Our team is looking for you as Team Leader Municipal Audit
- 27 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- Zürich
About the job
Canton of Zurich
Department of Finance
Tax Office
Cantonal Tax Office Zurich
Zurich
by arrangement
Quality | Collaboration | Development
Our team is looking for you as Team Leader Municipal Audit
80 - 100%
Would you like to lead an experienced team, ensure the quality of audit work and actively help shape its development?
The municipal audit independently examines the approximately 160 municipal tax offices in the Canton of Zurich based on legal requirements. The focus is on the various areas of state taxes as well as the interfaces with the cantonal tax office. In doing so, we support the cantonal tax office in its supervisory responsibility and make an important contribution to quality assurance and the development of tax processes in the Canton of Zurich.
The municipal audit independently examines the approximately 160 municipal tax offices in the Canton of Zurich based on legal requirements. The focus is on the various areas of state taxes as well as the interfaces with the cantonal tax office. In doing so, we support the cantonal tax office in its supervisory responsibility and make an important contribution to quality assurance and the development of tax processes in the Canton of Zurich.
Your tasks – you lead, shape and make a difference:
- You lead and develop your team: You accompany a team of 3–5 experienced auditors, strengthen their individual skills and create an environment where collaboration, personal responsibility and development are actively lived.
- You are responsible for risk analyses and audit planning: You develop, maintain and implement the risk analyses as well as the audit and inspection plan.
- You ensure quality: You ensure that audits in the areas of collection, register, finance and assessment are carried out carefully, consistently and professionally correctly.
- You coordinate the audit work: You ensure that quality, deadline and quantity targets are met, keep an overview of the audit progress and ensure reliable controlling and reporting.
- You stay close to practice: You conduct selected audits on site at the municipal tax offices yourself and bring in your expertise and experience directly.
- You advise the municipal tax offices: You answer questions, discuss findings and explain technical contexts.
Your profile – what you bring:
- You have experience: You have solid professional experience in the tax, accounting or audit environment – for example as a mandate leader in auditing, as a trustee or tax advisor.
- You want to advance professionally: You have advanced training in one of the mentioned areas or a business degree and are willing to continuously develop your knowledge.
- You support and promote your team: You like to share your knowledge, have an open ear for professional questions and support your employees in developing themselves and achieving the set goals together.
- You appear confident and represent your opinion with poise: You work precisely, think critically and stay on complex issues. In demanding situations, you communicate clearly, argue factually and do not get easily unsettled.
- You communicate concisely: You express yourself very well orally and in writing in German and can also convey complex matters understandably.
- You like to be on the move: You bring a high degree of flexibility and enjoy working on site at the municipal tax offices in the Canton of Zurich on a daily basis.
Your contact
Carina Denz
Co-Head Municipalities
+41 43 257 87 02
Co-Head Municipalities
+41 43 257 87 02
Simona Reusser
Co-Head Municipalities
+41 43 257 45 27
Co-Head Municipalities
+41 43 257 45 27
Dear recruitment agencies! Unfortunately, we cannot consider dossiers associated with fee demands. Only direct applications will be answered and considered in the selection process.
About us
Welcome to the fascinating world of taxes! The cantonal tax office, together with the municipal tax offices, collects taxes for the federal government, the canton and the municipalities. We support private individuals and companies throughout the entire tax collection process. Around 800 qualified employees are committed to this at the location in Zurich Altstetten.
About 1200 people work at the Department of Finance at four locations in Zurich. We manage the dossiers of finance, taxes, personnel, procurement and IT. Those who work with us help shape the canton – versatile, responsible and with impact beyond their own area of responsibility.
We offer...
Staff restaurant
freshly prepared menus daily in our own staff restaurant
Fair salaries
a fair salary with a transparent salary system and allowances according to function
Scope for creativity
room for your own ideas and active participation
Team
a collegial team with appreciative collaboration
Workplace near the station
a central location with good public transport connections
Flexible working time models
flexible working time models that adapt to life phases
Your application process
- Pre-selection
- First interview online
- Online assessment
- Second interview on site
- Meet the team on site
- Final decision
