Accountant

OBJECTIVE AND MAIN TASK OF THE FUNCTION

• Best in class accounting team: no SOX or Accounting deficiencies/audit comments/delays for activities in scope

• Project: participate to projects as required, get trained on new systems/processes and support teammates in the change management process

• Continuous improvement mindset: propose/implement/support process improvements projects or initiatives

• Team player: support teammates and colleagues, train new joiners, apprentice and actively collaborate with peers and business partners. Speak-up and make one’s voice heard during global/team meetings

• Standardization: participate to standardization & formalization of procedures.

• Be a superuser for the tools in scope of the team i.e. Concur, Eezi, Oracle, etc.

TASKS

·         Review and booking of Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) entries

·         Reviewing, booking and reconciling employee cash and corporate credit card expenses

·         Processing and monitoring of prepayments

·         Posting and reconciling AP and AR general ledger entries

·         Preparation of weekly payment runs

·         Booking and reconciliation of payments for all AP invoices in the internal ERP system

·         Booking and reconciliations for monthly, quarterly and yearly AP sub- and general ledger closings

·         Support for audits and walkthroughs

·         Serving as backup for Treasury

·         Vendor management, including creation, maintenance and coordination with suppliers

·         E-Mail correspondence internal and external

·         Prepared a variety of AP-related financial reports

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS

Education:                                          Commercial Finance Diploma, Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education

Special Knowledge:                           Excellent communication in English

                                                       - spoken and written   

                                                       German and/or French is an asset

                                                       Very good excel skills required

Personality:                                        Distinguished ability to work under pressure even in periods of heavy workload and high capacity

Excellent ability to communicate with colleagues, superiors, stakeholders and business partners (e.g. Purchasing team)

Professional Experience:                  Min. 2-3 years of experience in the AP fields, ideally in an international environment