Making Trade Happen
Coface is a team of 4,500 people of 78 nationalities across nearly 60 countries, all sharing a corporate culture across the world. Together, we work towards one objective: facilitating trade by helping our 50,000 corporate clients develop their businesses.
With 75 years of experience, Coface is a leader in the credit insurance and risk management market. As a close-knit, international organization at the core of the global economy, Coface offers an enriching work experience on several levels: relational, professional, and cultural.
In Switzerland, Coface has 3 entities (in insurance, reinsurance and services) and is present in 2 locations: Lausanne (VD) and Oerlikon (ZH)
Every day, our teams are making trade happen. Join us!
For our office in Lausanne we are looking for a
Role purpose:
As part of a high-performance and dynamic team, we are looking to complete the Finance team a proactive, curious, well-organized and stress resistant team-player Treasurer and Asset Manager being able to deal with tight deadlines and able to work independently, albeit in close collaboration with internal/external business stakeholders.
YOUR MAIN MISSIONS:
Investment
- Monitor the company’s investments within the company’s constraints and objectives
- Understand the macro and micro economic parameters, as well as legal and tax aspects, surrounding investment decisions
- Liaise with external asset managers / advisors, administrators and custodians
Cash management
- Effectively manage and analyze all incoming and outgoing cash on a daily basis; Optimize cash locally according to group standards
- Evaluate, develop and implement cash management processes to optimize cash flow
- Liaise with banks to address account issues/queries
- Assist with month-end accounting closing activities
- Analyze and resolve any FX issues
Budgeting, forecasting and reporting
- Monitor the cash position on daily basis and establish the monthly cash budget; Determine financing and capital management accordingly
- Prepare budget for investment portfolio
- Prepare high quality monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports according to Swiss GAAP and IFRS
- Maintain and develop financial reports to assist management in making appropriate decisions
regarding investments, cash flows and cash positions, and foreign exchange plans
- Support various finance and accounting related projects
Compliance - Risk
- Ensure compliance with regulations and procedures as laid down by Coface and external regulators
- Monitor asset pledges by our reinsurers
- Assist with document preparation for auditors
CANDIDATE PROFILE :
Education :
- Bachelor degree or equivalent in Finance / Investment / Business Management
Experience :
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, in a Treasury department, with investment/asset management experience, ideally in a regulated environment
Competencies:
- Fluency in English and French are a must-have
- Good analytical and numerical skills
- IT literacy; Advanced knowledge of MS office (Excel)
Benefits :
- We offer a human-sized team in a casual atmosphere providing support to each other and sharing knowledge and experience. Our business and the role itself will provide you with a great opportunity to gain experience in world leading services
- Training, health insurance contribution, pension fund
CONTACT:
Romain Risuleo HR Officer Romain.risuleo@coface.com looks forward to receive your complete application documents