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| Job Ref: | 2013-3177 |
| Employer: |
SunPower. |
| City: | Geneva |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Job Description: |
Overview: Do you want to make a bigger impact on the world? SunPower's vision is to change the way the world is powered, and we are doing that every day with a brilliant, passionate and driven team. SunPower is widely recognized as the global leader in high-efficiency solar for residential, commercial and utility markets. We operate in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia and are seeking talented people to join us in building a global clean energy future. SunPower is committed to the success of our company, our employees and the communities around the world that need us most. We support our employees' commitment to their communities through a culture of volunteerism, and through The SunPower Foundation, which makes grants to green initiatives throughout the world. As a company, we operate with the highest sustainability standards. In an industry that is reshaping the world's energy future, there's no better place to be than SunPower. Summary of Role: Are you ready to change the future? You have the opportunity to join the company that helped establish solar markets around the world and continues to innovate in the renewable energy space. SunPower has facilities in the US, Europe and Asia, and we are seeking talented people to join us in building a clean energy future. Widely recognized as the world?s standard for solar, SunPower produces the world?s highest efficiency solar products. Our quality and reliability standards far exceed those of any other company in the industry. SunPower and Total, the global energy producer and provider, have announced a transformational investment by Total in SunPower. The companies have signed a set of strategic agreements to accelerate SunPower?s growth in the increasingly competitive solar sector. Total?s investment is based on SunPower?s leading position in designing, manufacturing and delivering the world?s highest efficiency, highest reliability solar systems with guaranteed performance. These agreements will accelerate SunPower?s growth and further improve its financial strength. SunPower is committed to the success of our company, our employees and the communities around the world that need us most. We support our employees? commitment to their communities through a culture of volunteerism, and through The SunPower Foundation, which makes grants to green initiatives throughout the world. As a company, we operate with the highest sustainability standards. In an industry that is reshaping the world?s energy future, there?s no better place to be than SunPower. As member of the international finance team the Senior Financial accountant will be responsible for monthly close, reporting and all relevant support for audits, tax and internal audit compliance. This position reports to Financial Controller based in Geneva, Switzerland. Candidates will be expected to work within a truly global team interacting with finance professionals in Europe, Asia and the United States. II. Responsibilities and Duties 1) Responsibility for respective GL (Entities) & monthly close: - Raise and approve all ICO transactions for respective entities - Act as main contact for ICO transactions related to respective entities - Process all accounting entries in the General Ledger . - Work closely with FP&A and Corporate to ensure accuracy of monthly SG&A activities - Prepare monthly reconciliations packs and Flux analysis for Financial Controller review 2) Support monthly reporting process for respective entities and consolidation reporting for the EMEA region . 3) Financial reporting: - Control and review of monthly financial close process, maintenance and control of GL procedure documents and close schedules - Responsible for rigorously planning and controlling GL tasks to achieve demanding internal US-lead reporting deadlines - Continuous improvement of the quality of financial reporting - both internal and external - Ongoing support and liaison with other GL?s to ensure consistency of best practices and knowledge sharing 4) Local statutory and tax audit: - To support local statutory reporting, external and internal audits to ensure timely filings of local financial statements and Tax returns. 5) Payroll: - To support monthly payroll process, to ensure accuracy of information and compliance with local legislation - To work with HR and Controllers on improvements of payroll processes for respective entities 6) Financial Control - Responsibility for the proactive recognition and resolution of financial control issues - Procedural reviews ? work with Financial Controller to continuously improve controls and processes, and comply with SP corporate requirements 7) Participate in the Oracle implementation for respective Legal entities 8) Support Financial controller in various projects 9) Act as a back-up for other finance functions as requested by Financial Controller III. Qualifications ? Degree in Accounting or professional qualification or equivalent ? Accounting experience of at least 5 years ? Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS required ? ERP experience ? specifically Oracle an advantage ? Good command of excel ? Proactive, flexible, attention to detail ? Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with cross-functional and multi-national teams ? Languages: English & French required, other languages are plus *LI-JE Minimum Requirements: Degree in Accounting or professional qualification or equivalent • Accounting experience of at least 5 years • Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS required. Preferred Requirements: ERP experience - specifically Oracle an advantage • Good command of excel • Proactive, flexible, attention to detail • Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with cross-functional and multi-national teams • Languages: English & French required, other languages are plus. *LI-JE |
| Post Date: | 07/25/2013 |
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