Accounting Manager
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Job Location:
Lausanne - Switzerland
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics is an internationally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to biological and biomedical data science. Its data scientists are passionate about creating knowledge and solving complex questions in many fields from biodiversity and evolution to medicine. They provide essential databases and software platforms as well as bioinformatics expertise and services to academic clinical and industry groups. SIB federates the Swiss bioinformatics community of some 900 scientists encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing. The Institute contributes to keeping Switzerland at the forefront of innovation by fostering progress in biological research and enhancing health.
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Employer
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Work Location
Lausanne Switzerland
Employment fraction
70% - 80%
Type of contract
permanent
- Manage day-to-day accounting operations
- Manage and reconcile balance sheet accounts
- Ensure accurate and timely statutory and tax reporting
- Prepare VAT returns and liaise with the Federal Tax Administration
- Participate actively in the annual financial closing process
- Prepare periodic financial reports and contribute to the budgeting process and its monitoring
- Support Group/Department Directors with their budget-related requests
- Provide back-up support for monthly payroll processing
- Participate in cross-functional projects
- Drive process improvements and automation initiatives
- Bachelor 7 relevant years of professional experience or equivalent qualifications (Federal Diploma in Accounting is a plus)
- Strong knowledge of financial accounting concepts
- Experience with year-end closing activities and financial reporting
- Knowledge of analytical accounting concepts
- Experience in payroll processing and withholding tax
- Excellent command of office software tools (Excel Word PowerPoint etc.)
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
- Good stakeholder management skills
- Capacity to conceptualise analyse and propose improvements
- Ability to respect deadlines
- A proactive and solution-oriented approach
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of accounting processes
- Ability to maintain and handle confidential and sensitive information
- Strong team player
- French: excellent written and spoken skills
- English: good written and spoken skills (ideally C1)
- Grant experience in an academic environment
- Experience with managing audits
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
As a leading organization in biological and biomedical data science, SIB maximizes scientific impact through FAIR data, biodata resources, and innovation.
