Junior Accounts Payable Accountant (m/f/x) – Fixed-term contract Nouveau

Are you ready to be the bridge between a new ERP and our operational teams?

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Are you ready to be the bridge between a new ERP and our operational teams?

Decathlon Switzerland is scaling fast (+50 stores, ~500M CHF GMV by 2026). To support this growth, we are totally transforming our finance tools. In January, we “Go-Live” with Workday, and we need a dynamic, German-speaking junior professional to help us navigate this change.

Your mission: own the “run” and drive the training

Your role will be to relieve our experts by taking over the daily accounts payable management and team training, allowing them to stay focused on their core missions and ensure a smooth transition to workday.

Your objectives

• Master the Workday transition: You will be at the heart of our new ERP rollout. You’ll learn the tool inside out and, more importantly, you won’t be afraid to train and support our operational teams to ensure they master the new “Purchase to Pay” process.
• Ensure daily excellence: You’ll handle the high volume of daily invoices and reminders. Your goal? Zero late payments and zero blocked invoices.

• Support the closing: As you grow in the role, you will progressively integrate into monthly accounting closing activities, supporting the Accounting Leader. What you will actually do

• Be responsible for the accounts payable (ap) process on your local perimeter.
• Ensure daily processing of invoices, reminders, and e-mail management.
• Serve as the point of contact and ensure coordination/engagement with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Ensure on time payment to our suppliers.
• Actively contribute to the implementation of key internal purchase to pay projects and ensure compliance with group and local standards.
• Ensure quick resolution of blocked invoices (double flow, hold, cashout) and payment issues.
• Provide support on various administrative tasks and progressively integrate into accounting closing activities.
• In the context of the erp change, you will be a key player in the change management and will provide training to the operational teams.

Profil

This job is for you if:

• You are a German speaker: This is non-negotiable. You’ll be working heavily with the Swiss-German perimeter. English is mandatory, and French a strong plus as all the team speak french !
• You are a “tech-curious” Accountant: You have accounting foundations, but you are also very comfortable with IT tools (Excel/Google Sheets) and eager to become a Workday expert.
• You love sharing knowledge: You aren’t afraid to stand in front of a team to explain how a new process works.
• You are adaptable: Transitioning to a new ERP can be messy. You keep a positive attitude and stay autonomous even when “we don’t know exactly how it’s going to work yet.”

This job is NOT for you if:

• You prefer a quiet, purely financial role with no human interaction.
• You are afraid of high volume or changing processes.
• You only want to work behind a screen without ever training others.

What we offer you:

• A front-row seat to a major ERP transformation: A massive boost for your CV.
• The Decathlon Culture: 30 days of vacation, flexible working, and a “sport-first” mindset.
• Real responsibility: We trust you from Day 1 to manage your perimeter.

Key details of the position:

• Localisation: the role is based in Geneva or Bussigny.
• Contract: this is a one-year fixed-term contract (CDD). While we cannot guarantee a permanent position afterwards, many of our best success stories at Decathlon started with a fixed-term contract ;)
• Salary: as we are open to both interns and junior graduates, we offer a maximum salary of 6,000 CHF per month (on a 12-month basis).
• Bonus: you will be eligible for a monthly bonus of up to 10% starting from your fourth month.
• Remote work: two days of remote work per week are possible.
• Timeline: we are looking for someone to start as soon as possible as this is quite urgent for us.

Ready to launch our new Finance era? Apply now!

Kompetenzen

• finance
• accountant
• German
• English