vacancy for a globally operating Basel based company in the Pharma sector

Your tasks:

• Supports the execution of strategies for US tariffs project through providing all data needed for internal and external reporting (national statistics and tax information) in a timely and accurate manner
• Supports the monthly close process and general ledger accounting activities where needed
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across- entities business colleagues, both accounting authorities/auditors and local entity/group financial reporting and accounting
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for related policies and processes, supports productivity objectives and continuous improvement, process changes and leading practices to have an efficient and effective process
• Ensures proper functionality and process linkages from/to other systems
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status and addressing any issues that arise
• Ensures all processes, policies and procedures are clearly defined, fully documented
• Ensure compliance with Accounting Manual, Financial Controls Manual and regulatory requirements; ensure all processes and procedures are defined and documented in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensure adherence of processes to this standard, perform controls, follow up on deviations, put remediation plans in place if deemed necessary
• Promote a strong and control environment, follow up on audit issues and implement correcting measures
• Drives and monitors improvements to sustain a highly effective and efficient accounting and reporting process, and realizes cost reduction opportunities including areas to harmonize and standardize processes

Your experience/knowledge:

• University level degree in Business Administration/ Economics/Finance or senior finance experience
• 3+ years of financial / accounting experience, with in-depth functional expertise; experience in auditing or consultancy is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-national organization
• Solid communication, presentation and coordination skills, ability to effectively communicate with various people within the organization
• Lean/ Six Sigma Certified preferred
• English (written and spoken), German is beneficial (written and spoken)

Take the next step and send us your resume along with a daytime phone number where we can reach you., Due to Swiss work permit restrictions, we can only consider applications from Swiss nationals, EU citizens as well as current work-permit holders for Switzerland., Ukrainian refugees are warmly welcomed, we will support you all the way., We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, age groups, sexual orientations, personal expressions, ethnic backgrounds, and religious beliefs. Therefore, there is no requirement to provide gender information or a photo in your application