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Swisscontact is an independent non-profit development organisation established in 1959 by representatives of the Swiss private sector and civil society. Our development work focuses on private sector-led, sustainable economic development with improved quality of life for all in developing and emerging countries. A key focus is to strengthen the skills of individuals and foster the competitiveness of businesses.

The organisation is currently active in over 130 projects in 41 countries with around 1100 employees. It is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland

Our goal is to become a leading finance business partner to our project implementation teams, donors, partners and beneficiaries in different countries. To join our culturally diverse finance team in one of our offices in Pristina or Tirana, we are looking for a

Corporate Project Accountant EAE

Job entry: 1 June 2025 or by arrangement

Contract type: Local contract conditions apply

Detyrat

• Responsible for project accounting in Eastern Europe Region incl. Caucasus
• Acting as a finance partner for local accounting teams
• Guide and monitor all accounting aspects during the project life cycle (from opening of the project budget to the preparation of the donor statement according to specific contractual requirements)
• Independent monitoring of project accounts kept abroad (customer projects, country and regional offices) in different currencies and their integration into Head Office accounting system
• Support in budget monitoring
• Training and supporting local staff in accounting matters
• Field visits if required
• Support in the sustainable development of the ERP system
• Ensure proper closing (currently by semester)
• Support in preparation of the annual financial statements in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER

Kualifikimet

• Professional degree in finance and accounting
• At least 5 years of professional experience in financial and operational accounting (preferably in globally operating industrial/manufacturing business unit)
• Process-oriented way of thinking with the ability to visualize complex relationships
• Proactive, independent and solution-oriented approach and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent communication skills
• Working experience with NGOs preferred
• Good knowledge of MS-Office 365, Excel; knowledge in Power BI and Dynamics as an advantage
• Good knowledge of ERP-systems; Abacus as an advantage
• Fluent English spoken and written; German and French/Spanish as an advantage
• Willingness to travel

Shënime

Swisscontact offers attractive working conditions in an international and intercultural context. We see our work as a joint effort in an agile organizational culture: mutual respect, trust and teamwork.

We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents: letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas and references. Application deadline is 4 April 2025. Please apply exclusively via the online application portal. For further information please visit www.swisscontact.org.