Senior Foundation Accountant Securities Accounting

Take responsibility for the securities accounting of Swiss pension funds and contribute your expertise in an exciting interim mandate.

Senior Foundation Accountant Securities Accounting

Job description:

• Independent management of securities accounting for autonomous pension funds at the mandate level
• Independent support of mandates as well as collaboration in the preparation of annual financial statements
• Booking, reconciliation, and control of securities transactions as well as maintenance of security master data
• Preparation of relevant data and documents for audits and external statistics
• Processing of withholding tax reclamation requests domestically and abroad
• Creation of evaluations, reports, and presentations for foundation boards
• Close cooperation with management, investment controlling, financial accounting, as well as other internal and external contact persons
• Competent telephone and written support of mandate clients

About the customer:

For our customer, we are looking for an experienced specialist in the field of foundation and securities accounting of Swiss pension funds.

In this responsible function, you will undertake the independent support of pension fund mandates and ensure professional securities accounting as well as the timely preparation of annual financial statements. In doing so, you will work closely with various specialist departments and contact persons, including management, investment controlling, and financial accounting.

The position offers you the opportunity to apply your profound experience in occupational pension schemes in a specialized environment and to take independent responsibility during a fixed-term mandate.

Requirements:

• Completed commercial training with relevant further training in finance or accounting
• Several years of profound professional experience in securities accounting, ideally with at least five years of relevant experience
• Proven experience in the support of autonomous Swiss pension funds
• Practice in independent mandate management and the preparation of annual financial statements
• Very good knowledge of various investment products, especially also alternative investments
• Experience in dealing with pension fund administration, finance, and accounting systems; knowledge of ePOCA is an advantage
• Very good MS Office skills, especially Excel
• Fluent German in speaking and writing; English and French skills are an advantage
• Independent, structured, and precise way of working as well as a strong sense of responsibility

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