Accountant

Datacolor, a global leader in color management solutions, provides software, instruments, and services to improve the precision, performance and efficiency of your color workflow. We understand that details matter, and precise, consistent replication is essential. Our easy-to-use and highly sophisticated devices and systems have been consistently delivering cost effective, best-in-class color measurement performance to industry leaders for more than 50 years, so you know that you can count on us to do the same for you. Our global teams provide sales, service and support in over 100 countries throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia. For more information, visit www.datacolor.com.

To support our business, we are looking for an Accountant.

Position Summary
The accountant will be a contributor to the legal accounting operations related to certain European entities. The role will be part of the European accounting team, report to the Global Head of Finance. The region has 9 legal entities across 7 countries (CH, DE, IT, FR, BE, UK, TUR) and role is supporting accounting activities across various entities and be part of a team of professionals working to maintain order and transparency for the company finances.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Entity Responsibilities:
• Accounting responsibility over multiple European based entities (working with external
accounting firms).
• First point of contact for auditors and external accountants.
• Manage GL of the above entities.
• Supervise subledgers (AR/AP/Cash/Employee expenses), calculate and book
prepayments, accruals, provision, taxes, and fixed asset ledger maintenance
• In charge for reporting package submissions for entities managed into the consolidation
tool according to Swiss GAAP FER, for monthly, half-year and year-end closing.
• Manage statutory reporting with external advisors - reconciliation of local books to group
records (JDE).
• Manage quarterly and annual tax filings VAT and income tax (with external support).
• Continuously supporting supervisor, main stakeholders and other team members with
day-to-day accounting functions and ad hoc tasks.
• Actively interact with peers, suppliers, and other stakeholders.

Corporate/ Group Responsibilities:
• Responsibility over Accountings receivables.
• Due diligence on customers to determine credit terms and credit collection (shared
responsibility with other accountants).
• Supervise AR subledger and manage bad debts
• Support in preparation and booking of intercompany recharges, and group intercompany
transactions reconciliations.
• Support in inventory process transactional bookings for EMA entities and Year End
Cycle Count for EMA.
• Fixed asset depreciation bookings for EMA entities and GL -SL reconciliation.
• Booking of certain transactional tasks for the group posted per legal entity centrally-
revenue recognition, service contracts phasing
• Maintain JDE error batches and coordination with external consultant as required.

Experience & Qualifications:
You have/are:
• A qualification in accounting.
• + 5 years of experience in accounting and closings, working over multiple entities.
• Used working in an international environment across multiple continents.
• Fluent in English.
• Flexible and able to multitask.
• Good communication and social skills.
• Proficient in working with ERP and MIS tools.
• Pragmatic and a solution-oriented team player.
• The ability to comply with strict deadlines and ability to work under pressure.

Location:
Rotkreuz, Switzerland

Our offer:
Datacolor is offering a full-time function with an attractive salary package. We offer you the
opportunity to work in a dynamic company, with high innovative quality products and a clear and
vivid strategy. We support our employees in their personal growth. Our hierarchy is flat which
makes it easy to reach everyone

Our Core Values:
Learn, understand and live the Datacolor Core Values of Customer Focus, Execution, Ownership,
Teamwork, Learning, and Passion.

Interested:
Want to work in a company focused on innovative color management solutions?
Looking for flexibility and autonomy in a global and diverse company?
Want to be able to make daily connections with people all over the globe?
Do you want to work in an open and informal atmosphere where your personal input is
valuable?
Do not hesitate any longer and join Datacolor if the answer is yes!

Datacolor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Datacolor will not sponsor for this position.