Junior Accountant - Remote (Startup & AI-Augmented)

Job title: Junior Accountant (Startup & AI-Augmented) Location: Remote, Portugal Type: Internship (IEFP +Talento) with direct conversion to work contract Experience Level: Entry Level / Recent Graduate Your accounting degree is not becoming obsolete. It is becoming more powerful. At BRIDGE IN, the people handling compliance for international companies expanding into Portugal, Spain, and Italy still work with spreadsheets. We are not going to pretend otherwise. What is different is that we are actively replacing the repetitive, soul-crushing parts of that work with automation and AI agents, and you will be part of building that transition. The goal is for the team to spend more time on judgment, analysis, and stakeholder trust, and less time on things a script can do. We are not there yet. But we are moving fast, and joining now means you shape how it gets done. This is a real internship with a real ending: complete the 6 months successfully, and you move into a full-time work contract. No vague promises. Why BRIDGE IN? We are a bootstrapped, profitable, remote-first company on a clear mission: make international bureaucracy disappear. We have helped companies from 35+ countries land and operate in Southern Europe, attracted over €120M in Foreign Direct Investment to Portugal, and have been recognized as one of Europe's fastest-growing startups. We are not backed by VC money chasing a quick exit. We build things that last. This role sits at the core of what we sell. The accounting function is not a support function here. It is the product. What You'll Be Doing Maintain daily accounting records for BRIDGE IN and a portfolio of international customers, working with multi-country regulatory frameworks from day one Prepare and submit VAT returns and year-end corporate tax filings, including direct communication with the Portuguese Tax Authority (AT) Own month-end closing and reporting for consolidation in multinational structures Dig into trends, spot inconsistencies, and present findings clearly to internal teams and customers. Not just flag problems, but bring a point of view Support customers with accounting and tax queries, handling sensitive financial information with full confidentiality and professionalism Use BRIDGE IN's AI agents and automation tools to eliminate repetitive, low-value tasks so your time goes toward work that actually requires your expertise What You Bring to the Table A degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a closely related field Full professional fluency in both Portuguese and English Active OCC certification or active willingness to pursue it You are detail-oriented without being paralyzed by imperfection, you can close the books and move You are genuinely curious about how technology changes compliance work, not threatened by it You take ownership. If something is off, you find it, flag it, and propose a fix What We Offer A direct path to a full-time work contract after 6 months. This is the intention, not a maybe Compensation aligned with the IEFP +Talento program grant structure A remote-first environment where output matters and nobody is counting your keystrokes Exposure to international business that you simply cannot get in a traditional firm at the entry-level Access to AI tools and agents that make your work faster and your learning curve steeper in the best possible way A team promoted entirely on merit and output, where your growth is directly tied to what you deliver What Happens Next We don't do corporate black holes. This is a real, open role, and not a ghost job to harvest resumes. Here is the general roadmap: start with a quick application form. If we're aligned, we'll send over a self-evaluation survey, followed by human-to-human interviews and a hands-on challenge so you can show, not just tell, what you can do. We're a startup, so the exact steps might iterate, but we guarantee three things: we (try to) move fast, we are radically transparent, and we will never waste your time. #J-18808-Ljbffr Bridge-in