Senior Accounts Payable Accountant 100% Position on a one-year auxiliary contract, renewable

The Financial Directorate (DFIN) is responsible for implementing the financial policy of the City of Geneva, coordinating cross-functional financial processes, and supporting the Administrative Council and the Municipal Administration in financial matters. To strengthen our Accounts Payable team, we are looking for a

Your mission and responsibilities:

• manage accounting operations related to the business process, as well as the monthly and annual closing of accounts payable.
• participate in payment management, in collaboration with group managers.
• prepare financial reports ensuring their reliability and compliance with deadlines.
• handle accounting and financial incidents (hotline), both with administrative services and suppliers, and provide assistance in analysing and resolving identified issues.
• ensure documentation of accounts payable business processes: flows, procedures, instructions, and accounting diagrams.
• participate in the development of accounting directives and procedures for the section.
• contribute to information system development projects.
• identify training needs of teams and services, and lead skills development workshops.
• substitute, if necessary, for the accounts payable manager and group managers in fulfilling their duties and tasks.

Your profile:

• hold a commercial maturity certificate or an equivalent qualification.
• have additional certified training in accounting or, failing that, demonstrate solid professional experience in accounts payable.
• have at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• master accounts payable and related financial processes, including payment management and accounting closures.
• know the Geneva economic fabric and have worked with a wide variety of suppliers, from independents to multinationals.
• have experience in a multidisciplinary environment and in supporting or functionally assisting teams.
• be proficient with common IT tools and have experience with an ERP system such as SAP, Oracle, or an equivalent system.
• demonstrate dynamism, agility, versatility, as well as precision, method, and organisation.
• possess technical, accounting, and business knowledge allowing quick adaptation to varied situations.
• show flexibility and autonomy in task execution.
• exhibit good communication skills and interpersonal skills to interact naturally and respectfully in all circumstances.

As part of its gender equality policy, the City of Geneva wishes to promote diversity in all administrative services.

Why join us?

By joining the Financial Directorate, you will work within a dynamic and professional team and take part in stimulating and structuring missions, actively contributing both to the modernisation of our financial services and to the development and compliance with financial management rules.

Conditions and application:

• Application deadline: 17 September 2026
• Start date: To be agreed
• Salary: Class I of the salary scale
• Application: Jobup.ch only
• Information: Financial Directorate - 022 418 58 02

Application file:

The application file, including for internal applications, must contain the following elements:

• Cover letter
• Detailed curriculum vitae or, failing that, completed "Job Application" form (downloadable from our website)
• Copies of diplomas and work certificates
• Recent photo (passport format)

Application follow-up:

In the City of Geneva, the recruitment process is decentralised. This means that each service or department is responsible for following up applications for the positions it offers. An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to candidates.

Employment conditions:

Meet the job requirements in terms of diplomas and experience as specified in the job offer.

Hold a valid work permit or authorisation.

Employees of the City of Geneva must reside within the authorised residential area ( www.geneve.ch/emploi ).

In its commitment to combat unemployment, the city encourages applications from the Cantonal Employment Office.

More information on the working conditions of the City of Geneva:

www.geneve.ch/emploi