Zürich
Head of Accounting 80% 80%
- 07 November 2026
- 80%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join Statthalteramt Zürich as the Head of Accounting (80%). Enjoy a supportive work environment and attractive benefits.
Tasks
- Lead the accounting department and manage a team of three.
- Oversee bookkeeping and prepare financial reports and budgets.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and manage collections.
Skills
- Several years of leadership experience and relevant qualifications required.
- Strong knowledge of public sector accounting systems.
- Excellent communication and IT skills, including Juris and SAP.
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About the job
Office of the Governor District of Zurich
Head of Accounting 80%
To complement our team, we are looking for a leader with a flair for numbers from 1 January 2027 or by arrangement.
Your area of responsibility includes:
- Management of the accounting department
- Leading a team of three employees
- Conducting team meetings and employee evaluations
- Responsible for the accounting of the Governor's Office and the District Council
- Preparing monthly sales reports, interim and annual financial statements, budget and payroll budget, statistics
- Posting incoming payments and incoming invoices
- Managing the cash register and cash count protocols
- Carrying out dunning procedures
- Handling debt collection and bankruptcy matters
- Ensuring the internal control system (ICS)
- Management of loss certificates (concluding payment agreements)
- Debt collection of receivables
- Correspondence related to the management of loss certificates and debt collection
- Developing concepts
- Participation in working groups
- Minute taking
You bring with you:
- Several years of leadership experience
- Completed commercial training with further education in accounting/bookkeeping
- Very good knowledge of accounting in a public administration (especially Juris, SAP)
- Several years of professional experience ideally also in the debt collection area including loss certificate management (good knowledge of the Swiss Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Act)
- Good editorial skills
- Good IT user skills (Juris / Helium)
- Friendly, customer-oriented behaviour with good manners
- Quick comprehension as well as precise, efficient and independent working style
- English and French language skills
Your contact
Are you interested? Then we look forward to receiving your online application.
For further information, the Governor, lic. iur. Mathis Kläntschi, will be happy to assist you.
Mathis Kläntschi
Governor District of Zurich
043 258 58 00
Dear recruitment agencies! Unfortunately, we cannot consider dossiers associated with fee claims. Only direct applications will be answered and considered in the selection process.
About us
The Governor's Office is responsible as a law enforcement authority for the prosecution and assessment of offences. It is also the supervisory and appeals authority in the district. It supervises the local police, the road system of the municipalities and the fire service, as well as deciding on appeals in these areas. Furthermore, it decides on the issuance of weapons carrying permits and on the seizure or confiscation of weapons.
In the midst of life: The Directorate of Justice and Home Affairs of the Canton of Zurich covers a diverse range of tasks. It ranges from law enforcement, penal system and victim support to municipalities and statistics, as well as cultural promotion, equality and integration. Thus, the Directorate contributes to the functioning of the canton in important areas.
Your application process
Pre-selection
Initial interview
Final decision
