Senior accountant
Company Description
We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,500 employees operate a network of 2,500 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant with a strong technical accounting background to take a key role within a lean and flat finance organization.
Accounting Ownership, Closing \& Intercompany
- Take ownership of the General Ledger (GL) across both entities
- Lead and ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual closings
- Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, provisions, and adjustments
- Ensure balance sheet integrity through robust reconciliations
- Review and validate intercompany balances and reconciliations prepared by SSC
- Support the preparation of statutory accounts and ensure compliance with local requirements
- Ensure compliance with Group policies and local regulations
- Implement key internal controls and check consistently applied across both entities
- Identify and address main accounting risks and control gaps, especially between SSC and local activities
- Review critical processes (e.g. billing, GL, intercompany) to ensure accuracy and proper controls
- Ensure appropriate segregation of duties and clear ownership of processes
- Maintain clear documentation and audit trail to support audit readiness
- Work closely with the Shared Service Center (AP, Fixed Assets, Master Data, Cash Management, Intercompany, part of AR/billing)
- Review key outputs and ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency
- Act as a coordination and escalation point for complex or non\-standard issues
- Monitor service quality and contribute to continuous improvement of SSC processes
- Ensure strong alignment between SSC and local activities
- Work closely with two Senior Accountants and two Junior in a flat structure
- Provide collaborative guidance and peer review when needed (no formal management responsibility)
- Contribute to finance transformation initiatives (e.g. ERP improvements, process standardization)
- Coordinate tax\-related matters with SSC and external advisors
- Actively participate in and support internal and external audits, VAT processes
Experience/Qualifications:
- Minimum 7 years of experience in accounting with strong GL and closing expertise
- Proven experience in a multi\-entity and SSC environment
- Comfortable operating in a lean, flat organization
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent
- Strong expertise in financial accounting, reconciliations, and closing processes
- Good understanding of SSC operating models and controls
- Solid knowledge of intercompany accounting
- Knowledge of IFRS and/or local GAAP
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, etc.)
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong ownership mindset and accountability
- Ability to operate both hands\-on and with a control perspective
- Strong analytical and problem\-solving capabilities
- Comfortable working in a matrix environment
- Pragmatic, proactive, and solution\-oriented
- High level of integrity and attention to detail
The role covers two legal entities and operates in close collaboration with a Shared Service Center (SSC) and a local team composed of two Senior Accountants and one Junior. It is a hands\-on, high\-impact individual contributor position, with a strong emphasis on accounting ownership and internal control. Working closely with the Head of Finance, offering progressive exposure to broader finance responsibilities. This position offers a natural progression toward Head of Finance, providing:
- Exposure to multi\-entity and SSC environments
- Ownership of core accounting and control topics
- Close collaboration with senior leadership
- Gradual expansion into broader finance responsibilities
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