Accounting Assistant FR / ENG 60% (m / f)

For one of our clients, we are looking for an Accounting Assistant FR / ENG on a permanent contract at 60% based in Geneva. The assistant will join the Accounting / Back-Office Service department of the company.

Our client is a well-established financial company in Switzerland and Europe.

Responsibilities

• Integration within the Accounting / Back-Office department;
• Administrative management of income related to third-party funds (reconciliation of held positions, follow-up of certificate requests with custodian banks, verification of retrocession statements, monitoring of new fund contracts);
• Analysis of discrepancies between estimates and actual statements;
• Management of the third-party funds tracking database;
• Supplier accounting entry;
• Entry/storage of supporting documents (PDF and paper format);
• Preparation of bi-monthly supplier payment files;
• Petty cash accounting (counting and accounting processing);
• Quarterly monitoring and calculation of stamp duties due for foreign custodian banks;
• Participation in quarterly closings and preparation of group reporting;
• Various reporting and Back-Office tasks;
• Administrative support;
• Participation in daily office life.

Candidate Profile

• Accounting training;
• 2 to 3 years of similar professional experience in an accounting department, ideally in the banking sector;
• Proficiency with the GIT accounting tool (desired);
• Very good knowledge of common office tools (Office Suite in general, Microsoft Excel in particular);
• Excellent command of French, both spoken and written;
• Good command of English, both spoken and written;
• Excellent ability to analyse and synthesise financial information;
• Autonomous, organised, methodical and rigorous working method;
• Teamwork, integrity, discretion;
• Sense of confidentiality;
• Swiss residency.

Conditions and Benefits

Our client offers a permanent contract at 60% within a quality, human-sized and flexible working environment.