Financial Accountant

Making Trade Happen

Coface is a team of 4,500 people of 78 nationalities across nearly 60 countries, all sharing a corporate culture across the world. Together, we work towards one objective: facilitating trade by helping our 50,000 corporate clients develop their businesses.
With 75 years of experience, Coface is a leader in the credit insurance and risk management market. As a close-knit, international organization at the core of the global economy, Coface offers an enriching work experience on several levels: relational, professional, and cultural.
In Switzerland, Coface has 3 entities (in insurance, reinsurance and services) and is present in 2 locations: Lausanne (VD) and Oerlikon (ZH)

Every day, our teams are making trade happen. Join us!

As part of a high-performance and dynamic team, we are looking to complete the Finance team a proactive, curious, well-organized and stress resistant team-player being able to deal with tight deadlines and able to work independently, albeit in close collaboration with internal/external business stakeholders.

YOUR MAIN MISSIONS:

• Preparing high quality monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports according to IFRS and Swiss GAAP; Completing FINMA reportings.

• Performing data input in company accounting system to ensure data integrity.

• Participating to the technical accounting.

• Optimizing financial processes such as reconciliation of account, sub-ledger, balance accounts, bank accounts, etc.

• Preparing tax declarations; Manage tax regulations monitoring.

• Assisting with document preparation for internal/external auditors; Addressing auditors’ requests; Contributing to regulatory and compliance projects.

• Supporting various finance and accounting related projects.

• Assisting the Finance team when needed.

CANDIDATE PROFILE :

Education :

• Certification in accounting (e.g. Brevet Fédéral de spécialiste en Finance et Comptabilité or equivalent).

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a multinational environment, in a general accounting position

Competencies:

• Fluency in English and French are a must-have, German an advantage.

• Good analytical and numerical skills

• Advanced knowledge of MS office (Excel, Access, etc..), BO, and of SAP.

• IFRS experience a must-have

Benefits:

We offer a human-sized team in a casual atmosphere providing support to each other and sharing knowledge and experience. Our business and the role itself will provide you with a great opportunity to gain experience in world leading services.

Training, health insurance contribution, competitive pension fund