Finance Operations & Controls Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Portugal.

📋 Description

• Take charge of essential finance operations by supporting payments, treasury functions, payroll coordination, reconciliations, and operational finance processes to guarantee timely and accurate execution.

• Enhance controls and precision by performing checks, reconciliations, and evaluations on financial data and operational workflows. Address discrepancies, resolve issues proactively, and boost reliability throughout processes.

• Optimize systems and workflows by utilizing Excel and Power Query to organize, clean, analyze, and enhance finance data. Assist in automating manual tasks and developing more scalable working methods.

• Collaborate with various departments by working closely with Finance, People Ops, external accountants, payroll providers, and operational teams to ensure seamless coordination and effective communication.

• Take initiative and drive improvements by working independently, identifying inefficiencies, constructively challenging weak processes, and proactively suggesting ideas to enhance the function's operations.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in finance operations, accounting, payroll, treasury, payments, or comparable operational finance positions.

• Proficient in Excel with solid experience in Power Query.

• Familiarity with reconciliations, financial data, and operational controls.

• High attention to detail and a quick ability to identify inconsistencies.

• Comfortable taking ownership and functioning independently.

• Strong communication skills in English.

• A mindset geared towards process improvement; you inherently seek better working methods.

• Comfortable utilizing AI/tools to enhance efficiency and resolve challenges.

• Power BI experience (nice to have).

• Experience with finance tools like Xero, Pleo, Wise, or similar (nice to have).

• Experience working across multiple countries/entities (nice to have).

• Background in supporting or enhancing operational finance processes in scaling businesses (nice to have).

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, international environments (nice to have).

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary based on location and capabilities.

• Paid annual leave plus statutory bank holidays.

• Health insurance scheme providing comprehensive private health coverage for you and your family, as your well-being is our priority.

• Bonus scheme designed to reward both present and future contributions, with a flexible mix of cash and high-growth equity. Bonuses are discretionary and tied to performance.

• Professional body membership fees covered annually, helping you stay connected to your field and develop your skills.

• In-house coaching: Regular confidential 1:1 coaching sessions to assist you in navigating challenges, building self-awareness, and growing both professionally and personally.

• Flexibility: What truly matters is getting the job done, not the specific hours you work. You don’t need to seek permission for personal matters, just keep your team informed if it affects them.

• Holistic growth: Our leaders act as coaches, with the aim of providing five years of learning and development for every year spent with us. You will have access to a coach, mentor, and therapist in a development-oriented environment, which is the essence of our vision at Laminar.

• Work with the best: We prioritize hiring and retaining top talent. You may be accustomed to being the smartest in the room, but at Laminar, you’ll be surrounded by individuals from whom you can learn. We are entirely meritocratic, making rapid progression a standard. You will be supported in excelling in the areas that interest you most. At Laminar, development knows no bounds.

• Long-term impact: We are dedicated to addressing significant challenges in construction project delivery in a manner that ensures our solutions endure beyond our involvement.