Group Revenue Accountant

Job Title: Group Revenue Accountant - EMEA

Location: Lisbon (Hybrid)

Full time: Permanent 

About us

Cyncly is a global technology powerhouse with 2,400+ employees and 70,000+ customers across 100+ countries. Cyncly transforms the way customizable products and spaces are imagined, designed, sold, managed and made. Our end-to-end software solutions connect professional designers, retailers and manufacturers to the world's largest repository of product content. Today, our business spans across the Kitchen & Bath, Furniture, Window, Glass & Door, and Flooring industries with operations in North & South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa.

Cyncly brings over 30 years of experience to deliver more value for our customers through an expanded portfolio of end-to-end solutions. Our global presence allows us to provide world-class support and sales with a local touch, providing the best possible customer experience.

Cyncly is now embarking on an exciting journey as we continue to expand through strong organic growth and complementary acquisitions, backed by leading growth private equity firms specialized in technology.

Opened in 2025, our Lisbon Regional Operation Center has grown to over 50 employees within less than ten months, with ambitious plans to expand to 300 employees by 2027.

About the Role  

The role will take the lead of developing and maintaining Cyncly's revenue recognition processes and control environment as well as leading on the month end review and reporting of revenue alongside the commercial finance team. 

Main Responsibilities: 

Revenue Recognition & Compliance

• Own and manage the recurring revenue recognition process in line with IFRS 15, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Review customer contracts and sales arrangements to assess revenue treatment, liaising with legal and sales teams..
• Develop and maintain robust revenue policies, processes, and controls.

Financial Reporting & Month-End

• Lead monthly revenue close activities, including journal preparation, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Prepare and present revenue analytics, commentary, and insights to senior finance leadership and the wider business.
• Support external audits and provide technical accounting papers as required.

System & Process Improvements

•  Drive automation and efficiency within revenue processes, leveraging Salesforce and NetSuite to optimise data flows and reporting.
•  Partner with IT and operations teams on system enhancements, integrations, and upgrades.
•  Contribute to ongoing transformation projects within the finance function.

Business Partnering

•   Act as a key point of contact for commercial, sales, and operations teams on revenue matters.
•   Provide guidance on deal structuring, pricing, and contract terms from a revenue recognition perspective.
•   Support strategic initiatives, M&A activity, and integration projects from a revenue accounting standpoint.

Required qualifications and experience: 

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent). 
• 3+ years’ experience in revenue accounting, financial reporting, or a similar role within a multinational or complex group environment.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, with hands-on experience applying IFRS 15 to recurring and contract-based revenue models.
• Experience reviewing customer contracts and collaborating with commercial teams on revenue recognition matters.
• Practical experience working with ERP and CRM systems such as NetSuite and Salesforce (or equivalent), with a focus on data integrity and process optimisation is desirable. 
• Demonstrated ability to design, document, and improve finance processes and internal controls.
• Experience supporting external audits and preparing technical accounting memos.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex revenue data into clear insights for senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment, ideally within a technology, SaaS, or PE-backed business.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional European languages are a plus.
• Ability to work independently and drive projects forward as part of a multi-functional team  

Working for us

At Cyncly, we call our team OneCyncly, a reflection of how we work together as one, united by our purpose: powering businesses that bring spaces to life. Our strength comes from our diversity of experiences, perspectives, and skills — and we thrive when we work together with openness, trust, and respect.

Here, you’ll join a group of colleagues who take ownership, solve problems, and focus on making an impact. We embrace curiosity, welcome new ideas, and see mistakes as opportunities to learn. You’ll have the freedom to work flexibly and autonomously, supported by teammates and leaders who are committed to your growth.

We celebrate the different ways people contribute and encourage everyone — from every background — to bring their authentic self to work. Because when we collaborate, challenge each other, and share what we know, we build something better together.

If you want to work in a place where your ideas matter, your growth is valued, and your work shapes the spaces people live, work, and play in — come join us.