Accounting Manager

About the job

For our Finance department, we are currently looking to fill a position of:

Accounting Manager

(100%)

Mission

Supervise all general accounting, supplier and customer operations, ensure the production and consolidation of group accounts, monitor cash flow, and manage the accounting team on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

• General accounting and closings
• Supervision of the complete general accounting maintenance
• Organisation and management of monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Critical review of complex entries (provisions, accruals, stock, fixed assets)
• Coordination with external audit and preparation of audit files
• Supplier accounting (AP)
• Validation of supplier payments and management of schedules
• Monitoring payment terms
• Management of supplier disputes in connection with purchasing
• Implementation and monitoring of internal controls (segregation of duties)
• Customer accounting (AR)
• Monitoring customer receivables, reminders and credit control management
• Risk analysis of customers and provisions for doubtful debts
• Support to sales management on payment terms
• Cash management and Factoring
• Management of daily and forecasted cash flow
• Preparation of cash-flow forecasts (short term, rolling 13 weeks)
• Management of banking relationships
• Monitoring and optimisation of credit lines
• Operational management of factoring (assignment of receivables, reconciliations, costs)
• Group consolidation and reporting
• Organisation and execution of subsidiary consolidation
• Migrating consolidation from CO to IFRS
• Harmonisation of group accounting practices
• Implementation of consolidation software
• Interface with Swiss and international tax advisors
• Supervision of VAT declarations (CH and EU if applicable)
• Compliance with Swiss legal obligations (Code of Obligations)
• Implementation and documentation of internal accounting procedures
• Ensure a high level of employee engagement in the department, manage and evaluate direct reports, while ensuring effective recruitment, development and talent retention.

Profile sought

• Holder of a Federal Diploma as Specialist in Finance and Accounting or equivalent qualification
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a senior role in accounting and consolidation, preferably in the industrial sector
• Mastery of IFRS standards
• Proven first experience as a team manager
• Excellent command of common IT tools (especially Excel) and ERP operation
• Versatile and autonomous, able to get hands-on operationally and interact comfortably with management and operational staff
• Good managerial skills, dynamic and rigorous person, perfectly at ease working cross-functionally with various stakeholders
• Reliability, integrity, leadership and a positive attitude
• You speak and write French and English fluently. German would be a plus.

If this challenge interests you, we look forward to receiving your complete application file with CV, diplomas and work certificates.