Senior Financial Accountant (m/w/d) — Rheinmetall Air Defence AG
CHF 189'000 - 331'500
Rheinmetall Air Defence AG · Zürich (ZH)
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 12 days ago
SalaryCHF 189'000 - 331'500
Role overview
- Preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS (Leading Ledger) and local law (CO)
- Ensuring the correct mapping of business transactions in SAP (FI/CO) and assuming responsibility for the reconciliation and quality of balance sheet, pass-through and intercompany accounts
- Analysis of existing accounting processes, identification of optimization potentials and implementation of improvements together with the relevant interfaces
- Creation and maintenance of clear and comprehensible documentation of processes, controls and accounting matters
- Participation in the further development of the internal control system (ICS) in the area of Record-to-Report (RTR)
- Accompaniment of internal and external audits as a competent contact person
- Active involvement in finance projects, automation and system optimization topics as well as support for the further standardization of finance processes
- Successfully completed further training in finance and accounting (e.g. specialist certificate, university of applied sciences degree or an equivalent qualification)
- Several years of sound practice in accounting according to IFRS (OR experience desirable)
- High balance sheet and closing security
- Good knowledge of SAP R/3 (FI/CO)
- Confident command of the MS Office package (especially Excel) as well as good written and spoken German and English skills
- Structured, independent and solution-oriented way of working as well as the ability to set priorities and keep track of things even in phases with intensive closing
- Ideally, you already have experience from an industrial environment
- A dynamic working environment with exciting projects
- Flexible working hours (flexitime and trust-based working hours)
- Very good social benefits and an extra-mandatory pension fund
- Employee benefits of a large corporation, employee share purchase program
- Promotion of needs-based further training
- Staff restaurant as well as external catering and shopping facilities nearby
- Individual internal and external personnel development measures in cooperation with our Rheinmetall Academy
- Workplace within walking distance of Zurich-Oerlikon train station
Responsible contact: Christoph Badertscher
If you have any questions about your application, please use the contact form .
We would like to point out that dossiers of recruiters are not taken into account
- Preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS (Leading Ledger) and local law (CO)
- Ensuring the correct mapping of business transactions in SAP (FI/CO) and assuming responsibility for the reconciliation and quality of balance sheet, pass-through and intercompany accounts
- Several years of solid experience in accounting according to IFRS; OR experience desirable
- Strong confidence in balance sheet and financial statement preparation Good knowledge of SAP R/3 (FI/CO)
Main responsibilities
- Preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS (Leading Ledger) and local law (CO)
- Ensuring the correct mapping of business transactions in SAP (FI/CO) and assuming responsibility for the reconciliation and quality of balance sheet, pass-through and intercompany accounts
- Analysis of existing accounting processes, identification of optimization potentials and implementation of improvements together with the relevant interfaces
- Creation and maintenance of clear and comprehensible documentation of processes, controls and accounting matters
- Participation in the further development of the internal control system (ICS) in the area of Record-to-Report (RTR)
- Accompaniment of internal and external audits as a competent contact person
- Active involvement in finance projects, automation and system optimization topics as well as support for the further standardization of finance processes Requirements
- Successfully completed further training in finance and accounting (e.g. specialist certificate, university of applied sciences degree or an equivalent qualification)
- Several years of sound practice in accounting according to IFRS (OR experience desirable) High balance sheet and closing security Good knowledge of SAP R/3 (FI/CO)
- Confident command of the MS Office package (especially Excel) as well as good written and spoken German and English skills
Key requirements
- Several years of solid experience in accounting according to IFRS; OR experience desirable
- Strong confidence in balance sheet and financial statement preparation Good knowledge of SAP R/3 (FI/CO)
- Confident command of MS Office, especially Excel, and good written and spoken German and English
- Structured, independent, and solution-oriented working style with ability to prioritize during intensive closing periods
- Experience in an industrial environment is a plus
Application process
- If you have any questions about your application, please use the contact form .
- We would like to point out that dossiers of recruiters are not taken into account
Contacts
- Now Responsible contact: Christoph Badertscher
Additional details
- Active involvement in finance projects, automation and system optimization topics as well as support for the further standardization of finance processes
- Several years of sound practice in accounting according to IFRS (OR experience desirable) High balance sheet and closing security Good knowledge of SAP R/3 (FI/CO)
- Ideally, you already have experience from an industrial environment A dynamic working environment with exciting projects
- Employee benefits of a large corporation, employee share purchase program Promotion of needs-based further training Responsible contact: Christoph Badertscher
Notes and original content
- Responsibilities
- Requirements
- Several years of sound practice in accounting according to IFRS (OR experience desirable)
- High balance sheet and closing security
- Good knowledge of SAP R/3 (FI/CO)
- Ideally, you already have experience from an industrial environment
- A dynamic working environment with exciting projects
- Employee benefits of a large corporation, employee share purchase program
- Promotion of needs-based further training
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