Senior Accountant / Accounting Specialist

About the job

tiag not only offers you the latest technologies and exciting projects but also a wealth of benefits that will rock your working day! We value your career opportunities, support you with individual development options and training programmes so that you can achieve your professional goals. Whether you want to dive deeper into your field or venture into new areas – we provide you with the tailwind you need. Collaboration is just as important within teamwork as your expertise. We appreciate exchange, sharing knowledge, and joint success. In our open working environment, you can develop and achieve great things. For us, it’s not just about your career but also about you as a person. You will find exciting challenges that inspire you and allow you to fully realise your potential. Become part of our dynamic and future-oriented organisation and help shape the digital world of tomorrow!

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Management of the accounting for all companies of SMB-East (currently 4)
• Participation in the establishment and structuring of the new central back office area within your own area of expertise
• Accounts receivable management, including dunning in cooperation with the respective company, monitoring payment behaviour
• Review and booking of accounts payable invoices, preparation of payment runs
• Ongoing posting of business transactions in the general ledger as well as in the subsidiary ledgers
• Preparation of accruals, activations, and depreciations
• Preparatory work for the monthly financial statements of the companies managed, preparation of the monthly financial statements
• Support of the CFO in the financial statements and controlling
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and plausibility checks of the financial statements
• Contact person for all accounting questions of the companies managed
• Preparation of VAT returns
• Preparation of tax returns for the companies managed in cooperation with the CFO
• Collaboration with HR on accounting-related topics (e.g. payroll postings, social security)
• Preparation and delivery of reports and key figures to the group
• Preparation of the data basis for the budgeting process
• Participation in the improvement and automation of accounting processes
• Ensuring high data quality and accuracy of figures

REQUIREMENTS PROFILE

Education and Experience

• Commercial basic training (EFZ), ideally supplemented by a federal diploma in finance and accounting or equivalent further training
• Further training in tax law is an advantage
• At least 5–10 years of professional experience in accounting, ideally with responsibility for several companies/mandates

Professional Knowledge

• Confident knowledge of the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR)
• Practical experience with Swiss GAAP FER
• Proven experience in preparing monthly and annual financial statements
• Good knowledge of several ERP and accounting systems, including Business Central, as well as MS Excel. Knowledge of PowerBI is an advantage
• Knowledge of VAT law and experience with VAT returns, as well as preparation of tax returns
• Process thinking, experience in optimising and automating accounting processes
• Experience in preparing reports for a group/head office
• Native German speaker with good English skills, French skills are an advantage

Personal Competences

• Independent, structured, and precise working style
• Pronounced discretion and reliability in handling financial data
• Teamwork and communication skills in exchange with several companies and management
• Strong process thinking and intrinsic motivation for continuous improvement
• Interest in new technologies, such as AI
• High quality standards and accuracy in dealing with numbers
• Willingness to work at different locations in the German-speaking part of Switzerland about 1 day per week