Accountant

Overview

We have an excellent opportunity for an Accountant to join an International Group, in the heart of Zurich. Our client specializes in supporting the Technology industry.

Main responsibilities

• Take an active role in budgeting, forecasting/planning and cost control.
• Ensure that cash is always sufficient for the organization's operations for all companies of the group.
• Prepare periodical management reports on cashflow utilization and variances, identify reasons for deviations, and propose preliminary recommendations for management review.
• Collect intragroup payments and secure the revenue of the companies.
• Implement local treasury strategies and engage in discussions with local regulated institutions and banks for ongoing activities and requests.
• Assist and supervise the implementation and documentation of local and intercompany transactions.
• Maintain all areas of bookkeeping, including payables, receivables, banking, credit cards, and bank and suppliers' reconciliations.
• Handle multi-currency bookkeeping and exchange rate adjustments.
• Perform periodic filings independently to Swiss tax authorities, including VAT, income tax, and social security.
• Assist in the preparation of the local payroll.
• Develop annual budget and compare it to the actual expenses against projected budget.

Requirements:

• Degree in Accounting and/or Business Administration (Advantage).
• CPA license (Advantage).
• Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive work experience in financial functions, such as accounting, external auditing, finance controlling, financial reporting, and controlling the finance of at least 5 companies in the same group with complex activity.
• Strong IT knowledge, including Excel, and ideally, experience with ERP software.
• Fluent in English and German (B1-B2).
• Project management skills.

For this position, we can only consider Swiss nationals, EU citizens or professionals possessing a valid EU / EFTA passport or an existing EU Residency permit.

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