Senior Accountant

Our client is a mid-sized, privately owned Energy Trading company, headquartered in Zug with worldwide activitites.

Senior Accountant

Your tasks

• Maintaining accurate financial records by documenting all transactions, including sales, purchases, and expenses. This includes checking and approving invoices in the invoice approval process, booking incoming and outgoing invoices, reconciling bank accounts, reconciling accounts payable and receivable and performing foreign exchange revaluation
• Preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheets and profit and loss statements. Ensuring accuracy and compliance with local GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Analyzing costs, productivity, margins, and expenditures to provide insights into the company's financial health. Producing analysis reports for Management.
• Assisting in designing and monitoring budgets while providing variance analyses to management. Supporting the preparation of financial forecasts
• Managing external audits for smaller entities by preparing necessary documentation and addressing audit findings. Assisting external audits of the parent company and consolidated group
• Supervising junior accountants and accounting staff, providing training and guidance as needed. Fostering a collaborative environment within the finance team
• Ensuring adherence to internal controls, tax laws, and regulatory requirements. This may include managing VAT registrations and filings, as well as attending further training on accounting standards
• Managing financial projects independently

Your profile

• Certified Accountant (Fachmann/frau Finanz- und Rechnungswesen mit eidg. Fachausweis)
• Ideally 5-10 years of relevant accounting and international VAT experience, preferably within a multinational corporation or fiduciary service
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., J.D. Edwards) and advanced Excel skills are crucial for data analysis and reporting tasks
• Strong analytical abilities to interpret financial data and provide actionable insights for decision-making
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary for interacting with clients, vendors, and internal stakeholders

If you are looking for your next career step as Accountant and motivated to work in a very active trading environment and international team, then we are looking forward to get your CV.