Accountant M/F, 100%, Permanent Contract, Debtors Unit - Finance Department

At Hospice général, we work for better living together in Geneva

Founded in 1535 in Geneva, our institution supports people who, at a certain point in their lives, need assistance for the necessary time to (re)gain sustainable autonomy. We promote the social and professional reintegration of people receiving social assistance, we welcome and house asylum seekers whom we support in their integration process. Finally, we participate in the fight against the isolation of seniors.

We are more than 1,600 employees spread over 60 sites throughout the canton. We support more than 40,000 people.

By joining our institution, you will contribute to the fulfilment of our social mission, rooted in our values of collaboration, respect, commitment, and kindness.

In a context where our teams operate in demanding and constantly evolving fields, we are committed to offering them stimulating working conditions: we aim for diversity and inclusion, we value collective intelligence, encourage exchanges and innovation, and promote initiative-taking and experimentation.

Your mission

You ensure and control the maintenance of current accounting according to the rules defined by law (LGAF, CO, IPSAS standards), internal directives in collaboration with your hierarchy, and you prepare the necessary elements for account closings (interim closings and year-end closings).

You will report to the debtors unit and your activity will be divided between retroactive debtors 80% and 20% for the accounting of Funds and Foundations.

Your main activities

• You prepare statements requested by our external or internal partners;
• You prepare accounting documents and enter the necessary entries and adjustments within the debtors unit;
• You analyse AI/SPC/LPP/IJ files and manage revenues related to these files;
• You process compensation requests with retroactive AI/SPC/LPP/IJ payments as well as various statements and reimbursement requests;
• You ensure the follow-up of requests addressed to the different compensation funds as well as provide information to internal or external contacts;
• You ensure the application of scales, standards, and current legal texts;
• You propose necessary changes for the proper functioning of accounting and modifications to management rules and existing processes;
• You participate in IT projects, particularly those related to the transformation of finance;
• You handle various routine accounting operations for Funds and Foundations (e.g., entry of securities, invoice and payment entry, bank reconciliations).

Your profile

• Federal Certificate of Capacity (CFC) as a commercial employee, commercial maturity or equivalent training;
• At least 2 years of experience in an accounting field preferred;
• Good knowledge of social insurances;
• Proficiency in IT (Windows environment) and very good knowledge of Excel, experience with accounting software (ERP);
• Organisational skills, rigour, method, and ability to take initiative;
• Willingness to learn and good team spirit.

We offer you

• An open and respectful corporate culture;
• Continuous skills development through an attractive training policy;
• Career advancement and internal mobility opportunities;
• Real solutions to promote work-life balance;
• Numerous cultural and sporting activities to enjoy collectively within the institution.

Work rate: 100%

Contract type: Permanent

Function class: 13

Start date: 01.11.2026

Application deadline: 01.09.2026

Our recruitment process

It takes place in several stages depending on the type of position, where each step conditions the next: application analysis, telephone interview, recruitment interviews with management and human resources and, if applicable, job test and/or assessment type evaluation for management positions and certain specific roles.

Interested in this position?

The recruitment service of Hospice général looks forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, CV, diploma of highest level of education attained, work certificates). For optimisation reasons in application tracking, we invite you to apply only online via our career portal, LinkedIn or JobUp, in response to a specific job offer. Paper and email applications will not be considered.