Accounting Specialist with German

Place of work
Mlynské nivy, Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Wage (gross)
Minimum salary from 1000 EUR gross/month/full time and other rewards. Our offer to you may be higher based on your experience.*

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

About the role:



The position holder is accountable for cost related accounting and reporting tasks relating to assigned entities including provision of information to other areas of the Swiss Re Group for tax and regulatory purposes. To include assistance with policy setting, operational improvement, identification and implementation.

Your job will include :
• Manage the accounting for and commit to the production of monthly/quarterly/annual accounts for assigned entities and branches
• Assisting with payroll, compensation and related benefits accounting and associated balance sheet entries and reconciliations where appropriate
• Accounting for accruals and prepayments for the respective entities
• Manage balance sheet reconciliation processes where not controlled by other Finance teams
• Coordinate the preparation of VAT reporting for VAT managers (including reconciliations)
• Assist with reporting for the various jurisdictions served by Finance
• Processing of end to end intercompany recharges and related activity, i.e. accounting for intercompany recharges in and recharges out and International Assignee accounting / processes in conjunction with the Intragroup Service Model team. All associated reconciliations
• Transactional level reporting to the business, assisting in policy setting and operational improvements


About the team:

The Non- Technical Accounting function started opererations in Bratislava back in 2009. Over the last seven years the function has grown to its current size with 25 professionals working in Bratislava. The entities which we manage are located in Europe, Africa and Asia. The group has diverse accounting experiences and perform closely together as one team handling quarterly accounting closes and projects, and we always have some fun.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2) and German - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

• You have a University degree in the area of finance, accounting, economics or similar
• You posses relevant experience as a Financial Accountant or similar
• You have very good comprehension of MS Office
• You bring excellent social and communication skills
• You have experience in SAP or Oracle is an advantage
• Your English and German is written and spoken
• Adherence to deadlines and ability to work on own initiative a requirement
• You bring advanced level on Microsoft Office (Excel - Pivot Tables, Word and PowerPoint)


Minimum base salary for this job from 1000 EUR gross/month/full time. Our offer to you may be higher based on your skills and experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.

*We are required by law to disclose basic wage component (minimum salary) for the advertised positions. We carefully consider your professional competencies, qualifications and experience in our compensation package and/or when offering you other positions. Our compensation philosophy is to pay fairly, also considering market situation and the value employees may bring to Swiss Re.

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Brief description of the company

As the world's leading and most diversified global reinsurer, we offer as our core business financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Our company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, and operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. We combine financial strengths with experience, knowledge and creative thought to explore new opportunities in the interests of our clients, staff and shareholders.

Number of employees

1700 and more employees

Company address

Contact

Contact person: Lucia Vargova

ID: 3462224  Dátum zverejnenia: 2.8.2018  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto) a ďalšie odmeny: Minimum salary from 1000 EUR gross/month/full time and other rewards. Our offer to you may be higher based on your experience.*