Full-time - 40 hours / week.

Reporting to the Foundation's Accounting Manager, the Accountant will meet the following responsibilities and requirements:

Mission:

We are looking for an experienced and versatile accountant to join our finance team. This dual-role position will allow you to divide your time equally between general accounting and purchasing management, two essential pillars of our organization's smooth running.

As the lead for the purchasing department, you will be responsible for the entire supplier cycle: from invoice entry to preparing weekly payments, working closely with our internal teams. On the accounting side, you will maintain accounting records (banks, cash registers, fixed assets), contribute to budget monitoring and monthly reporting, and participate in VAT returns.

You will play an active role in continuous process improvement, cover for your colleagues in their absence, and provide occasional support to Campus Partners across the three sites. Your commitment, rigor, and team spirit will make you a driving force in the team's dynamics.

Responsibilities:

Cross-functional Support

• Actively contribute to the administrative tasks of the Finance department.
• Identify and implement ways to improve or automate financial processes.
• Respond promptly to requests from suppliers and internal/external customers (within 24 hours).
• Provide ad hoc support to the Director of Finance & Administration and Campus Partners.

General Accounting

• Extraction, entry, and posting of automated lists (cash, copies, suppliers, salaries, online payments, LSV, etc.).
• Bank and cash management: entry, daily reconciliation, and daily coordination with the Litigation Manager.
• Update databases (employees, access, etc.).
• Monitor budgets (travel, training, etc.), analyze and prepare monthly reports.
• Prepare and post supplier payments and employee reimbursements.

Purchasing

• Monitoring and management of supplier orders.
• Daily updating of the supplier database (creations, modifications).
• Entering invoices, monitoring workflow through to payment.
• Preparing payment lists, coordinating with the sales department.
• Supporting and training colleagues on purchasing rules and procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with regulations, laws, and internal procedures.

Personal requirements:

• Advanced degree in accounting or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience in a similar position.
• Autonomous, proactive, and rigorous, with excellent service orientation.
• Team player, methodical, structured, and proactive.
• Comfortable in a multicultural environment, with the ability to quickly learn new systems.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Fluent in French or English with an excellent level in the other language.
• Comfortable with IT tools.
   

Candidates are requested to apply online with a CV, three references, including one from your current or most recent employer, who may be contacted in the event of an interview, and a cover letter addressed to Mr. Vincent Puttemans, Accounting Manager, International School of Geneva, by May 15, 2025, mentionning the reference number 100 002.