XB Consultants: Financial Accountant
Financial Accountant
Position: Financial Accountant
Location: Basel
Salary: 95,000- 100,000 CHF & Package. Great Prospects
Overview:
This is an opportune time to move to a dynamic, growing International company who has recently been expanding and spending money on new branding to promote their business
This is a great position for and experienced candidate who has maybe trained with a Big 4 Accountancy firm and who has since gained 3-5 years hands on commercial experience of month end closing, VAT and group Consolidations. This will suit someone with less than 10 years’ experience who is ready to manage a small team of financial operational accountants Anyone too experienced would not be right for this position
Responsibilities include:
- Managing and reporting on the day to day financial accounts & ledgers
- Reporting the figures of the company on time to the Controller & Management
- Ensure main policies are adhered to, especially in areas of Financial Control
- Reconciling supplier data with purchases and sales.
- Quarterly VAT Returns
- Intercompany reconciliations and consolidate other branch accounts
- Support Management in financial reports and queries
- Assist in systems development especially in SAP and Excel spreadsheets
- Analyse sales figures and report on trends and profit margins
- Review and comment on actual monthly figures and sales. Analyse the performance levels
- Advise on up and coming finance plans and reports
- Issue invoices on a timely basis
- Calculate the accruals on a monthly basis and compare to revenues and expenses
- Assist in month end closing and reports
- Assist the Controller on Budgets and Forecasts
- Be a key figure for the financial reporting of the Head office for Europe
- Manage a small team of 2 accounts assistants
- Provide regular group cash forecasting data
Requirements:
- Educated to at least degree level in a relevant subject
- Have c 3-5 years + relevant hands on Financial Accounting experience
- Have a broad knowledge in all areas of Finance and Controlling using SAP & Excel
- Fluent in German & English- speech and writing
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Switzerland / Zürich / Genf / Bern / Basel
