Senior Manager, Accounting (Contract, November - April)

Do you have strong experience leading accounting close and audit activities in a listed or public-company environment? Have you worked closely with external auditors and helped keep complex reporting processes on track during critical year-end periods?
If this sounds like you and you are driven by purpose, join the SOPHiA GENETICS Finance team as our new Senior Manager, Accounting, and enable us to make a positive impact on the outcomes for cancer and rare disease patients worldwide.
This is a 6 Month contract from October/November 2026, working on a hybrid basis based in Switzerland, Rolle or in France, (Bidart, Lyon or Paris)
This is a hybrid opportunity connected to our office in Rolle, Switzerland, with regular onsite collaboration expected.
Our Mission
We believe there is a smarter, more data-driven way to make decisions in healthcare and our cloud-native AI powered SOPHiA DDM Platform makes that vision a reality on a daily basis. You will have direct input to our mission to democratize data-driven medicine for the ultimate benefit of cancer and rare disease patients across the globe.
Your Mission
Reporting to the finance leadership team, the Sr Mgr, Accounting will provide critical support through a key reporting and audit period, helping guide the business through Q4 close, year-end reporting, and the external audit process. This role will act as a hands-on coordinator and reviewer across accounting activities, partnering closely with internal stakeholders and serving as a day-to-day contact for external auditors. The position will be instrumental in keeping deliverables moving, supporting reviews, and helping the team navigate an evolving SOX environment during a particularly important reporting cycle.
The value you bring

• Lead and coordinate key accounting activities across the Q4 close, year-end reporting, and audit cycle to ensure deadlines and deliverables are met.
• Act as a primary day-to-day liaison with external auditors, helping manage requests, track open items, and facilitate timely responses.
• Support the team in preparing for and progressing through year-end audit requirements in a structured and efficient way.
• Provide practical oversight and issue resolution during a high-demand period, ensuring priorities remain clear and execution remains steady.
• Contribute to activities connected to the company's SOX compliance environment, particularly as external audit testing progresses.
• Partner with colleagues supporting consolidation, reporting, and financial statement preparation to maintain alignment across deliverables.

Requirements

• 7-10 years of relevant progressive experience in accounting, external audit, financial reporting, or close management, ideally in a multinational environment.
• Experience in a listed or public-company environment, or prior audit experience supporting listed companies, is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of year-end close, external audit processes, and the rigor required in a regulated reporting environment.
• Knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP; deep specialization in one with the ability to operate effectively in a global reporting context.
• Previous experience working directly with external auditors and coordinating audit deliverables.
• Exposure to SOX compliance or controls testing is advantageous, particularly in connection with external audit requirements.
• Ability to step into an established team, provide review support, and keep multiple workstreams progressing during a time-sensitive period.
• This will be a 6 month contract from October/November, to support a period of leave during our Q4 and Year-end close.

Benefits
Our benefits package is comprehensive, but varies internationally in-line with local standards and laws. You can discuss a full breakdown with us, but as a brief overview:

• Sickness and Accident coverage through Helsana
• Meal Vouchers at 90CHF PM with our partner cafeteria
• A fun and engaging work environment, with Rest & Entertainment space, full stocked free coffee machine and free fruit/snacks
• Free parking in an easy to access location
• A strong social committee whose purpose is to make SOPHiA GENETICs both enjoyable as well as rewarding
• As our global HQ, you'll have direct interaction and exposure to senior leadership and our executive team locally

Our DNA
Like the strands of DNA itself, SOPHiA GENETICS and the team are deeply interconnected and reliant on each other to deliver. There are common threads across the team. Things that bind us together. Those things are Relentless Curious; Resilient & Nimble and Fearlessly Adventurous
Our Virtues
At SOPHiA GENETICS we established our 7 Virtues to clarify how our principles show up each day through action. We Decide; We Do; We Collaborate; We Innovate; We Empower; We Adapt and We Learn.
At the centre of our Virtues is our Mantra, We Care, which provides a constant reminder of the compassionate, benevolent, and hopeful nature of our mission and how it should be threaded through each of our Virtues and everything we do. Learn more about our DNA and Virtues on our Careers portal
The Process
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Apply now with your CV and any supporting information.
Suitably qualified candidates will be invited through an interview and screening process where you will speak with members of our Talent Acquisition Team, the hiring leader alongside key colleagues and stakeholders from across the business. If you need additional support for accessibility, please contact our TA team for assistance.
We appreciate the value external partners can bring, but we operate a direct-hiring model and we are not looking to utilize agency support at this time. All hiring is controlled by Talent Acquisition, potential partners should liaise through TA and not our hiring teams please.
Starting Date: October/November 2026
Location: Rolle, CH or France
Contract: 6 Month FTC (CDD)