Group Accounting Process Specialist

Hands on mentality required, as the role involves handling ad hoc requests and providing first level support for approximately 30 group companies.

The person will support and relieve the current Group Accounting team in their day to day operations.

Possible inquiries from finance employees may relate to posting logic as well as SAP processes such as asset accounting, general ledger postings and closing activities.

Limited involvement in closing activities, apart from intercompany reconciliation and some minor SAP related closing tasks.

Workload: 80–100%

• Functional responsibility for group wide finance processes and their continuous development
• Maintenance of master data as well as functional enhancement of SAP FI/CO processes and connected upstream systems
• Design and implementation of efficient and business oriented reporting solutions
• Analysis of business and process requirements, documentation, and implementation of appropriate SAP solutions in close collaboration with the IT department
• Leading and steering local and international finance related projects
• Acting as a sparring partner for business departments to optimize existing processes and related data cleansing activities
• Further development of existing automation solutions and actively driving digital initiatives within the finance function
• Knowledge transfer through training and coaching of local accounting teams, as well as development and monitoring of group wide accounting policies and standards

Location

Primary location: Zurich

Remote possible approximately two days per week

Professional Experience

• Solid SAP expertise and a strong understanding of system and process integrations (5 to 8 years)
• Several years of professional experience in financial accounting, preferably within an international corporate environment (3 to 4 years)
• Experience working within international group structures and SAP projects (3 to 4 years)
• Experience in requirements management for local and global finance projects (3 to 4 years)
• Experience in the design, analysis, and interpretation of end to end finance processes (3 to 4 years)
• Strong communication skills and confident stakeholder management across different organizational levels (3 to 4 years)
• Strong conceptual and analytical capabilities combined with an entrepreneurial mindset (3 to 4 years)
• Experience in intercompany reconciliation (3 to 4 years)

• Completed degree in Business Administration with a focus on Finance, Controlling, or Accounting

• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (5+ years)
• Experience with expense management software, ideally SAP Concur (1 to 3 years)
• Experience with Invoice Management is a plus
• Extensive experience with SAP S/4 FI/CO module (5+ years)
• Experience with SAP Concur (1 to 3 years)

• German: business fluent
• English: business fluent

Additional Information

• Hands on mentality required due to ad hoc requests and the need to provide first level support to approximately 30 group companies
• The role includes supporting and relieving the current Group Accounting team in day to day operations
• Inquiries from finance employees may relate to posting logic as well as SAP processes such as asset accounting, general ledger postings, and closing activities
• Limited involvement in closing activities, mainly focused on intercompany reconciliation and selected SAP related closing tasks