Bratislava, SK
General Ledger Accountant (Hybrid)
You are a great teammate with willingness to learn and client-oriented approach? You are innovative and attentive to details? Do you like to work with the numbers? Then you might be the right person for our General Ledger Accounting Services team!
About the Team
General Ledger Accounting Services team is responsible for supporting European, Asian, and American entities of Swiss Re Group according to internal guidelines, IFRS and local accounting policies and tax requirements. As a member of the team, you support legal entity with operational and closing activities. You seek possibilities to further develop, streamline and improve the team's delivery processes and collaboration with our partners.
Main customers: Group Finance, Tax teams, Internal & External Audit, Asset Management
About the role
This role offers a rare opportunity to combine your love for numbers with project work and provides extraordinary chance to improve your communication and business interaction skills.
Accounting tasks:
In your role you will support/assist with the following tasks:
• Account for and contribute to the production of monthly/quarterly/annual accounts for assigned entities and processes • Monthly and quarterly preparation of balance sheet reconciliations
• Support of external & internal audit (data delivery, explanation of business cases)
Project tasks:
• Assisting and supporting on assigned projects
• Supporting the discussions, managing stakeholder expectations as well as assisting with the projects in the most efficient and beneficial direction
• Proactively engaged, including launching new ideas and providing suggestions to overcome difficulties
About You
We are looking for an engaged and motivated teammate with good communication skills.
Essentials:
• University degree in the area of Finance, Accounting or Economics
• Relevant experience as a Financial accountant or similar is a plus • Knowledge of basics in accounting
• Fluent English written and spoken
• Advanced level on Microsoft Office (Excel – Pivot Tables, Word and PowerPoint)
• Great social and communication skills
• Flexible working attitude, being able to easily adapt to changing environment and priorities
Nice to haves
• SAP experience is an advantage
This job offer is suitable for people who have been impacted by the invasion of Ukraine.
For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 1,500 and EUR 2,100 per month (for a full-time role).
The specific salary offered considers:
• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
• the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialization, skills and experience.
In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based bonus.
We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.
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About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.
During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.
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