About the role

We are looking for a highly motivated Accountant (Zertifizierte/r Finanzbuchhalter/in Schweiz) to take ownership of deskbird’s Accounting function and bring it to the next level.

You will

• Own Swiss accounting:
  • Book transactions in Abacus (main ledger and supplementary ledgers)
  • Quarterly and year-end closings (together with our various service providers)
• Support building the function:
  • Contribute towards the set-up of structures and processes to build the Accounting function
  • Stay close to the newest and best-in-class accounting practices in Switzerland
• Align with FP&A:
  • Closely work together with our FP&A team to synchronize data
  • Ensure correct management KPIs and business forecasts
• Improve data basis and flows:
  • Review and improve data basis, ledgers, cost centers, revenue and cost types
  • Drive automatization efforts and data synchronizations

You have

• Strong educational background in accounting (certified Swiss accountant)
• 4+ years of working experience in Swiss accounting, ideally with a high-growth start-up or a fast-paced company or accounting/advisory firm
• Expert-level knowledge of Abacus
• Profound quantitative skills and good command of Microsoft’s and Google’s data processing tools
• Superb written and verbal communication in German and English

You are

• Willing to learn fast, take topic ownership from day one, and build your own team
• Excited about the fast-paced startup environment

Why us?

Besides the best people and amazing working environment to grow, we offer very competitive salary packages including equity and up to 10k€ in annual benefits:

• Company-wide summit: We bring everyone in the company together in varying locations across Europe for a couple of days per year. Check out the video of our last company summit 
• “Bursts”: We support you and your team to get together in one location whenever you need a face-to-face meeting.
• Visit a deskbird: deskbirds are spread across exciting areas all over Europe and beyond. We encourage everyone to visit each other and expand your travel experiences.
• Home office equipment: We are a remote-first company and we will support you financially in creating the home office environment that you need
• Coworking budget: Take a spot in a modern coworking space around your corner 
• Well-being: Sometimes we need to take a break, e.g. to strengthen our mental well-being. The wellness budget is there to ease your mind on this!
• Learning and development: We support our employees’ future careers and education by offering a yearly development budget they can freely use for coaching, certification and conferences.
• and many more

About us

Deskbird helps companies to bring back culture and make hybrid work, with the most user-friendly hybrid workplace app on earth. Employees can see when their colleagues plan to come to the office and book a desk next to them in only 2 clicks. We are a remote-first team with hubs in St. Gallen, Munich, Bucharest, Sofia and Belgrade and you will have the pleasure to work with international talents from 18 different nationalities across different locations.