fast-paced international environment? Join us at Catawiki, where your expertise will play a critical role in strengthening our local financial operations.

We’re looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to take full ownership of our Portuguese entity’s accounting, tax, and financial reporting activities. In this key role, you’ll act as the local finance expert, managing all statutory and tax compliance requirements under Portuguese Local GAAP and helping drive efficiency and excellence across our finance operations.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As the Senior Financial Accountant, you will:

Take full ownership of all local financial activities including statutory bookkeeping, VAT and CIT declarations, year-end financial statements, and compliance with all local accounting, tax and reporting obligations.

• Operate as our local finance lead, serving as the bridge between Portuguese accounting standards and our centralized group accounting team in the Netherlands.

• Independently manage the Purchase-to-Pay process, ensuring all (company wide) invoices and payments are processed timely and accurately.

• Take ownership of month-end close activities for both the Portuguese entity and selected consolidated areas, including journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals.

• Support group-level reporting, external audits, and consolidation activities in close collaboration with our Dutch-based Accounting & Reporting team.

• Continuously improve finance processes, leveraging tools like Workday, OCR, and automation technologies like AI to enhance efficiency.

• Act as a key point of contact for local financial and tax authorities and liaise with external service providers when needed.

What Makes You the Perfect Fit:

• A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance, obtained in Portugal.

• A minimum of 3-4 years of relevant accounting experience, ideally in a role with exposure to local statutory and tax responsibilities.

• Certified Accountant (Contabilista Certificado) status or equivalent in order to be able to legally sign off and file the Annual Financial Statements and the Corporate Income Tax (IRC) on behalf of a company.

• In-depth knowledge of Portuguese GAAP and strong familiarity with tax legislation (VAT, CIT, etc.). IFRS knowledge is a plus.

• A proactive and self-driven attitude, with the ability to work independently while staying closely connected to the Dutch headquarters team.

• A strong personality with excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating across countries and departments.

• Comfort working in a dynamic, tech-enabled environment with a continuous improvement mindset.

• Fluency in Portuguese and English is required.

Why You'll Love Working with Us

• Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.
• Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives, which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.
• A Culture of Connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse and collaborative team of 800+ Catawikains and 60+ nationalities, all coming together to build a one-of-a-kind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment, committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story, we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team.
• Celebrate Life’s Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us, you’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher, and on each birthday, you'll get a €50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to "Pursue Your Passion". We also recognise significant work anniversaries (3, 5, 8, 10 years) with additional time off, plus extra leave for life’s big moments like marriage, engagements, or moving house.

Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding what’s available in your country, please consult your recruiter.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means we typically ask you to be in the office 2 out of 5 days, roughly 40% of your working time, to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. Of course, if the job description specifies that the role is 100% remote—such as for certain expert or sales positions—then that arrangement will apply.

Interested?

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If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.