Accountant - Assistant (50%)

As a coordinating and support body, the General Secretariat supports the activities of the Finance and Mobility Directorate (FIM) services. Attached to the General Secretary of the Directorate, the Directorate's accounting department handles all routine accounting tasks and collaborates in managing the Directorate's payroll. The employer City of Lausanne offers you an exciting and varied job in a dynamic working environment, flexible working hours to promote work-life balance, as well as quality social benefits.

As part of a maternity leave replacement, we are looking for an assistant accountant for a temporary assignment. You will join a committed team and actively contribute to the sound financial management of the directorate by monitoring accounting operations and providing your expertise to the unit's various activities.

Duration

Assistant contract until 31.07.2027

Main mission(s)

Process invoicing and debtor-related operations

Process and enter supplier purchase orders

Process internal invoices

Check and post financial accounting entries

Participate in special tasks assigned to the Directorate's accounting

Generate and check VAT statements

Perform account reconciliations

Participate in the preparation of the closing

Profile

Federal VET Diploma as a commercial employee or equivalent training

Additional training in accounting is an asset

Minimum 3 years of professional experience in accounting, ideally in a public administration

Dynamic personality with a sense of organisation and teamwork

Autonomy, rigour and accuracy

Ability to integrate into a small team

Proficiency in MS Office tools and knowledge of the Abacus ERP system is an asset

Special conditions

Clean criminal record

Extract from the Debt Collection Office

Workplace

Pl. Chauderon 9, 1003 Lausanne

Start date

Immediate or to be agreed

Information

Mr Nicolas Despont, Head of Accounting of the FIM Directorate, 021 315 72 51

Offer

Please send us your application and the usual documents by 30.08.2026 via the online form.
If this is not possible, please contact the service directly at 021 315 42 12.

We pay great attention to the diversity of life paths of our collaborators. Our positions are open to both women and men.