Accountant 100%

Company Description

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 96,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

SGS Switzerland has around 200 employees in 6 branches throughout the country that are engaged in ensuring safety, efficiency and quality throughout the entire value chain.

Job Description

For our easily accessible location in Zurich (20 employees) and in Zug, we are looking for an Accounting 100% with immediate effect or by arrangement.

In this varied position you will be responsible for the following areas/tasks in a small team for 4 companies (90 employees):

• Accounts receivable
• Accounts payable
• Purchase orders (services area)
• Intercompany reconciliations
• Invoice transfer from external systems
• Monthly closing work (sub-area)
• Reconciliation work
• Controlling tasks in the area of orders, accounts receivable and VAT
• Other varied accounting tasks

We are supported by a central SGS service team for routine work in the areas of incoming payments, invoice transfers, reminders, master data, vendor invoices, vendor payments and orders. You are the first point of contact for queries with this team.

Qualifications

We are looking for an independent and reliable employee with very good comprehension skills. You are used to working efficiently and independently, you are resilient and flexible and can organize yourself very well. You have a basic commercial education, several years of accounting experience and would benefit from further training as an accounting clerk. Your basic language is German. You have a good command of English and an oral knowledge of French would be an advantage. We require good experience in Excel and Outlook.

If you would like to play an active and committed role in shaping our future and are interested in a long-term commitment, then we should get to know each other. We look forward to receiving your application on our job portal.

Additional Information

What’s in it for you

• Have the chance to develop and build up an area yourself
• Great benefits and a modern workplace
• Be a part of an internationally driven organization with a purpose that will broaden your horizon

Interested? Send us your application and corresponding documents, your earliest possible start date, and your salary expectations by applying through the following link: