* Maintain continuity of essential accounting and payment processes.
* Senior, autonomous and highly hands-on person
## About Our Client ##
Our client is seeking an immediately available senior accounting and finance professional to reinforce its finance function during a period of significantly reduced internal capacity.
## Job Description ##
Key responsibilitiesAccounting and entity management
* Take responsibility for the day-to-day accounting of several entities.
* Record, review and control accounting entries and supporting documentation.
* Prepare bank, intercompany, balance-sheet and other account reconciliations, and resolve outstanding items.
* Maintain complete accounting records and audit trails.
* Manage accounts payable and receivable, including intercompany transactions.
Payments and cash management
* Prepare and execute payments under established approval processes.
* Ensure payment instructions are accurate, complete and adequately supported.
* Maintain the payment register and underlying documentation.
* Monitor bank balances, liquidity requirements and upcoming payment obligations.
* Contribute to cash-flow forecasting and short-term funding requirements.
* Identify and report unusual transactions, discrepancies or liquidity risks to management.
Period-end closing (if extension) and financial reporting
* Support and, where appropriate, own monthly and annual closing activities.
* Prepare reconciliations, closing entries and supporting schedules.
* Review balances and investigate discrepancies or unusual movements.
* Assist with statutory and management financial statements.
* Analyse actual results against budgets or forecasts.
* Contribute to consolidated reporting, including Swiss GAAP work.
Tax, audit and regulatory support
* Prepare VAT returns and supporting documentation, including Swiss and UK VAT matters where required.
* Assist with information required for corporate and other tax filings.
* Coordinate with external tax advisers, accounting providers and auditors.
* Prepare audit schedules and supporting documents, respond to questions and record agreed adjustments.
Budgeting, controls and process support
* Support entity budgets, cash-flow forecasts and financial projections.
* Review financial information produced internally or by external providers.
* Identify incomplete information, control weaknesses and unresolved issues.
* Review employee expense claims.
* Support improvements to accounting procedures, controls and digital workflows.
* Work closely with the senior accounting specialist providing the initial introduction, assignment guidance and ongoing operational context.
## The Successful Applicant ##
Required profile
* Senior accounting or finance professional with substantial hands-on experience.
* Strong technical accounting knowledge and ability to manage entity accounts independently.
* Demonstrated experience in general ledger accounting, reconciliations, accounts payable, payments, month-end closing and reporting.
* Experience preparing statutory accounts and coordinating external audits.
* Practical VAT and tax-support experience.
* Experience with multiple legal entities in an international group, family office, fiduciary, trust, professional-services or similar environment.
* Strong Excel skills and familiarity with accounting and online banking systems.
* The company uses GIT WinEUR as its accounting software. Previous experience with GIT WinEUR would be advantageous; otherwise, the resource must be comfortable learning the system quickly with guidance from the senior accounting specialist.
* Fluent professional English is required; French and/or German would be an advantage.
* Swiss GAAP FER and UK accounting or VAT exposure are advantageous.
## What's on Offer ##
An assignment in a family office
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JN-102026-7126042
Job Function
Accounting, Audit & Advisory, Tax and Treasury
Specialisation
Accountant/Bookkeeper
Industry
Financial Services
Where
Geneva
Contract Type
Interim
Job Reference
JN-102026-7126042