Senior Accountant / Abacus Super-User 80-100% (a)

Howden Schweiz stands for dynamic growth, entrepreneurial thinking and a culture where people are at the center. As part of the global Howden Group, one of the fastest-growing insurance brokers worldwide, Howden combines international strength with a young, agile Swiss organization. Around 250 employees at 10 locations actively shape the success story – characterized by short decision-making paths, high individual responsibility and real ownership.

For the next development phase, we are looking for an exclusive mandate for a personality as a Senior Accountant, who, with entrepreneurial thinking, professional expertise and joy in shaping things, will contribute to continuing the success story of Howden Schweiz.

Your challenge

• Closings & Accounting
• You take responsibility for monthly, quarterly and annual closings and ensure that these are prepared cleanly, correctly and on time
• You ensure correct postings according to OR and IFRS and strategically apply your closing expertise to more complex issues
• You support tax, management accounting and reporting topics and ensure a reliable financial data basis
• Process development & integration
• Abacus is your home; You take on the role as a Super-User, optimize the use of the system and further develop processes and applications together with the relevant specialist departments.
• You participate in the centralization and harmonization of accounting processes and use Abacus specifically to automate and further develop workflows
• You optimize interfaces to internal areas such as HR, Controlling, FP&A and other specialist departments
• You support the integration of acquired companies and help to sustainably unify structures, processes and standards

In short: In this role, you combine operational closing reliability with pronounced Abacus competence. Process understanding, joy in people and joy in shaping things. You ensure that numbers are correct, workflows function and the accounting of Howden Schweiz keeps pace with growth.

Your qualities and talents

• You have a degree as a Specialist in Finance and Accounting FA or as a Fiduciary FA with a strong accounting and closing focus
• You bring at least three to five years of relevant experience in the accounting of a larger organization or a fiduciary company
• Monthly, quarterly and annual closings according to OR are part of your professional daily routine, experience with IFRS is a plus
• You have very good Excel skills and are a proven Abacus professional, ideally with experience as a Super-User as well as in the optimization of processes and evaluations
• Process optimization, harmonization and the further development of accounting structures give you joy
• Experience with more complex cost center, location or establishment structures is a great advantage
• You work precisely, pragmatically and solution-oriented and enjoy taking responsibility in the team
• You command German at native level, you speak English very well; French language skills are a plus

Does it appeal to you to take on a central accounting role with development prospects, scope for design and responsibility in an extraordinary growth story?

Then Dario Saia looks forward to your application documents or your call.

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