Analyst Corporate Finance
Analyst Corporate Finance
Zurich, CH
About the role
The Corporate Controlling & Accounting Analyst role is part of the Corporate Controlling Team and looks after several Corporate entities for controlling, accounting and tax aspects. This role will be responsible for the preparation of the Monthly and Quarterly management reporting, EBIT and Cash Flow forecasts, and various ad hoc tasks and projects to support the Corporate Controlling Team’s annual objectives. It includes close collaboration with shared services resources (GL accounting, payroll, accounts payable, treasury, cash and banking) as well as other Corporate finance functions (Global Treasury, Tax, Corporate Planning & Analysis, External Reporting teams). The role will be based in Zurich.
Key Job Accountabilities
Month-end Reporting and Analysis for corporate entities
- Responsible for the accounting of the several Corporate entities (with the focus on intercompany loans and interest, FX and hedging transactions, investments, equity, cost center accounting and accruals)
- Monitor the timeliness of closing and ensure accuracy of entities’ results
- Review the monthly EBIT, balance sheet, and cash flow and explain variances across corporate entities, including detailed analysis of FX and financial instruments impacts
- Monthly Cash Flow reporting and forecast preparation
- Timely and accurate reporting of the corporate costs
- Assist in the day-to-day queries from the shared resources working on corporate entities
- Be the point of contact for monthly accounting in the ERP System
- Review and / or perform the reconciliation files for the balance sheets accounts
- Prepare monthly reconciliation between local ERP and Hyperion data
- Preparation of quarterly statutory reporting deliverables (Tax, Cash flow reporting packs)
- Other ad hoc activities as required to ensure processes are current and assessed regularly
Transactions Accounting
- Ensure timely allocation of all banking transactions
- Support in Corporate Treasury in cash flow management
- Providing accounting input for transactions such as intercompany loans, dividends, and equity movements
Processing Expenditure
- Approval of purchase requisitions
- Review and approval of weekly payment runs
- Facilitating expenditure approval process and intercompany recharges
Other Accountabilities
- Maintaining internal control processes to ensuring compliance with Amcor Global SOX requirements
- Facilitating both external and internal audit processes including SOX reviews
- Provide support to tax team during tax returns preparation or tax audits
- Assist in the Annual Corporate budget cycle
Ad hoc Projects
- Be involved/ initiate ad hoc special projects related to the area of responsibilities (e.g. optimization of monthly management reporting, cost center cost tracking)
- Be involved and contribute to Step Plans preparation related to significant transactions (Tax restructuring, M&A, etc.)
- This role will take responsibility for a project to review historical financing arrangements in these entities and simplification of the Corporate entities structure
Qualifications/Requirements
- Several years of working experience in finance, with proven involvement in accounting, controlling and monthly end-to-end reporting processes
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance or Accounting
- Accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA) preferred
- Experience working with multiple foreign currencies and foreign exchange reporting impacts is desirable
- Strong computer literacy skills (incl. Accounting ERP, Microsoft applications), HFM experience strongly preferred
- Ability to manage ambiguity, and proven problem-solving capabilities
- Fluency in written and spoken English
