Senior Accountant

Job Description

  • Act as point of contact, building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and external stakeholders like auditors, tax advisors, lawyers, and other transactional parties including meeting and liaising with these parties on a frequent basis
  • Support senior management in the investigation and resolution of client relationship issues, ensuring timely escalation of more complex client queries and issues
  • Preparation and review of client statutory accounts (Swiss GAAP FER, IFRS)
  • Payroll accounting, including timely preparation and submission of statutory returns
  • Setting up master files for new clients
  • Managing the set-up of bank accounts
  • Preparation of payments
  • Bookkeeping
  • Timely preparation, review and submission of VAT returns
  • Timely preparation, review and submission of corporate tax returns
  • Ensure timely issuance and payment of invoices and prevent deductions and write-offs
  • Approve timesheets related to the respective clients

Qualifications

  • Qualified accountant (Treuhänder/(in) mit eidg. Fachausweis, CA, CPA, ACCA) oder dipl. Wirtschaftsprüfer
  • Sound knowledge of Swiss corporate and tax law
  • Relevant post qualification experience
  • Fluent in English and German (French and Italian would be an advantage)
  • Strong management, organisational and analytical skills
  • Strong team player 
  • Excellent knowledge of MS-Office

Additional information

At IQ-EQ we want you to reach your full potential. We offer an inclusive and diverse environment to support your career aspirations. With a strong emphasis on continuous learning and a holistic approach to your professional and personal development. We also offer opportunities across our service lines and our international network of offices.


Company description

IQ-EQ is a leading Investor Services group which combines global expertise with an unwavering focus on client service delivery. We support fund managers, global companies, family offices and private clients operating worldwide.

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