Let’s work together
Important work, done by people full of passion
Putting new generations centre stage is a job: building spaces where people meet, programmes that open up real opportunities, relationships that are worth more than a single project. People who work at Isola do it here, not elsewhere, and see the effect of what they do on real people.
We are a close-knit team, mostly women, with an average age just over thirty. Around us, an archipelago of more than one hundred organisations, from companies and startups to foundations, universities, the third sector and institutions. And the privilege of working in an extraordinary place, Palazzo Biscari.
If you want to build your future in Sicily, working to make it a better island, join us.
Open positions
Head of Administration
We are looking for the person who oversees Isola’s administrative and accounting cycle, from invoice to annual accounts, and who can turn numbers into useful information for decision-makers.
What you will do
Accounting and annual accounts
Independent general accounting: journal entries, receivables and payables cycles, fixed assets, accruals and deferrals.
Cost accounting: allocating costs and revenues by cost centre and by project.
Year-end closing: adjusting entries and preparing the data for the annual accounts, together with the accountancy firm that drafts them.
Corporate obligations: keeping the company books and supporting shareholders’ meetings, filing the annual accounts and RUNTS obligations.
Tax obligations
VAT and electronic invoicing: periodic VAT settlements, LIPE returns, the SdI cycle, reverse charge and split payment.
Withholdings and certifications: withholding tax, F24 payments, certifications, collecting data for the returns handled by the accountancy firm.
What is specific to a social enterprise: the limits on profit distribution set by Legislative Decree 112/2017, the transparency obligations on public grants under Law 124/2017, contributing to the social report. If you are not familiar with them, you will learn them here.
Treasury and receivables
Cash: bank reconciliations, supplier payment schedule, payment planning.
Planning: updating the thirteen-week cash flow plan.
Recurring revenue: invoicing coworking memberships, offices, business addresses and events, reminders and management of overdue payments.
Reporting on funded projects
Reports: preparing reports on regional, national and European calls: reconciling eligible costs, timesheets, document traceability, separate accounts for each project, support in preparing budgets.
Funders: support during audits and checks.
Payroll administration
Monthly cycle: collecting and checking attendance, expense claims and reimbursements, liaising with the payroll consultant, recording payroll.
Essential requirements
Qualifications: a degree in Economics, or an equivalent qualification.
Experience: at least three years in general accounting, gained in a professional firm or in a company.
Obligations: a thorough command of VAT obligations and electronic invoicing.
Year-end closing: having taken part in year-end closings, handling adjusting entries and preparing the data for the annual accounts.
English: B2 level, written and spoken, and the ability to read documents in English, for the European programmes.
Helpful, but not essential
Third sector: experience in third-sector organisations, social enterprises or cooperatives.
Funds: reporting on projects funded by public and private funds.
If you don’t tick every box, apply anyway. The five essential requirements are the ones we cannot compromise on. The other two are an advantage, not a filter.
What we offer
Starting salary
Gross annual salary between €25,000 and €30,000, depending on experience.
Contract
12-month fixed-term, full-time contract, with the prospect of a permanent position. The Federculture national collective agreement applies. A freelance collaboration (with a VAT number) may also be considered.
Start date
The role is expected to start on 1 November 2026.
Location
Palazzo Biscari · Piazza Cardinale Pappalardo, 23 · 95131 Catania, in the historic centre, a few minutes’ walk from the central station.
Hybrid work
Flexible remote working under the company policy, with agreed presence during accounting closing periods.
Handover
Working alongside the person leaving the role, with a structured handover plan.
Community
Access to the events, workshops and relationships of the Isola archipelago.
Equal treatment
Isola Catania values diversity as a strength and assesses applications regardless of age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, origin, nationality, religion, disability or any other aspect not relevant to the professional assessment. The assessment is based solely on how well the profile presented matches the one we are looking for, with transparent and verifiable merit criteria.
We believe in creating a fair and respectful working environment that values the contribution of every individual. That’s why we invite candidates to read our Charter of Values, our Code of Ethics and all our company policies, especially the Gender Policy and the Work-Life Balance Policy, available (in Italian) in Transparency.
As proof of our commitment to gender equality, RINA has certified our management system under the UNI/PdR 125:2022 standard.
Are you the person we are looking for?
Fill in the form (in Italian) by 15 October 2026.
No open positions, for now
We aren’t looking for anyone at the moment, but things change often. If you think you could be useful to Isola, get in touch: we do read speculative applications.
Speculative application
Internships and first jobs
We regularly look for interns, as part of a degree course or not, in project design, communication, space management and programme organisation.
European project design
We work with people who design projects for European and national calls: writing, partnerships, management and reporting.
Working together on our themes
Training, guidance, entrepreneurship, culture, impact measurement: if you work on these themes and would like to do so with us, get in touch.
Speculative application
Tell us who you are
Send us your CV and a few lines on what you would like to do with us and why. We read every speculative application, and we keep it in mind when something opens up that suits you.
Speculative application
Tell us who you are
Send us your CV and a few lines on what you would like to do with us and why. We read every speculative application, and we keep it in mind when something opens up that suits you.
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