Accounts Payable Manager

World Economic Forum

Lead and develop accounts payable team
Oversee month-end quarter-end year-end closing
Ensure compliance with swiss vat principles
The role is critical to ensuring strong team leadership, operational excellence, and robust controls while maintaining a high level of service across the organization

Job Summary

  • The role is critical to ensuring strong team leadership, operational excellence, and robust controls while maintaining a high level of service across the organization.
  • The successful candidate will combine strong people leadership with deep technical expertise, leading the team while remaining sufficiently hands-on to ensure quality and control.
  • Join us and become a driver for positive change by supporting continued business growth and increasing operational complexity within the Finance team.

Matching Summary

The role is critical to ensuring strong team leadership, operational excellence, and robust controls while maintaining a high level of service across the organization.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead and develop Accounts Payable team
  • Oversee month-end quarter-end year-end closing
  • Ensure compliance with Swiss VAT principles
  • Manage vendor payments and foreign currency transactions
  • Drive process optimization and system enhancements

Nice-to-have

  • Experience leading finance transformation initiatives
  • Strong stakeholder management skills
  • Fluency in French language
  • Proactive and solution-oriented mindset

Key Requirements

  • Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration
  • Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or Swiss Brevet)
  • 10 years of relevant professional experience in Accounts Payable
  • Strong technical accounting knowledge including Swiss VAT

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