Internal Control Specialist (M/F)

Job Description

• Internal Control Specialist (M/F)
• Finance Professional
• Full-time
• Zurich

Tasks

• Oversight of the reporting process for a financial group with 25 business units and annual revenue of approximately 1.5 billion CHF.
• Planning and managing reporting tasks in SAP BPC, including user accounts, MD objects, planning models, and DSO; providing interfaces to standard Controlling packages; and setting up reports.
• Setup of reports and presentations within SAP BPC, including user accounts, MD objects, planning models, and DSO; provision of interfaces to standard Controlling packages; and setup of reports.
• Responsibility for implementing and setting up a complete EPM system in collaboration with the external agency.
• Participate in the analysis of the process and the development of specifications for the design and implementation, including user interfaces.
• Responsibility for reporting within various tools (SAP EC, SAP BPC, standard reports) and various dashboards that facilitate the analysis of actual figures by the project.
• Raising awareness and ensuring maintenance and communication with other teams (Accounting, Internal Control and Executive Committee, HR, Projects, and Group Clients).
• Supporting the internal audit function in utilizing the data that has already been collected and organized.
• Overseeing all accounting activities of the company, its subsidiaries, and operating companies to ensure an effective analysis of financial statement preparation tasks.
• Ensure the effective management of accounting and tax compliance and track work that falls within the compliance framework.
• Ensure that all deadlines for the financial close are met, and secure the necessary resources (internal and external) for each closing task.
• Monitoring of all recurring accounting processes: payroll, fixed assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank transactions, capital contributions, expenses, inventory, etc.
• Ensuring the completion of all monthly closings, consolidations, reporting, and statutory audit tasks.
• Ensuring that the bank accounts and securities of the Group's legal entities are properly managed.
• Assistance with the development of the internal audit plan.
• Preparation of management reports (reporting, KPIs, cash flow, bank accounts, fixed assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, etc.).
• Ensuring that corporate compliance is effectively monitored.
• Preparing analyses, forecasts, and budgets, as well as providing support in negotiations with banks regarding credit line extensions or new loan applications.
• Supporting the project and portfolio management team in monitoring projects, coordinating releases, and maintaining financial systems and data structures.
• Ensure the effective management of IT projects and IT processes, and be responsible for the successful design and implementation of the IT system (SAP, Power BI, etc.).
• Ensuring that IT projects are implemented on time and within budget, and managing the stakeholders involved.
• Supporting management in developing the IT strategy and ensuring alignment between the IT strategy and the corporate strategy.
• Responsibility for the IT budget and management of IT costs.
• Preparing reports and analyses for management and supporting management in decision-making processes.
• Responsibility for IT governance and ensuring compliance with IT standards and regulations.