Senior Financial Accounting (a) with Leadership Perspective 80 - 100%

About the job

Do you want to take responsibility and actively shape the further development of Financial Accounting? In this key position, you help to shape the ongoing bookkeeping as well as all closing processes of Berner Kantonalbank and ensure high quality and adherence to deadlines. Together with the team, you ensure reliable financial figures, efficient processes, and close collaboration with the relevant specialist departments. At the same time, this role offers you the opportunity to develop professionally and personally – with a clear perspective towards succeeding the Head of Accounting.

• You support the ongoing bookkeeping as well as the management of all monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and ensure compliance with the close calendar, cut-offs, and quality requirements
• You ensure the quality of the general and subsidiary ledgers, coordinate valuations and accruals, and provide controlling with quality-assured actual figures by T+4
• You support the accounting for participations, intercompany, and foundations and help ensure the correct execution of internal control system (ICS) checks as well as compliance with internal and regulatory requirements
• You coordinate collaboration with internal specialist departments, the audit firm, and internal audit and contribute to the preparation of the annual financial statements and the business report
• You support the professional leadership for the external reporting of BEKB and drive the continuous optimisation and automation of accounting and closing processes

• You hold the Swiss federal diploma as a certified auditor. A university degree with a focus on finance and accounting is an advantage
• Your several years of experience in the financial services environment, ideally at a Big Four firm or in the accounting department of a bank, distinguish you
• You have solid experience in managing monthly and annual financial statements (Fast Close) as well as good knowledge of ERP general ledgers, ideally SAP S/4HANA. Additionally, you bring an understanding of core banking systems
• You possess in-depth knowledge of banking accounting, ICS principles, and account reconciliation. You are proficient in Excel, Power Query, Power BI, and M365 and are interested in automation possibilities
• Your structured, deadline-oriented, and quality-conscious working style as well as your resilience during closing phases distinguish you. You bring initial leadership or project management experience, communicate solution-oriented, and have the potential to develop into a more advanced leadership role. You are fluent in German at a negotiation level

• Support for your individual development needs, both in time and financially
• Flexible working arrangements (part-time, job-sharing, home office, annual working hours)
• Between 27 – 30 days of holiday per year
• Sustainable remuneration: no individual bonuses, but profit sharing for all employees
• How we interact: informal culture - open – personal – team-oriented

Martin Flury
HR Business Partner

For pioneers, bridge-builders, and future shapers: The BEKB Group has a lot to offer you as an employer – far more than banking. In the Bern/Solothurn region, we advise and support private and corporate clients with innovative financial services. The needs of our clients are always the focus of our daily work. With our IT subsidiary aity AG, we create the right technical conditions for this.

The well-being of our employees is close to our hearts. We promote young as well as experienced talents in their development, advocate for individual and flexible working arrangements, and pave the way for our employees for training and career opportunities . Our open and positive corporate culture is at the forefront. Trust, commitment, and sustainability are firmly anchored with us; diversity , collaboration, and humour are part of our DNA.