Financial Accountant

Tasks

The main tasks include:

• Responsibility for the accounts payable process, including invoice control, posting invoices, and making payments via e-banking and Swift
• Management and monitoring of specific internal accounts such as fixed assets, general expenses, depreciation, provisions, and prepayments (including comparison of budgeted and actual figures and reconciliation of IT costs)
• Monitoring the status of the bank's service level agreements (SLA), including validation and payment of invoices
• Preparation of selected group reports and upload to the bank's shared portal (e.g., fixed assets, deposits, auditing, etc.)
• Support in preparing sales tax and regulatory reports for the regulator (e.g., Federal Tax Administration, Swiss National Bank, FINMA)
• Collaboration on various financial projects

Requirements

The requirements for this position are:

• Commercial apprenticeship leading to a qualification such as an accountant or bookkeeper, or a comparable education, such as a degree in economics
• At least 2–3 years of professional experience in the financial sector, preferably at a bank with international operations
• Internal candidates: Consistently strong performance in current role (Upper L or expected performance + at least 2 times in the last 3 cycles)

Specific knowledge and skills

The required knowledge and skills are:

• Good knowledge of accounting
• Basic knowledge of the banking industry
• Good knowledge of English, German, and/or Portuguese would be an advantage.
• Experience with regulatory and sales tax reporting would be an advantage.
• Ability and interest in working in an international team and environment
• Reliable and accurate operation