Senior Accountant / Abacus Super-User 80-100% (a)

About the job

Howden Switzerland stands for dynamic growth, entrepreneurial thinking and a culture where people are at the centre. As part of the global Howden Group, one of the fastest growing insurance brokers worldwide, Howden combines international strength with a young, agile Swiss organisation. Around 250 employees at 10 locations actively shape the success story – characterised by short decision-making paths, high personal responsibility and genuine ownership.

For the next phase of development, we are exclusively seeking a personality as Senior Accountant who, with entrepreneurial thinking, professional competence and enthusiasm for shaping, contributes to continuing the success story of Howden Switzerland.

Your challenge

• Financial Statements & Accounting
  • You take responsibility for monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and ensure that these are prepared cleanly, correctly and on time
  • You ensure correct postings according to Swiss Code of Obligations (OR) and IFRS and apply your closing expertise specifically to more complex issues
  • You support tax, management accounting and reporting topics and ensure a reliable financial data basis
• Process Development & Integration
  • Abacus is your home; you take on the role of Super-User, optimise the use of the system and further develop processes and applications together with the relevant departments.
  • You contribute to the centralisation and harmonisation of accounting processes and use Abacus specifically to automate and further develop workflows
  • You optimise interfaces to internal areas such as HR, Controlling, FP&A and other specialist departments
  • You support the integration of acquired companies and help to sustainably unify structures, processes and standards

In short: In this role, you combine operational closing reliability with pronounced Abacus expertise. Process understanding, enjoyment of working with people and enthusiasm for shaping. You ensure that the numbers are correct, processes work and Howden Switzerland’s accounting keeps pace with growth.

Your qualities and talents

• You have a qualification as a specialist in finance and accounting FA or as a fiduciary FA with a strong accounting and closing focus
• You bring at least three to five years of relevant experience in accounting in a larger organisation or a fiduciary company
• Monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to Swiss Code of Obligations (OR) are part of your professional routine; experience with IFRS is a plus
• You have very good Excel skills and are a proven Abacus expert, ideally with experience as a Super-User as well as in optimising processes and evaluations
• You enjoy process optimisation, harmonisation and the further development of accounting structures
• Experience with more complex cost centre, location or branch structures is a great advantage
• You work precisely, pragmatically and solution-oriented and like to take responsibility in a team
• You have native-level German skills, speak very good English; French skills are a plus

Are you tempted to take on a central accounting role with development prospects, scope for design and responsibility in an extraordinary growth story?

Then Dario Saia looks forward to receiving your application documents or your call.