Summary

DEPARTMENT/ TEAM PURPOSE: 

Copper’s finance team provides critical information to the company's leadership to facilitate effective management, strategic decision making and provide insights into key data and metrics driving our businesses growth. Our team has several disciplines including Finance Operations, Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Revenue Operations and Procurement. Each of these teams plays an important role in supporting the wider business through day-to-day operations (commercial deal support, invoice processing, cash collection, etc.), regular reporting (budget v actuals, forecasting, cash and liquidity management etc.), performance management (KPI, sales metrics and financials) and other specialised activities (tax compliance/structuring, vendor selection etc.). Our team's goal is to be a best-in-class support function to the global Copper business and help ensure all departments performance against objectives as our business scales to build an optimum financial architecture and create value for shareholders. 

ROLE PURPOSE 

Copper Management Accountant will be a highly skilled and detail-orientated individual who will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and completeness of our financial information, to support the existing operational finance team. The role’s primary focus will be on maintenance of our balance sheet and P&L through regular reconciliation and deep dive analysis. The role is perfect for individuals who excel at analysing financial data, identifying trends and resolving discrepancies at the transactional level.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Preparation of statutory financial statements in accordance with the local accounting standards
2. Manage the external audit process, liaising with the auditors and internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate delivery
3. Prepare technical accounting memos and provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions
4. Establish a robust financial control environment and ensure financial reporting meets the latest regulatory requirements
5. Monitor and implement changes in accounting standards
6. Produce monthly balance sheet reconciliations and P&L analysis as part of the Group month-end close process
7. Prepare detailed breakdowns and summaries for ad-hoc reporting requests to meet the needs of finance leadership or local management.
8. Be the go-to finance team member for technical accounting guidance across the group
9. Collaborate with tax, treasury, and legal and operational teams to support cross-functional initiatives and operational tasks

In addition to the above, this role will be required to support the wider Copper Group and its subsidiaries on each of the responsibilities above where needed.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE 

Essential 

1. Qualified accountant (e.g. CPA, or equivalent)
2. Strong knowledge of Swiss Code of Obligations, Swiss GAAP and IFRS
3. Proven experience in audit
4. Demonstrated ability to prepare annual financial statements
5. Fluent in English (German is a plus)

Desirable

1. Strong knowledge of and UK FRS 102 and US GAAP
2. Proven experience in group consolidation
3. Professional experience in financial reporting or audit

Skills

• Accounting
• Communications Skills
• Team Collaboration