Finance Manager

About Portugal Active:

Founded in 2017, Portugal Active is a luxury hospitality and property management company. We transform private villas into 5-star private hotels, managing a curated portfolio of 60+ premium properties across Portugal. We operate with the rigour of a fintech, the sensibility of a luxury hotel and the speed of a startup.

About the role:

The Finance Manager takes over Portugal Active's financial engine end to end, a true 360º profile. From treasury and accounting to reporting and control. This is not a supervisory role, it is an operator and builder role.

You sit between the operation and the money, protect solvency and enforce financial discipline. The real value of this position is anticipation, control and producing strong data.

What you will do:

• Manage daily finance: cash, treasury, receivables, payments, liquidity
• Anticipate solvency and cash flow risk. Bring a plan, not a problem
• Be the bridge between the company and the outsourced accounting firm
• Run the full accounting cycle end to end
• Deliver monthly reporting: P&L, balance sheet, margins, KPIs, variance analysis
• Process salary payments and support onboarding of new employees
• Control costs across all departments
• Negotiate suppliers and contracts
• Build presentations and scenarios that help leadership decide
• Own budgeting, forecasting and financial planning

Must have:

• 5+ years in a genuine 360º finance role, mastering the full cycle
• Fluent Portuguese and English, some knowledge of automation
• Advanced Excel and accounting software (Sage, Primavera or similar)
• Fast, autonomous, precise, low ego and hands-on profile
• Able to translate finance into decisions
• A real team player

Extra points:

• Hospitality or real estate experience
• Private automobile
• Available now
• Enjoys gastronomy
• Available now

Why Portugal Active:

• Real ownership: you build the financial function, you own the result
• Competitive base + benefits package
• Hybrid model between our Viana do Castelo office and home
• A sunny premium office with swimming pool and every amenity you'd want
• A modern, experienced team with backgrounds from the best in the market, from Indie Campers to GuestReady. A team that moves fast and gets things done.
• Direct line to the CEO and board