Accountant

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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 3 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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