Senior Accountant - US GAAP, VAT & Group Reporting

Coperion; Niederlenz; Remote; CHF 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Coperion Niederlenz in Switzerland is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage group reporting, VAT, and general ledger entries for Coperion K-Tron Switzerland and regional subsidiaries. The role supports SOX controls, OneStream-based reporting, and project accounting in close cooperation with the finance head.

You will collaborate with AR/AP teams at the shared service center, ensure accurate monthly closes, and drive process improvements while maintaining master data integrity and cost center

Qualifications

• Several years’ experience in international accounting.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting or Accounting Education (eidg. Fachausweis).
• Strong English and German communication skills.
• Willingness to collaborate with virtual teams in shared service centers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, prepare and support internal and external audits (SOX-EY-Tax Audits).
• Timely and accurate monthly reporting according to US GAAP and statutory reporting for Coperion K-Tron Switzerland and subsidiaries in EMEA and US.
• Timely VAT declarations across CH, DE, UK and FR with external specialists.
• Support AR and AP specialists locally and at shared service center.
• Intercompany recharges, commissions and IC-Matching.
• Cash collection and accounts receivables bad debt reserve.
• Accounts payable payments and cash forecast.
• Goods received not invoiced reconciliation.
• Maintain project accounting and support project controlling regarding capitalization, gross margin and variance analysis.
• Review material cost variances, inventory and revenue cut off and update product cost calculations.
• Account reconciliations and supervision of Shared Service Center.
• Payroll reconciliation between HR and ERP-System.

Skills

International accounting

Audit experience (Big 4 preferred)

English & German communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting

Accounting education (eidg. Fachausweis)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Coperion Niederlenz in Switzerland is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage group reporting, VAT, and general ledger entries for Coperion K-Tron Switzerland and regional subsidiaries. The role supports SOX controls, OneStream-based reporting, and project accounting in close cooperation with the finance head.

You will collaborate with AR/AP teams at the shared service center, ensure accurate monthly closes, and drive process improvements while maintaining master data integrity and cost center