B.H.M.S. – Your Career in Hotel & Business Management Starts Here
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:02 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join Benedict Education Group, a leader in modern education. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with comprehensive training opportunities.
Tasks
- Teach finance and accounting courses per the curriculum.
- Prepare lessons and assess student progress effectively.
- Support adult learners in their professional development.
Skills
- Degree in business, finance, or related field required.
- Strong knowledge in financial accounting and taxation.
- Excellent communication and teaching skills necessary.
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Lecturers in Finance and Accounting – VSH / VSK
The Benedict Education Group has been offering modern and today’s needs-adapted training and continuing education worldwide in the fields of languages, commerce, management, IT, and health for over 95 years.
For our location in St. Gallen, we are looking for lecturers in finance and accounting in the area of:
- Certified Businesswoman / Businessman VSH
- Certified Business Specialist VSK
- Accounting Clerk VSK
Main tasks
- Conducting group lessons according to the curriculum in the subject of finance and accounting.
- Preparing and reviewing lessons.
- Teaching and deepening the learning content:
- Financial accounting: double-entry bookkeeping, SME chart of accounts, depreciation, bad debts, accruals, provisions, inventories, foreign currencies, real estate, securities, personnel expenses, annual financial statements (balance sheet/income statement), sole proprietorship, corporation, limited liability company, valuation principles, hidden reserves.
- Cost and operational accounting: cost types, cost center and cost unit accounting, operational accounting, calculation, break-even analysis, contribution margin accounting.
- Financial management: financing theory, cash flow statement, financial planning, balance sheet and profit analysis.
- Taxes: basics, profit and capital tax, withholding tax, VAT basics.
- Value Added Tax (VAT): legal basics, tax object, tax rates, own consumption, billing procedures.
- Promoting a constructive feedback culture.
- Creating, conducting, and grading interim and diploma exams.
- Supporting learners in their professional development.
Teaching times / variants
Teaching takes place in different models. Lecturers are assigned to one of these variants (approximately 3–6 hours per week each):
- Monday all day
- Monday and Wednesday evening
- Friday afternoon and Friday evening
- Saturday all day
Requirements / competencies
- University of applied sciences, university, or equivalent degree in business administration, finance and accounting, controlling, or taxation.
- Solid expertise in financial accounting, cost accounting, controlling, financial analysis, taxes, and VAT.
- Pedagogical skills and strong communication abilities.
- Experience in adult education.
- Ability to individually support adult learners and teach in a practice-oriented manner.
- Confident use of didactic and digital tools.
- SVEB 1 certificate or equivalent training in adult education.
- Precise, reliable, and independent working style.
Objective of the position
Lecturers contribute with their expertise, university degree, and teaching experience in adult education to ensure that participants in the courses Certified Businesswoman / Businessman VSH, Certified Business Specialist VSK, and Accounting Clerk VSK receive a solid and practice-oriented education in finance and accounting, enabling them to make business decisions confidently and responsibly.
Please send your complete application documents to the email address below. Absolute confidentiality is of course guaranteed.
Contact person
Benedict School Zurich
Human Resources Department
8048 Zurich
Email: personal@benedict.ch
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