An 80% Accounting Manager

Introduction

A leading international teaching and research institution, UNIL has nearly 5,000 employees and 17,000 students, distributed between the Dorigny campus and the CHUV and Epalinges sites. As an employer, it promotes excellence, recognition of individuals, and responsibility.

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Presentation

To ensure continuity of a key position within its administration, the Department of Fundamental Oncology of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM) at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) is looking for an 80% accounting manager.

Active in a demanding and highly funded scientific field, the Department of Fundamental Oncology manages a significant volume of national and international research funds. This dynamic requires rigorous, responsive, and structured accounting management, particularly regarding supplier accounting.

We are looking for an experienced person capable of efficiently processing a large volume of invoices while ensuring reliable budget monitoring of research funds.

Job-related information

Start date: from May 1 or to be agreed

Contract duration: 1-year fixed-term contract, renewable to permanent

Work rate: 80%

Workplace: Epalinges

Your activities

In direct collaboration with the administrative manager, you will mainly ensure the management of the department's supplier accounting, which represents the core activity of the position.

Additionally, you will participate in budget monitoring of research funds, preparation of financial reports, and, more occasionally, processing debtor operations.

You will work in a dynamic scientific environment involving a significant volume of financial transactions.

In your activities, you will be required to:

• Ensure complete management of supplier invoices (high volume): control, allocation, distribution to appropriate funds, validation follow-up, reminder management
• Process routine accounting operations related to research funds (orders, reimbursements, expense reports)
• Monitor budgets and use of research funds
• Open, monitor, and close research funds in institutional tools
• Participate in the preparation of financial reports and ensure their compliance
• Work closely with the financial service and fund managers
• Provide occasional administrative support for managing expense reports

Refer to the job description attached to the announcement for more details on the position's tasks.

Your profile

Education

Commercial employee CFC or equivalent qualification, supplemented by accounting training
Minimum 5 years of experience in a position focused on supplier accounting

Technical skills

• Proven experience in processing a large volume of supplier invoices.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• Good understanding of budgetary mechanisms.
• Ability to read and interpret a simple budget (monthly monitoring, fund availability).
• Excellent command of French and very good written English (international scientific environment)

Personal skills

• Speed and efficiency in handling repetitive tasks
• Great rigor and attention to detail
• Operational budget analysis skills
• Autonomy and sense of responsibility
• Excellent priority management in a dynamic environment
• Ability to work with multiple contacts and on several funds simultaneously
• Ease in professionally managing supplier reminders

Your benefits

• Multicultural and quality academic environment.
• Committed and collaborative administrative team
• Opportunities for continuing education related to the role.
• Possibility of teleworking
• Attractive social benefits (13th salary, 25 days of vacation, extended parental leave, mobility plan, etc.)
• Regular salary progression (seniority) adapted to responsibilities.

For further information

Caterina Mammone ( caterina.mammone@unil.ch )

Your application file

Friday, April 17, 2026.

We invite you to send us a complete application file, including a cover letter, an up-to-date CV, and two professional references.
Only applications submitted through this site will be considered. 

Thank you for your understanding.

Job description

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Remarks

Levels 1 to 12:

UNIL is committed to:
•    Equality, diversity, and inclusion within its community;
•    Guaranteeing an open, respectful environment conducive to fulfillment;
•    Offering working conditions favorable to balancing different spheres of life.

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Levels 13 and above:

UNIL is committed to:
•    Equality, diversity, and inclusion within its community;
•    Guaranteeing an open, respectful environment conducive to fulfillment;
•    Offering working conditions favorable to balancing different spheres of life.

To increase the number of women in management positions, female applications are particularly encouraged.

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