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Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

About Us:
SBM Offshore is the world’s deepwater ocean-infrastructure expert. Our work is already resulting in cleaner, more efficient energy production. is our promise to enable that into the future while at the same time using our expertise to support new and existing markets in the blue economy. It starts with Advancing our Core: continuing to advance the decarbonization of traditional energy production. While Pioneering More: helping to enable the energy transition and using our unique capabilities in ocean infrastructure to support more industries to grow sustainably. Sharing our experience for a better blue tomorrow.

Purpose

As an Accountant with a tax emphasis, you will act as a business partner for your scope of responsibility. You will support your stakeholders in achieving operational efficiency and maintain compliance with laws, regulations and standards, ensuring reliable financial reporting. This role requires the ability to navigate Swiss tax frameworks.

You plan and execute your activities proactively, accurately and in alignment with management and the relevant expertise departments. You ensure a strong alignment with SBM’s Values. You design, apply and uphold SBM’s policies and procedures with a high degree of customer focus and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Swiss Accounting Manager, you take ownership of the following responsibilities:

• Execute month-end, quarter-end and year-end Group closings; 
• Complete accounts reconciliation in accordance with Group policy, investigate any difference and drive corrective actions with stakeholders; • Prepare advance payments to tax authorities;
• Perform tax return preparation with associated actions (corrections of provisions and advance payments);
• Ensure proper allocation and justification of tax balances;
• Prepare withholding tax and stamp duty declarations;
• Contribute to tax analysis;
• Prepare/contribute to statutory financial statements in accordance with Swiss Code of Obligations;
• Support group and statutory audit process;
• Participate in the implementation of the new ERP system change planned in 2026;
• Maintain and strengthen the internal control environmen 

Education

"Brevet fédéral de spécialiste en finance et comptabilité" or equivalent education;

Experience

Significant experience (at least 3 years) in the accounting department of an international company;

Experience with tax returns preparation; 

Experience preparing statutory financial statements under Swiss Code of Obligations.

Furthermore, below competencies reflect you:

Service oriented mindset;

Team player, flexible and autonomous;

Strong analytical skills;

Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with different stakeholders from various discipline or countries;

Strong sense of responsibility 

Functional Competencies

Book keeping and transactionsCurrent tax calculationP2P support process and vendor managementAnalytics and reportingIndirect Tax returnsDirect Tax returnsDeferred tax calculationRisk and Internal controlFinancial acumenContractual and commercial