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1204 Genève
Administrative & Financial Manager
- 09 November 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- French (Native language), English (Fluent)
- 1204 Genève
About the job
Administrative & Financial Manager
Company Description
Client:
A well-established private bank with a small office in Geneva but rapidly expanding (fully regulated Swiss subsidiary). Strong shareholding and an entrepreneurial working atmosphere. It has been providing traditional private banking services to its clients for many years and is a highly respected brand worldwide.
Job Description
Position:
Leading a small team - including 1 Accountant and 3 Back Office/Operations staff, your main mission will include the following elements:
* Ensuring the implementation and proper functioning of an administrative and accounting system adapted to the size of the company and the nature of its activities
* Ensuring that operations carried out by the various stakeholders comply with procedures and legal and internal regulations
* Establishing and adapting procedures for optimal operational functioning
* Controlling and monitoring the Company's activity to minimise operational risks in general
* Managing risks related to the company's activities, particularly in asset management
Your tasks will include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Daily control of accounting journals for all operations, including stock exchange journals
* Cash management control
* Preparing bank, broker, forex, and custodian limits and ensuring compliance with these limits
* Ensuring quality and timeliness of legal reporting
* Controlling monthly financial statements prepared by accounting
* Ensuring compliance with accounting and regulatory principles (quality and timeliness)
* Implementing audit recommendations
* Replacing the accountant during absences
* Participating in various committees at the request of the general manager
* Monitoring and managing risks arising from the entity's daily activities
* Overseeing Nostro investments, ensuring limit compliance, and controlling weekly reporting
* Ensuring the smooth operation of the back office team, especially regarding various cover during absences
* Human resources including preparation and monitoring of salaries, social security and insurance
* Keeping abreast of regulatory developments, particularly regarding risk management, to inform senior management and ensure implementation
* Managing and coordinating projects at the request of senior management
* In coordination with the general manager, preparing documentation and reports necessary for the board of directors
The position requires full-time presence in the Geneva offices; remote work is not possible.
Profile Sought
Profile:
* 8-10+ years of experience in accounting, control and banking risk
* CFO/Head of Finance experience in the banking sector (or in a Big 4 where you audited small banks in Switzerland/France etc.)
* You are used to working hands-on and not only at a strategic and supervisory level
* Enjoy managing a small team of accountants, financiers and back-office staff
* Experience or supervision of operational and credit risk would be a plus
* Comfortable with compliance-related risks – including investments, transactions, fraud...
* Compliance risks
* Some exposure to cash management and related HR matters is also a plus
* Able to lead a small team with a pragmatic approach
* Native French speaker, fluent English
* Excellent IT skills
* Ability to commit to a full-time office job, 100%
* Preferably Swiss resident, but cross-border commuter also possible
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