Assistant Financial Controller

Hello. We’re Teya.

Teya was founded on a simple belief: local businesses deserve better.

They are the cafés, restaurants, salons, shops and entrepreneurs that bring character to our high streets, create jobs and keep communities moving. Yet for too long, financial services has made life harder for them - with clunky tools, poor support and complexity that gets in the way of running a business.

Teya exists to change that.

We’re building a financial platform for local businesses across Europe - one built around simple tools, thoughtful design and real human support. Our Members rely on us to help them run their business with confidence, and that responsibility shapes the way we work.

We move fast. We care about quality. We stay close to the detail. And we believe great performance and genuine hospitality should go hand in hand.

If you want to build meaningful products, solve real problems and make a genuine difference for local businesses, we’d love to hear from you

Assistant Financial Controller

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Your Mission

As an Assistnat Financial Controller at Teya, you will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity and reliability of our financial reporting while supporting the wider Finance function and partnering with teams across the business. You will help strengthen financial controls, improve reporting processes and ensure that our financial operations remain efficient, scalable and compliant with applicable requirements.

You will take ownership of key financial control activities, including month-end and year-end closing, account reconciliations, financial reporting and audit preparation. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external providers, you will ensure financial records are accurate, discrepancies are investigated and resolved, and reporting deadlines are consistently met.

Beyond core financial control responsibilities, you will support the business in understanding financial performance, identifying key drivers and uncovering opportunities to improve processes. You will bring a structured, analytical approach to problem-solving, helping implement robust financial procedures and promote continuous improvement across Finance Operations.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a growing, fast-paced business, working collaboratively across teams to strengthen financial governance, support compliance and build high-quality, scalable finance processes at Teya.

Responsibilities

Support the Finance function and partner with teams across the business to assess financial performance, identify key business drivers and improve financial processes and controls.

Coordinate and support month-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring financial records are complete, accurate and delivered within reporting deadlines.

Assist in preparing monthly financial reports and annual financial statements, maintaining high standards of accuracy and consistency.

Perform and review account reconciliations to ensure the integrity of financial records, investigate variances and resolve discrepancies against expected balances and budget assumptions.

Monitor financial data and accounting records, identifying potential errors, inconsistencies or control weaknesses and working with relevant stakeholders to implement corrective actions.

Prepare audit schedules, reconciliations and supporting financial analyses, ensuring documentation is accurate, complete and readily available.

Coordinate the preparation of documentation and supporting evidence for external audits, working closely with auditors and internal teams to address requests efficiently.

Maintain accurate financial records and documentation, ensuring compliance with internal policies, accounting principles and applicable regulatory requirements.

Work closely with internal stakeholders to gather, validate and consolidate financial information for reporting, analysis and decision-making.