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For our client, well-known midium-sized Swiss private Financial institution, located in Geneva, we recruit
Sr Accountant
Purpose of the role
Being part of a the Accounting team, driven by excellence, you will support – together with your colleagues - the Head of Accounting in order to produce the most highly accurate documents, Balance sheet and P&L, dashboard, VAT reports, any reporting and accounting banking documents, related to the monthly, quarterly and annually closing.
Key responsibilities
* Establish the end-of-year and half-year financial statements of the Group’s legal entities
* Prepare monthly reconciliations and financial statements
* Establish tax statements, such as VAT and corporate tax
* Manage the preparation of statistics as a back-up (SNB or others)
* Control and validate daily accounting operations
* Liaise with the Financial Planning & Analysis team in preparing the analytical-accounting reports
* Support external and internal audits, providing all necessary documentation and addressing inquiries
* Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting
* Carry out ad hoc tasks or project, as requested by the Management.
* You assist closely the Head of Accounting on a daily basis and manage the team in his absence.
Your profile
* You have at least 5+ years’ proven experience in a similar accounting role or auditor, preferably in a Swiss and international Financial Services or Private Banking environment, or in close connection to these domains, for example trading.
* External Audit or Financial Accounting Advisory Services experience in Big4, risk, compliance, considered a plus.
* Excellent English & French, both spoken and written.
* MS Office: Excel and PPT – SAP G2, any banking tools.
You have solide organizational and planning skills, with a strong analytical and quantitative mindset, able to understand and integrate the risk-control dimension into the Accounting tasks.
Highly excellence-driven and strong positive leader, you are a self-starter, result- and detail-oriented, hands-on, a strong team player with a real “can-do-attitude”.
You are able to work under pressure in a fast pace environment, while being precise and rigorous.
You are able to provide mutual support within the team and share sensitive or demanding tasks together, with the aim of maintaining a truly competitive accounting team that strives for accuracy and excellence.
This is a very interesting opportunity providing exposure in a fast-paced environment.
Confidentiality, integrity, and commitment are essential values for performing this role.
Applications (resume and work certificates) will be treated in strict confidence, by Joëlle Rossier personally.
Don't hesitate to contact her directly (+41 78867 03 80) in case you need additional information.
While we highly appreciate all responses, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
* Industries
Human Resources Services
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