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Vacancy Accounts
Post Lucerne, Junior Accountant Balance Sheet Control LUC415
Location Lucerne
Country Switzerland
Post Number LUC415

 

Job Title:

Junior Accountant Balance Sheet Control             

 

Main purpose of Job:

Be part of the Non-Ferrous Balance Sheet Control Team, which is responsible for daily payments, daily maintenance of financial and operational systems, cleaning of suspense accounts, insurance declaration and reporting on debtors, creditors, cash and group balances.

 

This is an entry level role therefore not all responsibilities will be assigned immediately; however over time the employee will be expected to master all areas within the work area.

 

 

Key Responsibilities:    

  • Process commercial invoices in the financial accounting system (SUN) in a timely and accurate manner.

  • Interact with operators to ensure that costs are expensed to the correct contract.

  • Check statements of external warehouses and freight forwarding companies and make sure cost apportionment is done correctly by the operators.

  • Clearing suspense accounts. Reporting of outstanding items and negotiation with Treasury/Operations to solve issues.

  • Maintain reconciliations of financial data bases, computer software systems and manual filing systems.

  • Daily systems maintenance e.g. setting up of counterparties, account codes, etc.

  • Daily systems integrity checks, correcting errors immediately where possible or managing the issue with Operation and Management Accounting Team.

  • Prepare declarations of material and credit risks for insurances.

  • Assist in documenting assigned tasks.

  • Assist in resolving queries from other departments.

  • Assist in handling inquiries from external auditors.

  • Other duties as assigned.

 

Key Relationships:         

  • Operations worldwide

  • Treasury

  • Management Accounting Team

  • Risk Management

  • External warehouses and freight forwarding companies

  • External auditors and insurance companies

 

Reporting Structure:     

Reporting directly to the Head of Balance Sheet Control Team

 

 

Experience/Knowledge/Skills:

  • Apprenticeship or commercial degree with incipient experience in Accounting or Accounting related environment

  • Good team-player and an open personality with energy and drive and eager to learn

  • Willingness to work a flexible schedule

  • Ability to accurately and efficiently work to deadlines and motivated to succeed in a high pressure environment

  • A care for consistency

  • Good communication skills in English (written and verbal)

  • IT skills: good knowledge in Excel, Outlook and Word

  • The ability and enthusiasm to use technology to complete daily tasks. A forward thinker who is willing to contribute towards the continuous improvement of systems and processes    

 

How to apply:

To apply for this Job please send your CV and a cover letter, stipulating which job you are applying for to the following email: hrjobs@trafigura.com

 

Please include the reference number and job title of the role you are applying to in the subject line of the email.