Specialist Finance

Bern, Switzerland | 80-100%

This is your contribution

• Carrying out the financial accounting (general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable including accounts payable workflow and fixed assets) of the compensation office of the unemployment insurance (ALV). Responsible for the orderliness and legality of this accounting
• Preparing the monthly and annual financial statements of the compensation office of the unemployment insurance
• Collaborating in the preparation of the periodic group financial statements of the ALV fund and writing reports
• Advising and supporting the implementation offices on finance- and accounting-specific questions, training of apprentices
• Collaborating in modernization, digitalization and transformation projects of the unemployment insurance
• Collaborating in the planning, management and administration of the financial resources of the compensation fund

What makes you unique

• Commercial training with further training in finance and accounting (accounting clerk with certificate, specialist in finance and accounting or an equivalent further training
• Several years of professional experience (at least 7 years) in finance and accounting
• Strong understanding of financial processes and high process orientation
• Analytical thinking skills and quick comprehension
• Independent, careful and result-oriented way of working, high commitment as well as team player and flexible
• Excellent IT skills in MS-Office and SAP ERP; experience with SAP S/4HANA is an advantage
• Good active knowledge of two official languages as well as good English skills

In a nutshell

The Directorate for Labor of SECO is part of the federal competence center for all core issues of labor market policy and unemployment insurance. The Labor Market/Unemployment Insurance (TC) division manages and develops one of the most important social security systems in Switzerland. As part of our transformation program TC-LevelUp, we are modernizing our services, driving digitalization and shaping the organization of tomorrow. To strengthen our FCFB department, we are looking for an experienced and committed personality who wants to put their financial expertise at the service of an important public task and actively help shape the transformation of SECO-TC.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success model of Switzerland and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is the federal competence center for all core issues of economic and labor market policy and belongs to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (WBF). It promotes international market opening for goods, services and investments. To reduce poverty, SECO is engaged in economic development cooperation. It plans economic and trade policy measures for the benefit of developing countries, Eastern European and Central Asian countries as well as the new member states of the European Union (EU).

Additional information

Please apply via our application management system (complete dossier with motivation letter, CV, work certificates and diplomas). To do so, click on <<Apply now>>.

Questions about the position

Urs Raithle
+41 58 462 51 93

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