Senior Accounting Manager

The Company
Our client is an international, high-growth financial services company with a strong presence across Europe. The company combines an entrepreneurial culture with the structures and complexity of a regulated organization, offering an environment in which employees can take ownership and contribute to its continued development.
To further strengthen its accounting function in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, the company is looking for an experienced and hands-on Senior Accounting Manager with an insurance background.

The Role
In this position, you will take ownership of day-to-day financial accounting and play a key role in ensuring accurate and efficient monthly closing activities. Working closely with Group Accounting and other internal stakeholders, you will help align local accounting practices with group-wide standards and reporting requirements.
Beyond operational accounting, you will be instrumental in designing and implementing scalable accounting processes, strengthening internal controls, and embedding new products and business models into the company’s financial operations.

Key Responsibilities

Drive day-to-day financial accounting and the monthly financial close
Implement and optimize group-wide accounting processes
Design, establish, and roll out robust accounting processes and internal controls
Collaborate closely with Group Accounting on joint closing activities, technical accounting alignment, and consolidated reporting
Contribute to external financial reporting, regulatory filings, and local entity closings under local GAAP and IFRS
Act as the primary contact for external auditors
Provide technical accounting guidance on strategic initiatives and new product launches
Ensure that new business models are effectively embedded into group-wide accounting processes and operational routines

Your Profile

At least 5 years of professional experience in financial accounting or group accounting, gained directly within an insurance company
Strong in-house experience in financial accounting and general ledger accounting
Proven experience in designing, building, and rolling out group-wide accounting processes within a high-growth scale-up or listed corporate environment
Outstanding technical accounting expertise in IFRS and Swiss GAAP FER / Liechtenstein PGR
A proactive, hands-on, and self-starting approach
Demonstrated ability to lead process implementation in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills
Ability to align local accounting practices effectively with group-level requirements
Previous experience with a Big Four firm or another audit firm would be an advantage

What You Can Expect

A key accounting role within an attractive, growing company
The opportunity to build and shape accounting processes rather than simply maintain existing structures
Close collaboration with senior stakeholders and Group Accounting
Exposure to strategic initiatives, new products, and evolving business models
A dynamic, international, and highly entrepreneurial working environment
A hybrid working model based in Vaduz