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In this sector, we'll list all of our accounting and finance jobs. This is a big area which includes finance and accounting jobs within corporations, private firms and the Big Four (Deloitte, Ernst &Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers) and financial services firms and investment banks.

Just in the financial services sector, investment banks need accountants, as do retail banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, insurance companies and fund managers. Companies in all different sectors hire accountants to manage their costs and revenues, work out profits and losses, plan for the future and calculate their tax payments.

Within investment banks, accountants can take on a number of different tasks. These can include product control, where accountants are needed to monitor profits and losses on products bought and sold on the trading floor, and financial control, where accountants work to analyze the bank's overall performance. They may also write month-end, quarterly, half-yearly and annual reports, conduct internal audits, checking that financial systems and controls within the organization are compliant with standards, manage regulatory accounting, checking that the bank's reporting of financial activity complies with the law of the countries it trades in, and manage the treasury, where they'll structure the bank's financial affairs, often working with coworkers in tax, so that enough cash is available to meet its expenses.

Most accounting careers are developed within the industry and commerce sector. These accountants are usually split into two different types. Financial accountants, who produce statements each month, monitor financial transactions and ensure they meet financial legislation requirements. Second are management accountants, who review the overall operating performance of the organization, discern underlying trends and provide managers with advice. Management accountants often interpret and advise on the figures they've developed and explain how they may affect the business.

Many accountants attain qualifications to help advance their careers. The main management accounting qualification is run by CIMA. More common for financial accountants is the Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification, or an ACCA.

There is also great variety in jobs in accounting within the Big Four Accounting firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst &Young). These can include: auditing (accountants carry out financial reviews of companies), consultancy (accountants providing strategic advice to clients on anything relevant from risk systems to company strategy), forensic accounting (accountants responsible for investigating improper practice), insolvency and recovery (accountants working to improve the finances of failing companies) and tax accountancy (accountants managing the tax liabilities of both companies and individuals). Outside of the Big Four, you'll find a number of mid-sized and smaller accounting firms which also recruit accountants, but these companies usually offer a smaller range of services and thus less variety in an accounting career.

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M&A advisory opportunity - Renewable Energy / Clean Tech - Associates - Swiss Office - Not Disclosed Competitive base + bonus Switzerland-Zurich 16 May 12

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

Head of Finance / CFO Not Disclosed Highly competitive Switzerland-Zurich 16 May 12

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

CFO Italy UBS AG Competitive Switzerland-Ticino - Lugano 16 May 12

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

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.

Senior Wealth & Tax Planner | UK desk Albert Cliff Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 16 May 12

Albert Cliff is proud to work alongside one of Switzerland's top private banks - its name being synonymous wit...

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...

Accountant for a Treasury role. | Swiss Office | Not Disclosed Very Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 16 May 12

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

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

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Financial Accountant - Zurich UBS AG Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 May 12

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

Financial markets IT Support Analyst Spencer Ogden Competitve Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

Spencer Ogden is looking for two experienced and talented Financial Markets IT Support analysts to work on an ...

Controller (Group Corporate Controller) – Zurich – Highly Competitive DSJ Partners CHF 130 - 150,000 + Bonus and Benefits Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

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

Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager – Switzerland – Salary: Highly competitive DSJ Partners HIghly Competitve + Bonus + Car/Benefits Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

For our client in the IT / E-commerce industry we are searching for a senior Financial Planning & Analysis Man...

IT Finance Business Partner – Zurich, Switzerland – Salary: Highly competitive DSJ Partners Highly Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

For our client in the financial services arena we are looking for an IT Finance Business Partner / IT controll...

Treasurer / Head of Treasury – Zurich – Highly Competitive DSJ Partners Highly Competitive + Management Benefits Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

Our client is a leading MNC with their HQ based in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. They require an experien...

Senior Financial Controller – Zurich – Highly Competitive + Bonus DSJ Partners Highly competitive Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

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

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

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Project Controller, salary max 120.000CHF basic Huntress NA Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva 15 May 12

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Head of Swiss Regulatory Control and Compliance Swisslinx AG Market Rate Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug 15 May 12

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

Excellent opportunity for young US Tax Accountants Swisslinx AG Very competitive Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

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

Operations Professional Swisslinx AG Attractive Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

On behalf of our client, a leading global financial services company, Swisslinx is seeking an experienced Oper...

Team Leader Regulations Swisslinx AG Attractive Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva 15 May 12

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

Specialist Technical Account Services (Spanish /English) Swiss Re Competitive Switzerland-Zurich 15 May 12

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

Cost Accountant / Controller Finders SA Competitive Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva 15 May 12

Fantastic opportunity for a Cost Accountant

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