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As an experienced banking accountant, you will play a key role within Financial Accounting, covering accounting activities for Lending, Banking Operations (including Client Corporate Actions), and Cash Desk. Acting as a trusted subject-matter expert, you will manage daily accounting tasks and actively drive the continuous improvement of accounting processes and systems.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Advice, development and monitoring of sub-ledgers within the relevant business areas
• Actively participate in projects aimed at optimising and automating accounting processes, including the definition of booking logics and data flows
• Collaborate in the preparation and analysis of financial statements and reports in accordance with IFRS and Swiss Banking GAAP (RVI)
• Provide expert support related to internal and external audits, and for reconciliations between finance systems and core banking platforms
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across departments such as Group Tax, Management Accounting, IT Operations, and Payroll
• Participate in the testing, implementation, and rollout of new functionalities in SAP and core banking systems
• Support in ensuring data quality and further developing internal controls. Analysis, specification, and optimisation of existing processes
• Provide training to employees and prepare user documentation (primarily in English)
• Support the individual locations worldwide from a financial accounting perspective
• Ensuring consistent adherence to internal control systems

YOUR PROFILE

• Completed financial or business administration education with further training in accounting (e.g. specialist certificate in finance and accounting, Bachelor/Master in Accounting or Banking & Finance)
• Several years of professional experience in bank accounting, preferably in the areas of lending, banking operations or corporate actions
• Experience with T24 or comparable core banking systems mandatory
• Sound knowledge of banking products, particularly in lending
• Good understanding of IFRS and Swiss Banking GAAP (RVI) is an advantage
• Project experience with SAP and use of SAP is an advantage
• Sound handling of MS Office programmes
• Very good English language skills, both written and spoken. Fluency in German is an advantage
• Strong analytical skills as well as independent and meticulous work approach
• Team-oriented personality with strong communication skills and resilience

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