Temporary Accountant

**Who we are**

Collège du Léman is one of Switzerland’s most prestigious international day and boarding schools, located on the edge of Lake Geneva in view of the Swiss Alps. Collège du Léman is part of the Nord Anglia family of 81 schools worldwide.

At Collège du Léman, we shape generations that harness differences, changing our world for the better, and are proud of our values “RISE” which stands for Respect, Internationalism, Spirit and Excellence.

We are a truly international community with more than 100 different nationalities amongst the 1800 day, 240 boarding students and 450+ staff. They come together on a green, village-like campus covering 8 hectares. Students follow international and national curricula, with English, French and Bilingual programmes.

**Main Purpose of the Role**

Collège du Léman is migrating to a new version of its financial systems. To support the team during that transition, we are looking for a generalist who can readily support the team in all their assignments, such as invoicing, reminding parents, recording payments, recording vendors invoices, managing cash desk for students and parents, dealing with specific month-end and year-end activities.

The accountant must be able to work autonomously, as well as collaborating smoothly with the whole team. He/she must show a great appetite to learn new activities, attention to detail and rigor to implement processes.

**Key Responsibilities**

The Temporary Accountant interacts with internal partners from all school departments as well as external partners: parents, students, suppliers, agents, insurance brokers.

His/her main responsibilities are:
End of school year activities:

- Process the UN school fees attestations
- Prepare deposits refunds
- Issue Proforma invoices when needed

Summer Camp
- Manage the cash desk including the pocket money distribution.
- Issue the invoices for Summer Camps
- Support the AR Accountant on modifications/corrections/cancellations of invoices
- Liaise with Summer Camp department when needed.
- Track the payments and inform the Summer Camp department on them. Investigate if payment not received
- Participate to the payment reminders (after agreement with the Summer Camp department)

Other
- Assist the AR accountant with the checks to perform on invoices.
- Participate to the payment reminders for school year 23/24
- Scan and file Purchase Order as a back-up of the A/P Accountant
- Record vendor invoices as a back-up of the A/P Accountant
- Track health expenses for boarders and liaise with the insurance for refunds
- Hold the cash desk when needed
- Other accounting and administrative tasks on request

**Skills and abilities Required**
- Qualification
- Studies in finance/administration
- Experience
- 4/5 years in an administrative environment
- Prior Knowledge
- Excellent oral and written French and English and communication skills
- At ease with MS Excel (standard formulas) and MS Outlook
- Ability to work both independently and on cross-functional teams
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to be flexible
- Ability to work under pressure, resilient
- Good organizational skills to ensure that all information needed is at the right place and time
- Good interpersonal communication skills to enable permanent cross-checking of information
- Service oriented for the satisfaction of clients and staff
- High level of accuracy in his/her reports and invoices
- Excellent oral and written French and English communication skills
- Willing to work in an international and multicultural environment
- At ease with MS Excel (standard formulas) and MS Outlook

**Preferred**
- Studies in Accounting
- 1+ years of experience in invoicing
- Knowledge of Navision financial system will be an asset

It is important that the post holder is always aware of Child Protection guidelines and observes a professional distance from students whilst still developing effective working and caring relationships. You understand and embrace the importance of diversity and inclusion and stand against discrimination in any form. Background investigations and reference checks for the past ten years will be conducted during the selection process.

Applications will be examined upon submission.