Senior Accountant - Temporary contract

cariswiss; Genf; Remote; CHF 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Family office exposure

International working environment

Zusammenfassung

Michael Page (Switzerland) is seeking an immediately available senior accounting and finance professional to reinforce its finance function during a period of reduced internal capacity. You will take responsibility for day-to-day accounting, reconciliations and cash management across several entities.

The role involves tax, VAT, statutory reporting, and support for monthly and annual closings within an international family-office-type environment.

Qualifikationen

• Senior accounting or finance professional with substantial hands-on experience.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and ability to manage entity accounts independently.
• Experience in general ledger accounting, reconciliations, accounts payable, payments, month-end closing and reporting.
• Experience preparing statutory accounts and coordinating external audits.
• VAT and tax-support experience.
• Experience with multiple legal entities in an international group or family office.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with accounting systems; willingness to learn GIT WinEUR.
• Fluent professional English; French and/or German is an advantage.
• Swiss GAAP FER and UK accounting or VAT exposure is advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day accounting of several entities.
• Record, review and control accounting entries and supporting documentation.
• Prepare bank, intercompany, balance-sheet and other reconciliations.
• Maintain complete accounting records and audit trails.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable, including intercompany transactions.
• Prepare and execute payments under established approval processes.
• Monitor bank balances, liquidity requirements and upcoming payment obligations.
• Contribute to cash-flow forecasting and short-term funding requirements.
• Identify and report unusual transactions or liquidity risks to management.
• Support and own monthly and annual closing activities; prepare reconciliations and schedules.
• Review balances, investigate discrepancies, and assist with statutory and management financial statements.
• Contribute to consolidated reporting, including Swiss GAAP work.
• Prepare VAT returns and assist with corporate tax filings; coordinate with tax advisers and auditors.

Kenntnisse

Senior accounting

General ledger

Reconciliations

Accounts payable/receivable

Intercompany accounting

Excel

UK VAT exposure

Swiss GAAP FER

English fluency

Tools

GIT WinEUR

Jobbeschreibung

About Our Client

Our client is seeking an immediately available senior accounting and finance professional to reinforce its finance function during a period of significantly reduced internal capacity.

Job Description

Accounting and entity management

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day accounting of several entities.
• Record, review and control accounting entries and supporting documentation.
• Prepare bank, intercompany, balance-sheet and other account reconciliations, and resolve outstanding items.
• Maintain complete accounting records and audit trails.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable, including intercompany transactions.

Payments and cash management

• Prepare and execute payments under established approval processes.
• Ensure payment instructions are accurate, complete and adequately supported.
• Maintain the payment register and underlying documentation.
• Monitor bank balances, liquidity requirements and upcoming payment obligations.
• Contribute to cash-flow forecasting and short-term funding requirements.
• Identify and report unusual transactions, discrepancies or liquidity risks to management.

Period-end closing (if extension) and financial reporting

• Support and, where appropriate, own monthly and annual closing activities.
• Prepare reconciliations, closing entries and supporting schedules.
• Review balances and investigate discrepancies or unusual movements.
• Assist with statutory and management financial statements.
• Analyse actual results against budgets or forecasts.
• Contribute to consolidated reporting, including Swiss GAAP work.

Tax, audit and regulatory support

• Prepare VAT returns and supporting documentation, including Swiss and UK VAT matters where required.
• Assist with information required for corporate and other tax filings.
• Coordinate with external tax advisers, accounting providers and auditors.
• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documents, respond to questions and record agreed adjustments.

Budgeting, controls and process support

• Support entity budgets, cash-flow forecasts and financial projections.
• Review financial information produced internally or by external providers.
• Identify incomplete information, control weaknesses and unresolved issues.
• Review employee expense claims.
• Support improvements to accounting procedures, controls and digital workflows.
• Work closely with the senior accounting specialist providing the initial introduction, assignment guidance and ongoing operational context.

The Successful Applicant

Required profile

• Senior accounting or finance professional with substantial hands-on experience.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and ability to manage entity accounts independently.
• Demonstrated experience in general ledger accounting, reconciliations, accounts payable, payments, month-end closing and reporting.
• Experience preparing statutory accounts and coordinating external audits.
• Practical VAT and tax-support experience.
• Experience with multiple legal entities in an international group, family office, fiduciary, trust, professional-services or similar environment.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with accounting and online banking systems.
• The company uses GIT WinEUR as its accounting software. Previous experience with GIT WinEUR would be advantageous; otherwise, the resource must be comfortable learning the system quickly with guidance from the senior accounting specialist.
• Fluent professional English is required; French and/or German would be an advantage.
• Swiss GAAP FER and UK accounting or VAT exposure are advantageous.

What's on Offer

An assignment in a family office