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This section of eFinancialCareers includes all our accounting and finance jobs. There is a broad range of jobs including finance and accounting jobs within corporates, within private practice firms and the Big Four (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers) and within financial services firms and investment banks.

Within the financial services sector, investment banks hire accountants; along with retail banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, insurance companies and fund managers. Accountants are also hired with companies to help them manage costs and revenues, calculate profits and losses, plan for the future and calculate their tax liabilities.

Within investment banks, accountants occupy numerous different roles. These include: Product control (accountants monitor profits and losses made on products bought and sold on the trading floor); financial control (accountants analyse the bank's overall performance and they produce month-end, quarterly, half-yearly and annual reports); internal audit (accountants responsible for checking that financial systems and controls within the organization are being complied with); regulatory accounting (accountants ensure that the way the bank reports its financial activity complies with the legal rules and regulations of the countries it trades in) and treasury (accountants structure the bank's financial affairs often working with colleagues in tax so that sufficient cash is available to meet its liabilities).

The vast majority of accounting careers are within the industry and commerce sector and these accountants are divided roughly into two areas. Firstly, Financial Accountants produce monthly statements, keep track of financial transactions and meet financial legislation requirements. Secondly, management accountants review the operating performance, look at underlying trends, and advise managers. Management accountants have increasingly begun to interpret and advise on these figures and how they may affect the business. The main management accounting qualification is run by CIMA. More common for financial accountants is the Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification, or an ACCA.

There are a wide variety of accounting jobs within the Big Four Accounting firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young). These include: auditing (accountants conduct financial reviews of companies), consultancy - also called advisory (accountants offering strategic advice to clients on everything from risk systems to company strategy), forensic accounting (accountants investigating improper practice), insolvency and recovery (accountants working to turn companies around); and tax accountancy (accountants managing the tax liabilities of companies and individuals). The mid-sized and smaller accounting firms also employ accountants but typically offer a more restricted range of services.

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Leading IB - M&A role - Renewable Energy / Clean Tech - Associates | Switz Not Disclosed Competitive base + bonus Switzerland-Zurich 22 May 12

Fantastic opportunity for an individual with 4-5 years experience to join a leading global investment bank foc...

IT Audit Manager Change International £80 - £100 per annum + Negotiable depend... Switzerland-Zurich 22 May 12

Job Title: IT Audit Manager Location: Zurich, Switzerland Travel: 30 - 40% World Wide Salary: Competitive Ref:...

Excellent opportunity for young US Tax Accountants Swisslinx AG Very competitive Switzerland-Zurich 22 May 12

Is your dream job to work for an expanding and energetic firm boasting innovative technology and an important ...

Team Leader Regulations Swisslinx AG Attractive Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva 22 May 12

On behalf of our client, a Swiss financial institution, Swisslinx is currently seeking a dedicated and diligen...

Head of Swiss Regulatory Control and Compliance Swisslinx AG Market Rate Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug 22 May 12

Our client is a major trading organisation. They have an innovative pan-asset class trading strategy and now h...

Accountant for a Treasury role. | Switz | Not Disclosed Very Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 22 May 12

My Client is is the management holding company of a group of international companies, working as suppliers to ...

CFO / Head of Finance | Switz / Zurich | Not Disclosed Highly competitive Switzerland-Zurich 22 May 12

Zurich: My client is a top Hedge Fund that is looking for a head of finance / CFO.

Specialist Technical Account Services (Spanish /English) Swiss Re Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 22 May 12

Do you relish a challenge? Are you looking for a new outlook in your professional life that will allow you to ...

Senior Financial Analyst – Zurich, Switzerland – Salary: Highly competitive DSJ Partners Highly competitive, great bonus and bene... Switzerland-Zurich 21 May 12

Our client, a global US Company, is looking for an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to be located in the E...

Senior Site Controller – Zurich / Baden – Highly Competitive + Bonus DSJ Partners Highly Competitve Switzerland-Zurich 21 May 12

Our client, an international chemicals company, is searching for an experienced Controller, Site Controller or...

Controller (Group Corporate Controller) – Zurich – Highly Competitive DSJ Partners CHF 130 - 150,000 + Bonus and Benefits Switzerland-Zurich 21 May 12

We are currently mandated by our client to recruit a Group Corporate Controller. Our client is a leading globa...

Senior Financial Controller – Zurich – Highly Competitive + Bonus DSJ Partners Highly competitive Switzerland-Zurich 21 May 12

An international financial services company, which has recently experienced growth within their Finance team, ...

Cost Accountant / Controller Finders SA Competitive Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva 21 May 12

Fantastic opportunity for a Cost Accountant

Corporate Tax Manager (junior & senior)– Geneva and Lausanne Huxley Associates €60000 - €10000 per annum Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva 21 May 12

Senior and junior manager role, Corporate tax background, experience in Switzerland or somewhere else (LUX, UK...

Junior Internal Controller Robert Walters Switzerland neg. Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva 21 May 12

Looking for a junior financial controller for a Bank in Geneva.

CFO Italy UBS AG Competitive Switzerland-Ticino - Lugano 20 May 12

The CFO Italy will be responsible for all Finance topics for UBS Italy. The role directly reports to the CFO W...

Financial Accountant - Zurich UBS AG Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 19 May 12

Your job will involve detailed analysis of the RWA Result Location WMSB in Switzerland, the divisional busines...

Financial Reporting Specialist UBS AG Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 19 May 12

The Corporate Center supports UBS' s business divisions and regions through provision of Group-level control f...

Financial Reporting Specialist UBS AG Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 19 May 12

The Corporate Center supports UBS' s business divisions and regions through provision of Group-level control f...

Head of Business Controlling Switzerland – Global AM UBS AG Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 19 May 12

The Switzerland Business Controlling team is responsible for all Financial Reporting / Analysis for the Busine...

Senior Accountant Statutory Reporting Swiss Re Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 19 May 12

Do you relish a challenge? Are you looking for a new outlook in your professional life that will allow you to ...

Trade Accountant Think Global Recruitment From 120,000 to 130,000 CHF Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva 18 May 12

Think Global Recruitment is assisting a World Leading Commodities Organisation with an opportunity at the Glob...

Technical Accountant (f/m) Robert Half Financial Services k.A. Switzerland-Zurich 18 May 12

Our client, an international insurance company with global operations, is seeking due to the growth of their t...

Accounting Officer - Darmstadt, Germany (Four-year fixed term contract with the possibility of renewal) Eumetsat Competitive Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva 16 May 12

EUMETSAT is the European satellite agency for monitoring weather and climate.

Head of Indirect Tax A L Associates TBC Switzerland-Midland 16 May 12

Head of Indirect Tax - Assisting with the on-going growth of our trading activities the one of the top tier p...

GROUP ACCOUNTING MANAGER A L Associates Annual Salary + Bonus Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug 16 May 12

Based in Europe, the Group Accounting Manager will be in charge of the closing/reporting of the group trading ...

Consolidation Manager A L Associates Annual Salary + Bonus Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug 16 May 12

Our Clients accounting team is looking for a Group Consolidation manager to produce monthly/quarterly and ann...

Manager Liquidity Management , Group Treasury Zurich Insurance Company Ltd NA Switzerland-Zurich 16 May 12

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Senior Project Controller , salary 100-115.000CHF basic Huntress NA Switzerland-Ticino - Lugano 15 May 12

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Controller/Senior Financial Analyst, salary 100-125.000CHF Huntress €90000 - €100000 per annum + bonus Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

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