Accountant and Finance Assistant

Distran is a fast-growing, award-winning, Swiss high technology company producing an extraordinary product: a sensor that literally sees the sounds. Our unique product is used by major global players in Oil and Gas, Chemical, Power and even Space Exploration to detect gas leaks before they become dangerous to either humans or the environment. With strong growth in 35+ countries, our company continues to expand thanks to our amazing people passionate about innovation, climate change, and protecting the environment.

As an Accountant and Finance Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting our day-to-day financial operations, including invoice processing, general accounting tasks and employee expense management. You work in the team with the Finance Manager and CFO. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated professional with passion for accounting and finance, strong attention to detail, and strong computer skills.

• Manage the accounts payable and receivable processes, including invoice processing, payment tracking, and bank reconciliations for our Swiss, French and US entity
• Help maintain the general ledger, ensuring all financial transactions are recorded accurately and timely.
• Support the quarterly-end and year-end close processes, VAT preparations and filings and other controlling tasks
• Review and process employee expense claims in Yokoy, ensuring they comply with company policies.
• Assist the HR Operation Manager in the payroll processing (updating employee change in the payroll system and other HR admin tasks)
• Assist in enhancing and automating our finance process
• Handle mail processing and perform various general administrative activities.

• Commercial apprenticeship (or adequate education), and specialized further training in finance and accounting are a plus
• At least 2 years of professional experience in finance or accounting, preferably in a small-, or medium-sized company
• Strong computer skills, especially in Excel, and fast in learning and using new software
• Experience in Yokoy, Odoo, or Quickbooks preferred (but not required)
• Fluent in English (verbal/written) and advanced German skills
• Reliable, well-organized, independent and proactive

Bringing groundbreaking innovative technology to a market best-seller is a rewarding social and professional experience. This job is for you if you like to give meaning to your work and have a strong impact on a product, on a company, and on your professional growth. Besides a competitive salary package, since the establishment of our offices, our employees in Zurich have been enjoying working in a multicultural and central location in the heart of a vibrant neighborhood of Zürich, as well as engaging weekly events sponsored by us. Want to join? Please submit your application here.

Distran does not accept unsolicited resumes from any sources other than directly from a candidate. Distran will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited offer, even in a situation where Distran employs the relevant candidate. Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Distran’s Human Resources team to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed agreement for service and in response to a specific job opening. Distran will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place.

We kindly request all applicants to submit their applications in English.