Senior GA Accountant (English
As the global leader in eye care, Alcon’s mission is to provide innovative products that enhance quality of life by helping people see better. This mission means that Alcon’s more than 22,000 associates strive to make significant contributions to preserve, restore and enhance vision. Through the merger that unites the strengths of Alcon, CIBA VISION and Novartis, the new Alcon becomes the second largest division of Novartis. With these collective resources and scale, we offer the widest spectrum of eye care products in surgical, pharmaceutical and vision care across 180 markets and run operations in 75 countries.
For our Finance department based in Fribourg we are looking for a:
Senior GA Accountant (English - German)
In this function you will be responsible for:
- Preparation of Month - Quarter - Year end Reporting (IFRS and German GAAP)
- Ability to successfully close the accounts independently.
- Preparation of quarterly/annual legal reporting (VAT, Income Tax and Statutory Annual books)
- Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts (Fixed assets, A/P and A/R, inventory, current receivables and liabilities etc.)
- Analyze of Balance Sheet and Income Statement.
- Prepare financial management reporting of the affiliate.
- Ensure that all general ledger transactions are SOX compliant
- Looking for continuous improvements to achieve department objectives and overall SSC objectives
- Establish and build very good relations with all stakeholders within or outside the SSC Fribourg.
- Provide excellent support to the market.
- First contact for all GA services to all departments within the SSC and external stakeholders.
- Deliver services according SLA/OLA
- Support Finance Team in the market with adhoc reporting
- Working in Projects: Support with the implementation of the reporting of merged legal entities, improvement of procedures etc.
- Assist with all internal and external audits (SOX Compliance, legal entity audit etc.)
- Back up for other team members in their absence.
Your Education:
- Preferred: Bachelor in accounting, MBA, CPA or similar
Your Experience:
- 5-7 years of practical experience in General Accounting in an international organization
Specific knowledge, skills, abilities required:
- Very Good knowledge of German GAAP as well as IFRS
- German required (good written and spoken)
- English as a second language required (good written and spoken)
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
- Abilities to prioritize and schedule workload
- • Good analytical skills and attention to details
- • Experience in using computer ERP accounting systems (i.e. SAP, JD Edwards)
- • Good practical knowledge of MS Office tools (Excel, Access)
- • Very good Knowledge of the German statutory accounting as well as tax requirements