Description

• Perform quarterly closing tasks, manage tax provisions, accruals, and intercompany loans, and prepare tax declarations.
• Handle intercompany cash transfers, fixed assets accounting, verify financial statements, and support the Group Consolidation team.

We are looking for a General Accountant for our client, an international engineering company, for a full-time position located between Vevey in the canton of Vaud and Châtel-St-Denis in the canton of Fribourg.

Missions

• Perform quarterly closing tasks to produce trial balances for each legal entity.
• Manage and record corporate tax provisions, accruals, and interest on intercompany loans.
• Conduct balance sheet revaluations.
• Prepare withholding tax and VAT declarations for various countries, collaborating with tax advisors.
• Handle accounting tasks related to intercompany cash transfers and invoices.
• Oversee fixed assets accounting and post depreciation entries.
• Verify the accuracy of balance sheets and profit & loss statements for assigned companies.
• Create control documents and ensure the accuracy of local accounting records.
• Report entities in the Corporate Consolidation System and ensure data quality.
• Support the Group Consolidation team.
• Collaborate daily with accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management teams.
• Take responsibility for the statutory financial statements of the legal entities.

Profil du candidat

• Similar experience in a multi-entity environment
• Proficiency in English (B2-C1), ideally with knowledge of French
• Knowledge of Swiss GAAP, IFRS
• Excellent mastery of Excel and financial IT systems (SAP is a plus)
• Autonomy, flexibility, and proactivity
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills

Conditions et Avantages

5 weeks of vacation, Remote work and flexibility.