Financial Accountant 100% (m/f/d)

About the job

Financial Accountant 100% (m/f/d)

Numbers, financial statements and Excel are exactly your thing? You like it when accounting is done neatly, processes work and nothing gets lost even with high volume? Then you could be a perfect fit for our team.

Hauser & Wirth is internationally one of the most important galleries for modern and contemporary art with locations in Basel, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Menorca, Monaco, New York, Paris, Somerset, St. Moritz and Zurich.

For our location in Zurich, we are looking for an experienced finance and accounting professional with a Swiss federal diploma who takes responsibility and feels comfortable in an international environment. In this role, you will be responsible for several Swiss companies and work at the interface between finance and one of the world’s leading art galleries. You can expect an environment that requires structure and precision, but also brings the dynamism and diversity of the international art world.

Your main tasks:

Accounting & Financial Statements:

• Responsibility and management of the accounting including sub-ledgers of several Swiss companies
• Participation in accounts receivable and accounts payable accounting including cash management
• Management of fixed asset accounting
• Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements
• Preparation of service invoices
• Monitoring of group-wide intercompany settlements

Controlling & Reporting:

• Preparation of evaluations and analyses
• Preparation of VAT returns

Projects:

• Participation in finance projects
• Support in the further development and optimisation of processes and systems

Your profile:

• Commercial basic training with federal certificate (EFZ)
• Finance and accounting professional with Swiss federal diploma (mandatory)
• At least 5 years of experience with responsibility for financial statements, ideally in an international environment
• Excellent Excel skills – Excel is your most important tool
• Very good German and English skills, French is an advantage
• Proficient in MS Office; experience with ERP systems (e.g. Microsoft D365) is an advantage
• Independent, structured as well as efficient and reliable working style
• Flexibility and enjoyment of a dynamic environment with changing priorities
• Team-oriented, communicative personality

What we offer:

• Responsible and varied tasks in an international environment
• Modern working conditions and flexible working hours
• 1 day home office per week after induction (flexible by the day depending on priorities)
• Flat hierarchies, appreciative collaboration and room for your own ideas
• Development opportunities and support for further training

Does this sound like you?

We look forward to receiving your complete application documents (CV, certificates, diplomas) by e-mail.

Please note that we can only consider complete applications. Incomplete dossiers will not be further reviewed in the selection process.

If you wish, please also tell us in a few sentences why you are interested in the position at Hauser & Wirth. This helps us to better understand your motivation and interest in the role.

Hauser & Wirth Limmatstrasse 270 8005 Zurich