As we continue to expand our European operations, we are creating new positions in Portugal to support our teams, and we are looking for a Fund Accountant. We offer an international, collaborative environment built on trust, ownership, and long‑term development. This role provides meaningful exposure to fund accounting, interaction with cross‑border stakeholders, and the opportunity to support a growing platform and help build scalable processes from the ground up. Join a leading asset manager and be part of a team where your contribution truly matters and where you can continue to grow professionally.

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Fund Accountant

Lisbon

Full time

As we continue to expand our European operations, we are creating new positions in Portugal to support our teams, and we are looking for a Fund Accountant.

We offer an international, collaborative environment built on trust, ownership, and long‑term development. This role provides meaningful exposure to fund accounting, interaction with cross‑border stakeholders, and the opportunity to support a growing platform and help build scalable processes from the ground up.

Join a leading asset manager and be part of a team where your contribution truly matters and where you can continue to grow professionally.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain accurate and complete accounting records for funds, SPVs and other legal entities, ensuring all financial transactions are properly recorded and reconciled.
  • Prepare and maintain supporting schedules and perform reconciliations with trial balances.
  • Oversee accounting prepared by external service providers, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
  • Record accounting adjustments required for fund, group, and statutory reporting.
  • Support the preparation of annual financial statements in compliance with local and fund-specific requirements.
  • Support invoice management processes, including invoice booking, payment follow-up, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Coordinate audit processes by preparing, collecting, and providing required documentation.
  • Contribute to consolidation processes and NAV calculations by ensuring appropriate Fund GAAP adjustments are recorded.
  • Support group and regulatory reporting by preparing and delivering data in the required format.
  • Provide support with accounting systems (e.g. Yardi, SAP, etc) and contribute to process improvements, standardization, and ad-hoc tasks as required.

Experience

  • Academic background in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (Accounting degree preferred).
  • Approximately 7 years of experience in relevant accounting roles, such as Real Estate accounting, fund accounting, fund controller, or similar accounting roles.
  • Exposure to Luxembourg GAAP and understanding of the real estate or alternative investment fund industry considered a strong asset.
  • Experience with Yardi or similar fund accounting systems is a plus.
  • Strong Excel skills and good command of Microsoft Office tools.
  • Good professional English communication skills.
  • Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and high sense of ownership.
  • Team-oriented, proactive, eager to learn, and comfortable working in an international and evolving environment.

Swiss Life Asset Managers accepts applications from agency recruiters for this vacancy. Please contact us via the contact form to gain access to our application platform. By submitting candidate dossiers, you agree to the terms and conditions defined by Swiss Life Asset Managers.

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Working conditions

Working conditions Our employees are our most valuable asset. At Swiss Life Asset Managers, we place particular emphasis on compensating them fairly and in line with the market. Full-time employees are entitled to 25 days leave per year following the year of hire.

Grow with us

Grow with us For us, all employees are talents whom we want to promote in the best possible way. With this aim in mind, we have founded our own AM Academy, through which we provide our employees with a broad range of training opportunities. We also support them with external training and development.

Flexibility

Flexibility We address the individual needs of our employees and aim to create optimal framework conditions. Employees of Swiss Life Asset Managers can work with their manager to determine the right working model for them (e.g. flexible working hours, hybrid working model.)

Pension and social benefits

Pension and social benefits We offer a defined contribution pension plan for our employees with the option of additional voluntary contributions on the employee side. In addition, we also offer a supplementary health insurance for all employees.

Additional Benefits

Additional Benefits At Swiss Life Asset Managers, you benefit from a daily meal allowance and an employer-funded Coverflex budget that you can flexibly use based on your needs.

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