Senior Accountant

Our client is a global leader in airline catering, retail-on-board and hospitality products and services. They provide passengers with superior culinary and retail experiences, leveraging innovation and advanced technology solutions.

They are headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland and deliver operational excellence through the most extensive catering network in the aviation industry, serving more than 700 million passengers annually from over 200 operating units in over 60 countries/territories across all continents with approximately 43,000 employees worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• The Senior Accountant (General Accounting) is responsible for maintaining the general ledger in accordance with IFRS and performs a full range of accounting tasks.
• Performs month-end/year-end close.
• Conducts general ledger journal entries.
• Processes port fees payments to various Airport Authorities.
• Provides accounting and finance support for the business cost centers including Budget/Forecast preparation.
• Monitors and audits general ledger postings from field units.
• Controls account reconciliations.
• Performs financial statement preparation and analysis.
• Tracks capital expenditure.
• Conducts Fixed asset accounting.
• Creates and amends the internal controls, policies, and procedures.
• May oversee tasks of staff accountants.
• Other financial reporting as required.
• Completion of ad hoc projects as needed.
• Works with international affiliates to maintain intercompany accounts.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required Work Experience:
• 5 to 7 years of experience in general accounting in an ERP environment.
• 2 to 4 years SAP and Hyperion experience is preferred

Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)

• CPA is preferred