Accountant, Geneva

The Accountant will have the following responsibilities:

Day-to-Day Accounting

- Perform daily bookkeeping in NetSuite, ensuring accounting is done in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with internal procedures and principles

- Record monthly payroll for the whole organisation

Grant Accounting and Compliance

- Perform grant bookings from contract recognition through to revenue recognition

- Provide support during grant audits, including preparation of documentation and liaison with auditors

Monthly and Year-End Closure

- Perform monthly accounting closure transactions and controls and prepare the related reports

Remote Training and Support

- Provide structured, hands-on remote training to the newly appointed accounting staff member in an office in another country

- Guide this colleague through internal accounting procedures, chart of accounts, and NetSuite workflows

4-month contractNon-profit organisation

The Accountant we are looking for should bring the following background and experience:

- A diploma and/or certification in Accounting

- At least 5 years of work experience in accounting

- Knowledge of analytical accounting and familiarity with Swiss GAAP Accounting norms

- Demonstrated strong skills in daily bookkeeping, accounting closure, internal controls required

- Experience in revenue recognition and audit support highly desirable

- Experience with NGO an asset

- Experience working with NetSuite mandatory

- Highly autonomous working style required

- Attention to detail and accuracy

- Ability to take initiative

- Ability to work under pressure

- Strong organisational, planning and time-management skills

- Excellent interpersonal skills, teamwork

- Fluent in English (written and spoken); Fluent in French is an asset

Our client is a not-for-profit institution.

The opportunity to join a small organisation in Geneva.

Work from home allowed up to 4 days/week (unless cross-border worker).