Our client offers individualized and exclusive private banking solutions for international Private Wealth Management clients and has a global presence with local expertise.
For the Zurich based Finance Department we are recruiting the Head of Finance who is reponsible for Financial-, Managerial-, Regulatory- and Tax-Reporting. In this role you will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer Switzerland and manage five direct reports.
Your Responsibilities- Responsible for financial accounting (month-end closures and annual reporting)
- Monthly Group Reporting and adhoc requests
- Regulatory reporting (SNB reports and Basel III)
- Managerial accounting and reporting, and maintenance of the MIS (month end reporting to the Executive Committee, report trading and treasury results)
- Responsible for the budget and forecast
- In charge of Accounts Payable & Bookkeeping (Expenses and invoicing, Travel Claim, Payroll & Bonus bookkeeping, Cost Center management, management of balance sheet accrual and prepayments)
- Maintenance of the internal control framework
- Liaising with external auditors
- Various project work
- University degree or equivalent, e.g. "dipl. Wirtschaftsprüfer"
- Working experience of at least 10 years in in the Finance area, in a banking
environment with international operations, Knowledge of Swiss market - Very solid knowhow of accounting standards (RVB FINMA and IFRS)
- Very good skills for regulatory reporting (SNB and Basel III)
- Must be flexible and adaptable, able to deal with adversity and unexpected
situations to succeed in a very dynamic and constantly changing environment - Demonstrated ability to work in and lead multi-cultural teams
- Must take a pro-active approach and be a team player, fostering team
building - Strong leadership skills, demonstrated experience in managing a department
- Focus on internal clients with very strong communication skills (spoken and
written), ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical
employees - Strong communication skills and the ability to interact effectively on different levels
- manage a highly skilled team who continously strives for excellence and exceed expectations
- become part of an international organization
- Offices located in Zurich
- attractive compensation and benefits