Accountant responsible for creating financial statements and ensuring internal compliance in Switzerland. Collaborating with departments on financial matters and improving accounting processes.
About the role
- Senior Accountant at Trean Corporation managing general ledger transactions and collaborating with accounting teams. Responsible for audits, reconciliations, and mentoring staff in accounting practices.
Responsibilities
- Reviews and analyzes general ledger transactions and batches by gathering financial data and using appropriate systems
- Provides back up assistance for daily accounting tasks such as deposits, invoice entry, billing and collections, prepaid and deferred items, or fixed assets
- Initiates wire and ACH transactions and prepares bank transactions as well as assists in escheat process
- Assists with escalated communication with customers or vendors on accounting issues
- Designs and implements solutions for new and valuable account reconciliations and reviews advanced account and/or bank reconciliations to maintain proper up-to-date supported account balances
- Proposes and implements solutions for research and resolving reconciliation discrepancies and outstanding items
- Onboards new companies in the ledger and financial reporting structure for new entity acquisitions and org chart changes
- Reviews and reports on monthly close checklist items within required timeline and provide backup where necessary on close items and is responsible for modifications to the close checklist to support financial statements
- Utilizes standard reporting tools as well as validates new reporting tools as needed
- Collaborates with other accounting team members and the broader accounting team on project goals
- Manages aspects of the annual audit by working closely with external auditors and staff to complete open item requests
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, participating in professional societies
- Mentors accounting staff and business users on Microsoft GP, Prospero and accounting concepts, techniques, technology, and processes
- Performs other activities, duties and assignments as needed or requested
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field or equivalent experience
- Previous experience in financial services required
- Progressive accounting responsibility
- 8+ years’ experience working with a general ledger package and transactional and subledger systems
- 8+ years’ experience working with basic accounting transactions in at more than one concentration category such as payables, receivables, fixed assets, bank transactions or reconciliations
- Experience in troubleshooting and resolving reconciliation, ledger and reporting issues
- Experience in effectively managing staff
- Insurance industry knowledge and a working knowledge of insurance systems (policy & claim) preferred
- Ability to multi-task and learn quickly
- Ability to self-start and research independently
- Ability to handle and resolve conflicts in a professional, tactful manner
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Attention to detail and organizational skills
- Strong sense of accountability, comfortable making recommendations and taking accountability for outcomes
- Working knowledge of transactional systems such as Microsoft GP and Prospero preferred
- Knowledge of best internal control practices and GAAP policies required
- Ability to meet deadlines in a multi-priority, fast-paced environment both independently and within a team environment
- Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and recommend solutions
- Computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Advanced skills in Excel (Formulas like INDEX-MATCH and OFFSET, Pivot Tables, Power Pivot, Power Query, reading and writing MACROS)
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