Accounting Specialist - Nestlé Waters

The Accounting Specialist role at Nestlé Waters involves managing and analyzing financial information to support business decision-making. The company focuses on producing beverages and enhancing everyday living experiences. This role is crucial for ensuring accurate accounting, reporting, and financial analysis, which drive the company's success. The main day-to-day responsibilities include delivering accurate and timely accounting, financial analysis, and reporting. This involves driving monthly closing activities, journal entries, and balance sheet reviews. Additionally, the role requires preparing transparent forecasts of overheads, analyzing performance against budgets, and ensuring strong governance and compliance through audit support and accurate statutory declarations. Managing treasury information, current accounts, asset records, and master data is also a key part of the job. The specialist will coach and support a Finance apprentice and collaborate with Finance colleagues and cost owners to translate financial data into meaningful business insights. To excel in this role, candidates must have a very good knowledge of accounting and controlling principles, Swiss accounting standards, and month-end closing processes. Good knowledge of controlling principles, financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting is also required. Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office tools is essential for supporting accounting, reporting, and financial performance management activities. Fluency in French and English is mandatory, with German being an advantage. Nice-to-have skills include proactive collaboration with internal stakeholders, autonomy, accuracy, and a strong attention to detail. Demonstrating Nestlé values of care, grit, connection, and ingenuity is also important. The location in Henniez, Switzerland, offers a hybrid work model with flexible working options, including hybrid work possibilities. The team is supportive, and the role provides opportunities for growth and development. What the role asks for: - Excellent knowledge of accounting and controlling principles, Swiss accounting standards and month-end closing processes. - Good knowledge of controlling principles, financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting. - Profound knowledge in SAP and Microsoft Office tools. - Fluently in French and English. - Demonstration of the Nestlé values of care, perseverance, connection and ingenuity.