EU Closing Supervisor, Finance

• Location: Lisbon, Portugal
• Working hours: Full-time (40 hours per week)
• Work model: Hybrid
• Contract type: Permanent
  
  

Are you an experienced accounting leader who thrives on driving accurate and timely financial closings across multiple entities? Do you want to play a key role in shaping finance operations while leading a high-performing team in an international environment? Then you might be the person we are looking for.

As our new EU Closing Supervisor, you will be part of the Finance organization and play an important role in ensuring the successful execution of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities across our European entities. You will work closely with Controlling, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, local Finance teams, and external auditors to deliver high-quality financial reporting, strengthen governance, and drive continuous improvement across Record-to-Report processes. This is a great opportunity to combine leadership, operational excellence, and transformation in a growing international organization.

What your day will look like

In this role, you will typically focus on:

• Leading and coordinating month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring accurate and timely completion across multiple European entities.
• Reviewing key accounting activities, including journal entries, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, and reporting deliverables to maintain high-quality financial results.
• Supervising, coaching, and developing a team of finance professionals while fostering a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing culture.
• Partnering with Finance, Controlling, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, and external auditors to support reporting requirements, compliance activities, and business objectives.
• Ensuring compliance with IFRS, local accounting requirements, and internal control standards while supporting audit readiness and governance processes.
• Driving standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives through finance technologies and process optimization.
  
  

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience within Accounting, Record-to-Report, Financial Reporting, or a similar finance function, including people leadership responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of period-end closing processes, balance sheet reconciliations, financial reporting, and IFRS.
• Experience working within a multinational or Shared Services environment, with proven stakeholder management capabilities.
• Advanced knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Excel; experience with reporting, consolidation, or close management tools is an advantage.
• Professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent) is considered an advantage.
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken.
  
  

Working at STG & What to expect

At Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), we are so much more than what meets the eye. We combine the strength of global brands with the entrepreneurial mindset that allows people to make a real impact. Here you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, collaborate across borders, and help shape what's next.

For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 26,250 Euros to 43,750 Euros corresponding to the level of the position, expected experience and responsibilities.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Ready to be part of something bigger? Apply now and discover much more.

Our recruitment process

Before starting our hiring process, your application will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We assess each application against the key competencies and requirements for the role. If your experience and skills are a good match, you'll be invited to continue through our hiring process, which may include the following steps:

• Recruiter screen
• Interview with the hiring team
• Assessment, case study, or work sample, if relevant
• Final interview with leadership or key stakeholders

Scandinavian Tobacco Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please be informed that this Direct Search is conducted exclusively by Scandinavian Tobacco Group. We do not accept applications from agencies, and we will not provide compensation for unsolicited CVs.