Beschreibung
Only English-written CV will be accepted.
For our Client in Fribourg we are looking for a Senior General Accountant for a 8 months contract.
Duration: ASAP - 2018/10/31
Location: Fribourg, Switzerland
Workload: 100%
Major Responsibilities:
- Accountability for coordination of the monthly close process and general ledger accounting activities for a Company, including accruals, provisions, royalties, scientific office expense review, etc.
- Responsibility for application of the Company's Accounting Manual.
- Lead the implementation of new accounting standards and new requirements according to the Company's Accounting Manual.
- Leading role in timely submission of financial information including general ledger and FCRS for Company's. This includes a close coordination with other departments such as Inventory, Intercompany, Customer Service, Supply Chain teams etc.
- Ensure high quality monthly reporting through processes such as Balance Sheet and P&L review
- Responsibility for preparation and review of Balance Sheet accounts reconciliations in line with quality Company's standard
- Leading role in review and coordination of entire process of reconciliations
- Strive for best practices and efficiency
- Responsibility for design and operating effectiveness of internal controls as per Company's Financial Controls Manual
- Promote a "strong and no exception" control environment and operate according to Standard Operating Procedures
- Preparation and/or review of additional external reporting requirements such as Swiss National Bank statistics
- Key contact person for external auditors providing data and reports required for group and statutory audits
- Change Management & Projects
- Pro-active identification of opportunities to improve and optimize existing financial processes and leading role in projects designed to implement these improvements
- Lead finance related process changes to achieve best practice by proactively identifying gaps to standards, initiating and formulating change projects with IT and Finance management
- Be point of reference and expertise in the area of FRA for initiatives and projects led by other departments or sites
- Lead Accounting and Reporting projects to increase effectiveness and efficiency
- Proactively manage project status, potential gaps and next steps to ensure objectives are met
Support for IRIS implementation:
- Ensure correct process, solution implementation, documentation and training in following areas:
- chart of accounts,
- asset and general ledger accounting
- intercompany accounting
- reconciliation and month end closing processes
- group and statutory reporting supported by BI
- Inputs/information of process/master data enhancements and changes and cleansing master data (GL related)
- Support for R2R Data Migration, validation and reconciliation
Ideal Candidate
- Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance
- At least 5 years' experience in a Finance role with focus on General Accounting in an international company
- Hands on experience with Accounting, Month End Closing and Reporting with Internal Controls
- Strong organization and communication skills demonstrated by results in cross functional, multi-cultural activities. Ability to drive for results and meet project deadlines.
- Proven ability to collaborate with business stakeholders and work in team, to initiate and implement process changes
- Challenge the status quo and always look for opportunities to simplify and enhance Finance activities
- Ability to act in a complex, culturally diverse, changing business environment and project deadlines
- Knowledge of working on ERP systems
- English fluent
- Knowledge of IRIS is a plus.
For further details please contact Aleksandra Sztajerowska:
E-mail: (see below)