Senior Fund Accountant (m/f/d)
We are a listed, growth-oriented group of companies active in financial services, fiduciary services and real estate. With around 70 employees at several locations in Switzerland, we operate in a demanding and partly regulated environment.
Location: Zurich – three minutes’ walk from Sihlcity
You are responsible for the finance and accounting of our real estate investment foundations and investment funds and act as a sparring partner for the executive boards on financial and business matters. In doing so, you actively develop our finance and accounting processes.
Your tasks
- Fund accounting: independent management of fund and financial accounting for real estate investment foundations and investment funds, including account reconciliations and VAT returns
- NAV calculation: independent calculation of the investment foundation’s NAV as well as review and plausibility checks of other NAV calculations
- Closings & reporting: preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, management reports and financial ratios, including presentations at investor meetings
- Real estate & provider management: managing external accounting service providers, reviewing property accounts and providing accounting support for real estate transactions
- Liquidity & financing: responsibility for liquidity planning and contact person for banks and financing partners
- Audit & compliance: supporting audits and regulatory requirements in the FINMA and OAK BV environment
- Board support: preparing and taking minutes of executive board, board of directors and foundation board meetings
Your profile
- Commercial or business education, ideally with further training in finance and accounting
- Several years of professional experience in fund accounting or finance and accounting
- Sound knowledge of NAV calculation, preparation of financial statements and general and subsidiary ledger accounting
- Experience with real estate investments, investment foundations or property accounting
- Good knowledge of Swiss accounting standards and VAT as well as the regulatory environment of FINMA and/or OAK BV
- Very good Excel skills; experience with Abacus or comparable ERP applications
- Very good written and spoken German and business-fluent English
Your personality
You think analytically and entrepreneurially, work independently, in a structured and precise way and take responsibility. As a team player, you contribute actively.
What we offer
- A varied role covering real estate, investment funds and financing, with personal responsibility and room for your own ideas
- Flexible working hours and home office options
- Short decision-making paths and direct cooperation with the executive boards
- A collegial, dynamic working environment with room for personal and professional development
Would you like to bring your fund accounting experience to our team?
Then we look forward to getting to know you.
Send us your complete application documents and become part of a group of companies where initiative is valued, decision-making paths are short and you have the opportunity to make a lasting difference.