Switzerland: Accountant

Organization: Arigatou International
Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 31 Oct 2014

The Arigatou International office in Geneva, Switzerland manages the Ethics Education initiative through its enhancement, further development and partnerships. It also serves as liaison office with UN agencies and child-rights-focused NGOs. The Accountant performs accounting and financial tasks. He/she is responsible for recording all the transactions, reporting and ensuring compliance with social and fiscal obligations of the office. He/she is also in charge of checking the transactions and complying to the local and relevant authorities.

Responsibilities of the Accountant:

• Ensure that all invoices are correctly booked;
• Reconcile the accounts (monthly, quarterly, yearly);
• Produce monthly, quarterly, yearly closing reports in compliance with the appropriate accounting standards;
• Perform social and fiscal declarations;
• Reconcile all payroll-related accounts;
• Prepare balance sheets, income and expenditure statements and other financial statements needed for quarterly and yearly reports;
• Support budget monitoring;
• Provide support for external financial audits;

Requirements:

• Business degree in Accounting;
• Other international degrees in Accounting are an important asset (CPA, ACCA, CIMA...);
• Knowledge and experience using CRESUS Accounting software;
• Excellent computer skills, particularly Excel;
• At least three years of experience as a certified accountant;
• Experience monitoring expenses and accounting reporting;
• Good verbal communications skills;
• Strong attention to detail in all tasks;
• Excellent organizational skills: the ability to track and follow-up on several accounting tasks and organize information systematically;
• Excellent command of French and English, both spoken and written;
• Good interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity: the ability to work in a multicultural environment and successfully interact with people from different cultural and religious backgrounds;
• Flexible work attitude: the ability to follow direction, work independently and effectively learn and work in a multicultural environment as well as self-motivate;
• Excellent time management;
• Discretion and diplomacy.

Reports to: Maria Lucia Uribe, Director Arigatou International, Geneva.

Timeframe: This is a part time position. The accountant is required to work 30% of the time a month (6 days a month). To start in the beginning of December.

How to apply:

Applicants should have a valid Swiss residence permit.

Applications including CV and motivation letter should be submitted to mail@arigatouinternational.org by Friday, 31 October 2014.