Finance Administrator - Accounts Payable & Travel Expenses

On behalf of a major Pharma client we are urgently looking for an Accounts Payable & Travel Expenses Administrator (AP/TE) for a 6 months contract in Basel (Switzerland).

You will support the AP team, ensuring quality processes, securing company assets by applying tight controls in the financial transactions, while providing accurate financial information and timely reporting of balances.

Main duties:

- Provide services at expected levels with a clear customer service and escalates exceptions
- Interact proactively with all functional areas of the FSC to ensure appropriate accounting, financial reporting and settlement of revenue matters is accomplished
- Manage day-to-day activities and co-ordination with the team and customers: Travel Requests processing incl. approvals Processing Travel Document reception, sorting of accounting documents, scanning and validation; Timely processing of PO and non-PO invoices, Credit Notes and Down Payments processing incl. interactions with O Timely resolution of Invoices which have a price Oversight of Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt and timely clearing; Correspond to internal and external inquiries
- People: actively support FSC working style being inclusive, proactive, respectful, and results driven in alignment with client's Values and Behaviours; Act service oriented to enable service lines to deliver a high-performing organization and contribute to derive to improvements/standard solutions while cultivating a customer service focus cultureCompliance: Ensure application of agreed (client) control procedures and actively support to deliver SOX certification; support FSC living up to increase Finance excellence

Required skills:

- Certified Finance/Accounting specialist or similar degree
- 1-2 years of experience in Finance, good working knowledge with SAP is a must
- Fluent German and English skills, very good written and spoken French are selection criteria.

Project details:

- Start: ASAP in January to replace a person in this team
- Duration: until 30.06.2013/approx. 6 months
- Language: German (fluent), English (fluent), French (very good)
- Work place: Basel, 100% (40 hours per week), no remote or home-work option.

Interested and available immediately? Please send your detailed English CV (MS Word file and reference letters)

Certified Accountants with 1 to 2 years practical experience and strong motivation to join an international team will have advantage and a phantastic chance! Please apply if you are flexible on the rate as our client is looking for best offers on hourly basis. Thank you!