Accountant IFRS 17

Accountant IFRS 17 requiring profound Finance Transformation knowledge vacancy for a globally operating Zurich based company in the financial sector.

Your experience/skills:

* Practical experience in Accounting, ideally covering IFRS, US GAAP, Statutory and Local Accounting paired with knowledge of economic valuation frameworks
* Extensive experience of working in the financial industry
* Profound background and work experience in an IFRS 17 referred project is a must
* Competency of Finance and Finance IT environments along with knowledge in system implementation and change testing
* Higher degree in Finance or Accounting, CPA or another accounting certification preferred
* Languages: English, fluent in written and spoken

Your tasks:

* Assisting IFRS 17 implementation into the CorFiT platform
* Translating the IFRS 17 accounting policies into accounting events and journals entries
* Supporting the integration of IFRS 17 into the Finance Landscape by establishing IFRS 17 data models, accounts, relevant ledgers, attributes and posting drivers
* Collaborating with system SMEs to create relevant reports and views
* Working closely with the IFRS 17 business analysts to ensure proper integration of the IFRS 17 calculation engine in the Finance Landscape
* Maintaining systems roll-out testing, investigating issues, driving and coordinating issue resolution with relevant SMEs
* Acting as 2nd level support for IFRS 17 specific user requests on related systems

Start: 01/2020
Duration: 12 MM+
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Ref.Nr.: BH 15091

Does this spark your interest? Then take the next step by sending us your CV as a Word document and a contact telephone number on which you are reachable during working hours.

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