Accountant

Zurich Insurance

Accountant responsible for financial accounting and reporting at Zurich Insurance Group. Collaborating with team members and stakeholders to ensure compliance and support closing activities.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeCracow • 🇵🇱 PolandJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform key financial accounting and reporting activities, ensuring compliance with IFRS, regulatory and statutory requirements
Prepare financial statements and support general ledger closing activities
Calculate and perform general ledger bookings and account reconciliation (e.g. calculate deferred income tax, accruals, provisions, pre-payments)
Provide Group and external reporting (BS, P&L, Supplementary information to financial statement) – according to IFRS and other GAAP if needed (e.g. German GAAP, Solvency II)
Perform intercompany reconciliation and postings
Perform various closing activities e.g. maintain interfaces to Sub ledger, posting statutory adjusting entries, performing statutory analysis and filings, FX revaluation, regrouping and cost allocation cycles
Support and collaborate on projects, such as analyzing and implementing Group Chart of Accounts changes
Maintain effective communication with stakeholders, including FAR Controllers, actuaries and local accountants
Understand the ICFR Financial Statement framework, execute controls
Provide support to the Team Manager
Actively participate in and collaborate on process improvement projects

Requirements

What you’ll need

Finance and Accounting, Economy or equivalent academic degree
At least 1 year of relevant experience in finance and accounting industry
Solid basics of general accounting and knowledge of general ledger closing processes
English skills – spoken and written at fluent level (C1)
Very good knowledge of MS Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables etc.) and financial system (SAP as preferred)
Analytical skills and attention to details
Problem solving skills and independent
Ability to multitask
Excellent customer service skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive salaries
language allowance
employee benefits package (medical insurance, life insurance, sport-card)
annual bonus depending on company annual results and individual performance
wide range of learning programs and personal development opportunities
possibility to apply for up to 80% of educational trainings reimbursement
referral awards
online fitness trainings
possibility to work from home (min. 40% from the office)
nice and friendly atmosphere

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial accountingreporting activitiesgeneral ledger closingaccount reconciliationIFRSGAAPdeferred income taxaccrualsfinancial statementscost allocation

Soft Skills

analytical skillsattention to detailproblem solvingmultitaskingcustomer serviceeffective communicationcollaborationprocess improvement