Financial Accountant

AI overview

Take responsibility for various accounting tasks including month-end closing, regulatory filings, and supporting decision-making through analytics, in a fast-paced banking environment.

You will be a member of the Finance Department, reporting to the Responsible of Accounting Team. In this role, you will evolve in a fast-moving environment where performing a wide variety of tasks with a strong focus on accounting and financial reporting. You will use analytics in the day-to-day execution of your work, provide timely and accurate information supporting decision-making and seek to improve processes where possible.

Responsibilities:

Maintain general ledger, prepare journal entries and produce various accounting schedules/reconciliation in accordance with various GAAPSs either for the bank in Switzerland (IFRS and ARB-FINMA) or for one of the foreign subsidiaries (local GAAP),
Perform month-end account-closing activities and reconciliations,
Actively participate in the half-year and year-end closing, with responsibility for specific topics and notes to the financial statements. This includes the preparation of responses to inquiries from external auditors
Take responsibility in accounting projects as assigned by management,
Assist other departments of the company or foreign subsidiaries of the Group in accounting issues and queries,
Comply with standard accounting principles and company policies,
Involvement in the budget preparation and monitoring,
Prepare miscellaneous regulatory filings (for the SNB or FINMA as example) as assigned

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent diploma in accounting, finance or economics,
Minimum of 5 years track record in a similar role ideally in the banking industry,
Fluent in French and English (oral and written),
Experience with IFRS and generally accepted accounting principles in Switzerland (Accounting Rules for Banks “ARB-FINMA” is a plus),
Excellent MS Office (Excel in particular) skills,
Knowledge of Temenos T24 and OneStream is considered a plus
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Able to deliver quality work efficiently in a fast-moving environment
Meticulous, able to collaborate cross functionally and to work on several subjects in parallel, attentive to details with very good organisation skills.

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