Accountant (2 years contract)

The General Ledger Accounting Team (GLAS) is responsible for supporting Swiss Re European, American & Asian branches with accounting, controlling and reporting activities. All is done according to internal guidelines and different accounting valuations including US GAAP accounting policies, local branch accounting policies and local tax requirements. We seek possibilities to further develop, streamline and improve the team's delivery processes. Further, we ensure compliance with the risk and control framework and audit requirements.


Main customers:

- Financial Reporting Teams

- Group Finance

- Taxes

- Internal & External Audit


- Provide timely and accurate Non tech accounting, controlling, and reporting tasks according to internal guidelines, including closing and reporting of defined entities
- Ensure timely booking of accruals, payroll, fixed assets, VAT, WHT, intercompany recharges (including their settlement), and other non-technical accounting activities
- Support financial controlling of selected entities with focus on group requirements (payable/receivable signoffs, reconciliations for the accounts under the ownership, and related tasks)
- Provide accurate financial information to the management to enable timely and current decisions to be made
- Financial reporting to local tax teams
- Ensure compliance with the risk and control framework and the audit requirements
- Support audit activities and prepare requested information
- Participate and support Finance related projects and perform ad hoc tasks as required
- Identify and evaluate process improvement possibilities

This job offer is suitable for people who have been impacted by the invasion of Ukraine.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

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