Accountant responsible for managing financial operations for private equity and real estate funds at international bank in Zürich. Ensuring compliance with accounting standards and timely reporting.
About the role
- Senior Accountant overseeing accounting, financial reporting, and tax filings for organizations. Driving continuous improvement initiatives and collaborating with stakeholders in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
- Direct, monitor and review the daily accounting function back office and shared administration services departments, which include accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash administration and general ledger
- Work closely and cooperate with business departments in the collection of financial data
- Perform weekly spot checks on P&L and balance sheet performed by shared administration services departments, which include accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash administration and general ledger
- Report to the Team Lead R2R, highlighting and summaries any bottlenecks
- Weekly follow-up on pending issues and escalation
- Provide ad-hoc analyses and summaries of information when requested
- Prepare and review local tax filings for several entities; support other tax compliance activities and be in close contact with the Tax Manager
- Create and maintain the balance sheet register
- Prepare and review monthly and quarterly reconciliations
- Realize accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close processes and the preparation of internal reporting in accordance with local accounting rules
- Work close with financial controllers to assure month-end closing processes are complete and accurate and serve as a direct point of contact for financial controllers about accounting and internal report queries for assigned entities
- Ensure that the shared service administration team delivers successfully and continuously improves our process, in line with our accounting strategy
- Developing and training of mediors, juniors and peers in their day-to-day tasks, in order to improve the quality of process, controls and reporting
- Identify opportunities for improvements and opportunities for standardization
- Recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of the department and services performed
- Lead in Finance Transformation projects for GL team
Requirements
- Bsc or Msc in Finance / Accounting / Economics
- structured, organized and able to work under pressure
- knowledge of Microsoft Business Central 365 is an advantage
- as this is a new role, an entrepreneurial mindset is important - being proactive, flexible and independent is a must
- fluent in English, Dutch or French is a plus
Benefits
- Personal and professional development opportunities and programs
- Latest tech devices and all the tools you need to be successful in your role
- Commuting travel costs covered (by car or public transport)
- Pension and cycle-to-work scheme
- Subsidized fresh daily lunches at our support office
- Flexible public holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Varied team days and social events (from food trucks and quizzes at the office to parties on boats)
- Spacious office in a historic building surrounded by gardens
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