Financial Accounting Manager

Key responsibilities will be but not limited to:

Lead, manage and develop the Finance Operations team
Manage financial accounting of all entities across the Group
Develop and improve financial reporting and achieve greater efficiencies and automation from finance systems
Ensure consistency in accounting policy and produce monthly and quarterly financial accounting timetable
Ensure all balance sheet control accounts across the group are reconciled on a regular basis
Oversee submission of external financial reporting, including statutory accounts, lender covenant compliance, and regulatory financial returns
Responsibility for all fixed asset records across the Group
Co-ordinate and prepare the consolidated management accounts and annual statutory financial statements for the Group of companies
Manage external and finance-related internal audits
Ensure VAT compliance and submission of returns within timescales
Ensure adequate insurance cover for the group’s... operations on a value-for-money basis
Experience and Skills required:

Qualified accountant with a recognized accounting body (e.g., Swiss GAAPs RPC, ICAS, ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
Experience and knowledge of statutory consolidated financial accounting
Proven experience in a financial or management accounting role
Experience leading and managing teams in a finance setting in a multi-site environment with a strong customer focus
Well-developed interpersonal and relationship management skills
Pro-active approach to effective risk management and financial control
Ability to lead and implement change projects and effective working processes and strategies organization-wide
Advanced IT skills and excellent knowledge of Microsoft systems (Excel, Word), and software
Experience in and knowledge of the social housing sector, social care, social enterprise, property, or other voluntary sector organizations would be desirable
Knowledge and experience of tax regimes including VAT
Zürich Switzerland

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