Finance Technical Officer Switzerland

Finance & Economy

Overview

Ensure accurate and compliant day-to-day accounting and support grant financial reporting in Geneva.

You have:

• Bachelor or Master degree in finance, accounting or business administration or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years of experience in accounting/finance
• Solid knowledge of Swiss accounting standards (Swiss GAAP RPC / FER) and VAT rules
• Excellent command of Excel
• Good knowledge of accounting software
• Knowledge of social-insurance system and/or payroll
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Experience in grant financial management within the humanitarian sector

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity

• contribute to building a safe environment for all

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

NRC Geneva is looking for an experienced Finance Technical Officer with solid knowledge of Swiss accounting standards and VAT rules to ensures accurate and compliant day-to-day accounting, support grant financial and fiscal reporting for the office in Geneva in full respect of Swiss law, Swiss GAAP, donor regulations and internal financial procedures.

What you will do:

Working closely with the NRC Geneva Head of Support and the Finance Manager, your main roles and responsibilities will be:

• Perform daily bookkeeping and posting of financial transactions in the accounting software (Unit4).
• Process accounts payable: control supplier invoices, execute payments (domestic and international), ensure correct cost allocation.
• Handle all VAT-related obligations, including preparation and submission of VAT returns, reconciliation of VAT accounts, and ensuring compliance with Swiss VAT regulations.
• Prepare monthly bank and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Support monthly and annual closing processes and contribute to the preparation of statutory accounts under Swiss GAAP. Ensure proper electronic and physical filing of all supporting documents.
• Assist in the preparation of internal and external audits (Swiss certified auditor, donor audits).
• Support the financial cycle of institutional grants (budget monitoring, expenditure eligibility checks, preparation and submission of financial reports and payments requests to donors).
• Provide financial data and analysis to grant managers and alert on variances or risks.
• Any other tasks as delegated by the line manager.

If you are curious and would like to learn more about this opportunity, please see here for the full job description.

What you will bring:

We are looking for someone with a Bachelor or Master degree in finance, accounting or business administration or equivalent, and minimum 4 years of experience in accounting/finance. In addition, you will have:

• Solid knowledge of Swiss accounting standards (Swiss GAAP RPC / FER) and VAT rules
• Excellent command of Excel and good knowledge of accounting software
• Knowledge of social-insurance system and/or payroll a strong advantage
• Fluency in written and spoken English (written and spoken)
• Experience in grant financial management within the humanitarian sector a plus

What makes this position attractive?

• A challenging and exciting opportunity with an international team dedicated to advocating for the rights of people forced to flee;
• A permanent, full-time contract with NRC in Geneva (candidates need to be EU/EFTA citizens or have a valid work permit for Geneva, Switzerland in order to be eligible for this role);
• Salary and benefits according to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions. This position is a grade 6 on NRC Geneva's 12 grade salary scale.
• Flexible working hours as per our Hybrid Working Policy.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the beneficiaries that we exist to serve; and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Important information about the application process

When creating your profile, please include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.

We ask all interested candidates to kindly include a cover letter and a CV with their application.

Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.

We receive many applications for each vacant position and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you have any questions about this role, please email [email protected] with the job title as the subject line.

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Added 5 months ago - Updated 5 months ago - Source: nrc.no