Junior Finance Opportunities (Accounting & Analytics)-Open Recruitment

Junior Finance Opportunities (Accounting & Analytics)

Open Recruitment

Job purpose:

This is not an active job opening. We are collecting applications from students and graduates who are interested in junior roles in finance at Zurich Insurance Company Ltd Branch in Poland in the future. If you submit your CV and give us consent to process your personal data for recruitment purposes, we’ll be able to keep in touch and consider you for upcoming opportunities.

We are building a talent pool for future junior finance positions that may combine responsibilities from both Junior Accountant and Planning & Performance Management Junior Analyst roles. These opportunities will suit candidates eager to start a career in financial accounting, reporting, analysis and SAP‑based processes.

Responsibilities:

As part of our future Junior Finance talent pool, you may be considered for roles involving accounting and/or analytical responsibilities, such as:

• Supporting monthly, quarterly and yearly financial closings, including bookings to general ledger, sub-ledgers and cost centers.
• Performing balance sheet and income statement reconciliations and preparing standard financial reports.
• Providing regular expense reporting and supporting actuals vs. forecast analysis.
• Feeding financial figures into management information systems and helping maintain master data in SAP (cost centers, accounts, statistical key figures).
• Responding to business and cost‑center manager queries.
• Supporting preparation of Financial Statements, intercompany reconciliations, and control evidence.
• Assisting internal initiatives within Financial Accounting or Planning & Performance Management teams.

Candidate Profile:

We are looking for students and graduates who:

• Preferably have an academic background in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related fields.
• Speak English fluently, both spoken and written.
• Have good knowledge of Microsoft Excel; familiarity with SAP or BI tools is a plus.
• Demonstrate analytical thinking, attention to detail, good communication skills, and a strong interest in finance.
• Show willingness to develop, learn, and grow within an international environment.
• Previous internship or international experience is an advantage.

How These Roles Support Your Development:

• Work with analytical tools and use SAP daily.
• Improve technical skills such as Excel, VBA, BI tools.
• Learn Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Gain practical exposure to IFRS and other GAAPs.

We offer:

• Real life opportunities to develop and grow with us and contribute to the world around us.
• Competitive salaries, language allowance and an employee benefits package that includes among others medical insurance, life insurance and sport-card.
• Annual bonus depending on company annual results and individual performance.
• Wide range of learning programs and personal development opportunities including also possibility to apply for up to 80% of educational trainings reimbursement.
• Referral awards.
• Online fitness trainings.
• Hybrid work possibility.
• Nice and friendly atmosphere.

Who we are: 

 Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading multi-line insurer serving people and businesses in more than 200 countries and territories. Founded 150 years ago, Zurich is transforming insurance. In addition to providing insurance protection, Zurich is increasingly offering prevention services such as those that promote wellbeing and enhance climate resilience. Reflecting its purpose to ‘create a brighter future together,’ Zurich aspires to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world. It is targeting net-zero emissions by 2050 and has the highest-possible ESG rating from MSCI. In 2020, Zurich launched the Zurich Forest project to support reforestation and biodiversity restoration in Brazil. The Group has about 60,000 employees and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (ZURN), is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has a level I American Depositary Receipt (ZURVY) program, which is traded over-the-counter on OTCQX. Further information is available at www.zurich.com.

In March 2016 we established a Shared Service Centre in Kraków, in Poland to support our global strategy. It is from this location that we have created a global shared service platform, focusing on advanced business functions such as financial accounting and reporting, planning and performance management, ICFR testing, financial systems management as well as HR integrated talent management operations.