Senior Accountant (60-100%)

Responsibilities

• Taking a leading role on simpler accounting mandates (accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and financial accounting; annual financial statements; reports) and assisting with more complex mandates.
• Helping provide additional accounting services (tax returns for individuals and legal entities; VAT declarations; financial planning; advisory mandates).
• Working independently on sections of more complex mandates.
• Taking an organisational leadership role on projects and administrative tasks (supervising and managing back-office and core processes; taking the initiative to drive improvements forwards).

Requirements

• A passion for financial and accounting services.
• Four years’ experience at an accountancy firm/service company.
• Completed education as a Swiss-certified Accountant, a Chartered Specialist in Financial and Managerial Accounting and Reporting, or equivalent.
• The ability to work independently.
• Considerable experience with Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of the Abacus ERP system is a big plus.
• Good organisational skills, a capacity for rapid learning, and excellent powers of concentration.
• Good communication skills and an independent personality.
• Fluent written and spoken German and English. Any other languages are an advantage.