Beschreibung
One of our main clients in the banking industry in Zurich is now looking for an Accountant with SAP Knowhow.
In order to support the SAP stream we are looking for a skilled accountant with testing experience.
The ability to familiarize quickly and independent with new topics (especially financial accounting and reporting including relevant IT infrastructure) is a prerequisite for this challenging and interesting job opportunity. Timely delivering in good quality standard is critical. Activities are performed in close collaboration with Accounting colleagues.
Job Description:
- Support onshore analysis of business processes and requirements, document change requests, working closely with IT during realisation phase, covering tests and assisting implementation into production of underlying systems.
- Analyse incidents in daily processes and monthly closing of the SAP books including all related interfaces ensuring the integrity of the banks accounting processes in conformance with accounting policy and company timelines. Involve, where applicable, IT to fix bugs.
- Ensure complete, accurate and auditable accounting (financial and operational accounting) for the balance sheet of the parent company in Switzerland
- Lead and participate in procedure improvement activities creating efficiencies while minimizing risk and making processes more efficient and reliable.
- Work on the supervision, accounting, plausibility check and commentary of the balance sheet items and provisions (for credit risk, operational risk, restructuring & other)
- Testing of the newly set-up SAP accounting and reporting process for completeness and accuracy
- Produce internal reports and regulatory Statistics with plausibility check and commentary
- Prepare for audits and SOX compliant documentation
- Collaborate with internal partners (including operational risk, treasury, controlling and front-line units)
- Support the SAP-team on the project
Job requirements:
- BA or MA degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business computer sciences.
- Professional experience in accounting in a financial environment (Financial Accountant)
- Experience in financial accounting with SAP CO and SAP FI including sub modules Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Fixed Assets
- Customizing SAP FI and CO, ideally ABAP coding knowhow
- Very good written and spoken German and good English
- Must be proficient in financial analysis with strong Excel and Access skills and an aptitude to work with complex scenarios.
- Project management skills and an innovative approach in problem solving and drive to address proactively possible areas of improvement.
- Swiss VAT knowledge for collaboration with tax functions within Group Finance