Accountant

Job summary
Permanent contract
United Kingdom
Fully-remote
Salary: Not specified
Experience: > 5 years
Skills & expertise
Foundation
Excel
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SwissBorg
SwissBorg

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Job description

  • Are you an Accountant with a strong technical foundation, ideally shaped in a Big 4 audit or accounting outsourcing team, looking for broad, hands-on responsibility in an international group?
  • SwissBorg is a crypto wealth management platform operating through a group of regulated entities across Switzerland, France, Estonia and other jurisdictions. Our accounting team is small, and every member makes a real difference. In this role, you will own Accounts Payable and contribute across the full scope of the accounting function: month-end close, reconciliations, intercompany, VAT and tax, and audit preparation
  • We would love to hear from you if you are a versatile all-rounder who enjoys the variety that comes with a multi-entity group. The ideal candidate can step into any part of the accounting cycle, from processing supplier invoices to preparing audit files
  • Own the Accounts Payable process: supplier invoice review and coding (ApprovalMax/Xero), payment preparation, supplier statement reconciliations and vendor master data
  • Prepare and manage general ledger entries, accruals and prepayments
  • Monthly, quarterly and annual closes for all group entities, in collaboration with external accounting firms
  • Balance sheet and bank reconciliations, and account analysis to ensure balances are correct and supported
  • Monthly intercompany reconciliations, recharges and settlements across group entities
  • Supporting VAT and other tax compliance across jurisdictions (VAT returns, reverse charge, withholding taxes), working with our external tax advisors
  • Prepare audit files and support the annual and interim audits of the group entities
  • Strengthen internal controls and improve accounting processes, contributing your own ideas
  • Manage both technical and routine accounting tasks with a high degree of accuracy and consistency

Benefits

  • TRAINING ALLOWANCE
  • EMPLOYEE PREMIUM ACCOUNT
  • CHSB BONUS
  • ANNUAL TEAM RETREAT
  • MIN. 25 DAYS OF HOLIDAY
  • FLEXIBLE WORKING OPTIONS

Preferred experience

  • Working knowledge of VAT and corporate tax compliance; international or cross-border VAT exposure is a plus
  • Experience with multi-entity groups, intercompany accounting and, ideally, consolidation
  • Around 5 years of accounting experience, ideally starting at a Big 4 firm in audit or accounting outsourcing
  • A strong accounting background: confident with general ledger accounting, closing, reconciliations, accruals and the full accounting cycle
  • Experience preparing for and working with external auditors
  • A degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
  • Hands-on experience with accounting software and strong Excel skills; familiarity with Xero and ApprovalMax is a plus
  • Fluent English (French is a bonus)
  • A proactive, detail-oriented and independent working style, comfortable in a remote, international team
  • Hands-on Accounts Payable experience; experience coaching or reviewing the work of junior team members is a plus
  • Must have an interest in crypto and/or crypto accounting is a plus

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