Beschreibung
BRINE SA are offering an exciting project management office (PMO) position within Accounting Change and Financial Accounting Experts (AC&FAE) team in Group Accounting & Regional Controlling Switzerland. The responsibility of this role is to work as part of the project team tasked with implementing the IFRS 9 - Expected Credit Loss (ECL) accounting standard.
The standard issued by IASB includes new guidance on how to classify and measure financial instruments and in particular, it brings in new rules that will materially change how banks account for credit risk arising from accrual accounted loans, guarantees and loan commitments, moving from the current incurred loss model to an expected loss model.
In order to support the project team, we are looking for an experienced PMO to work in a cross-functional environment with multiple stakeholders to support us with the implementation of the IFRS 9 - ECL requirements. We offer the opportunity to become an integral part of an exceptionally well-functioning team and acquire valuable skills in accounting and credit risk management practice. The role will be part of an international implementation team.
Responsibilities:
The key responsibilities of the PMO include:
Defining, tracking and updating the detailed project plan with milestones, deadlines, key deliverables, resources etc. on a regular basis to ensure that the project is delivering on time and as per the project plan
Tailoring the project execution approach to meet projects' needs and ensuring continuous process improvement
Tracking the IFRS 9 -ECL project costs, invoices, accruals and providing a regular update on the budget versus actual spend to the project steering committee, initiative manager, senior sponsor and other key stakeholders including the SRI team
Maintaining the project issues log with due date, responsible and track for timely closure of the open actions as well as key project-related internal and external industry meetings
Preparing project progress report including project milestone, risks, assumptions, issues and dependency (MRAID) list with periodic update to the SRI team
Supporting in the preparation and running of project workshops including setting up the meetings, preparing the workshop materials by working with the work stream leads, taking minutes, issues and actions from the meeting etc.
Managing relationship and ensuring effective collaboration with all project stakeholders
Establishing the project SharePoint site to ensure that all the relevant project documents are stored and maintained appropriately for audit tracking purposes
Establishing a project Intranet site to communicate project related information to a wider audience within the bank
Supporting in the development of project education modules for roll-out within the organization by working closely with the risk and finance subject matter experts
Run well managed, audit proof project
Requirements
Business Administration (MBA) degree or equivalent with 2-4 years of work experience in a similar role, preferably as project management office or junior PM or business management
Project Management certification would be an advantage
Prior work experience in a bank or financial institution preferably within the Finance, Risk, Treasury or Compliance function.
Excellent command of English (native speaker or proficiency level) with fluent German being an added advantage
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills (both written and verbal)
Planning and organizational skills, able to multi-task with ease and attention to details
Proactive and focused, able to work on own initiative and prioritize own workload
Ability to work in a Matrix organization
Ability to work to regular and sometimes challenging deadlines
Team player in a dynamic environment
Proficient MS Office user (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint)
Work location: Zurich
Start: Asap
Duration: 6 months
Permits required: EU citizen or valid work permit
Workload: 100%
Language: excellent English, fluent in German a plus
Ref: PS1771
BRINE SA has been providing its IT- and SAP specialists for short-, mid- and long-term projects in Switzerland since 1985, with customers primarily active in the following market sectors:
Financial services sector, especially banks and insurance companies
Pharmaceutical industry
Government and services sectors
BRINE SA is a stable, financially independent, Swiss enterprise with its head office in Zurich. Our services cover the entire IT spectrum, as well as interfaces to the various business sectors, and range from management- and IT-consulting through to software development and project implementation.
IT - Resources
We offer our top consultants, computer profis and SAP experts to our customers as external specialists for limited assignments and as well for permanent positions.
BRINE SA is especially distinguished by its renowned characteristic strengths:
Short reaction time - rapid selection and supply of consultant's CVs, with skills matched to customer
requirements
Quality - we take quality very seriously, both for internal and external-facing processes, thereby
convincing many customers to maintain a long-standing business relationship with BRINE SA
Coaching - BRINE SA coaches and supports its consultants throughout the entire duration of the
customer assignment
BRINE SA is ISO 9001:2008 certified since 2012
Interested? If yes, then please send me your Curriculum Vitae.