Senior Accounts Payable Accountant 100%

• 28 August 2026 • 100% • Temporary • Possible • Rue Pierre-Fatio 17, 1204 Genève The Finance Department (DFIN) is responsible for implementing the financial policy of the Ville de Genève, coordinating cross-functional financial processes, and supporting the Administrative Council and the Municipal Administration in financial matters. To strengthen our Accounts Payable section team, we are looking for a Senior Accounts Payable Accountant 100% Position on a one-year auxiliary contract, renewable Your mission and responsibilities: • lead accounting operations related to the business process, as well as monthly and annual accounts payable closings. • participate in payment management, in collaboration with group managers. • establish financial reports while ensuring their reliability and compliance with deadlines. • take charge of accounting and financial incidents (hotline), both towards administration services and suppliers, and provide assistance in the analysis and regularization of identified problems. • ensure the documentation of accounts payable business processes: flows, procedures, instructions, and accounting schemes. • participate in the development of the section's accounting directives and procedures. • contribute to information system development projects. • identify the training needs of teams and services, and lead skill-building workshops. • substitute, if necessary, the accounts payable manager as well as group managers in the performance of their missions and tasks. Your profile: • hold a commercial maturity or an equivalent title. • have a supplementary certifying training in accounting or, failing that, justify solid professional experience in accounts payable. • justify at least 5 years of experience in a similar function. • master accounts payable and related financial processes, particularly payment management and accounting closings. • know the Genevan economic fabric and have worked with a wide diversity of suppliers, from freelancers to multinationals. • have evolved in a multidisciplinary environment and have experience in the guidance or functional support of teams. • master usual IT tools and have experience with an ERP, such as SAP, Oracle, or an equivalent system. • demonstrate dynamism, agility, and versatility, as well as precision, method, and organization. • possess technical, accounting, and business knowledge allowing for rapid adaptation to various situations. • demonstrate flexibility and autonomy in the performance of tasks. • demonstrate good communication skills and interpersonal skills in order to interact naturally and respectfully in all circumstances. As part of its policy of equality between women and men, the Ville de Genève wishes to promote diversity in all administration services. Why join us? By joining the Finance Department, you will evolve within a dynamic and professional team and take part in stimulating and structuring missions by actively working both on the modernization of our financial services and on the development and compliance with rules regarding financial management. Conditions and application: • Application deadline: 17 September 2026 • Start date: To be agreed • Remuneration: Class I of the salary scale • Application: Jobup.ch only • Information: Direction financière - 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 "Demande d'emploi" form (to be downloaded from our website) • Copies of diplomas and work certificates • Recent photo (passport format) Application follow-up: In the Ville de Genève, the recruitment process is decentralized. This means that each service or department is responsible for following up on applications for the positions it offers. An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent to candidates. Conditions of employment: Meet the requirements of the position in terms of diplomas and experience required in the job offer. Benefit from a valid work permit or authorization. The employees of the Ville de Genève must be domiciled in the authorized domiciliation zone (www.geneve.ch/emploi). In its desire to fight unemployment, the city encourages applications coming from the Office cantonal de l'emploi. More information on the working conditions of the Ville de Genève: www.geneve.ch/emploi