Team Leader Finance & Controlling 80% - 100%

About the job

The St. Jakob Foundation in Zurich offers protected workplaces and day structures to around 450 people with disabilities (www.st-jakob.ch). The employees are guided, challenged, and supported at work by 190 professional staff members.

Are you looking for a work environment that is different? Do you enjoy working with diverse people and meet others without prejudice? Do you appreciate a varied and not always predictable workday? With us, you have the opportunity to apply your knowledge in a unique environment and develop both professionally and personally. We have seven sectors under one roof; you will hardly find a more exciting and educational work environment in finance and accounting. A start is possible immediately or by arrangement.

These are your tasks:

• As a finance professional, you support all financial matters of our economically oriented foundation
• You ensure the professional management of the general ledger as well as accounts receivable and accounts payable accounting, including dunning and debt collection, within the team
• You manage cash management and ensure liquidity
• Execution and further development of controlling
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns
• Management of fixed asset accounting in the ERP system and monitoring of construction accounts
• Preparation of quarterly, monthly, and semi-annual financial statements including reporting
• Preparation of the annual financial statements according to SWISS GAAP FER 21
• Support and advise management on various projects 

What you bring

• Completed commercial training with further education in finance and accounting
• Several years of experience in accounting in an SME or a similar function
• Leadership experience is an advantage
• Good knowledge of the Abacus ERP system is a prerequisite
• Networked, cross-departmental thinking and acting with a high quality standard
• Very good oral and written German skills
• Team player, flexible, humorous, service-oriented, and independent

Take the opportunity to apply and expand your professional and life experience in an economically oriented social enterprise. We offer you an attractive working environment in a motivated team where you can contribute your skills and personality daily and make a difference. We value your input in process design, offer a centrally located and modern workplace in the heart of Zurich, home office and development opportunities, a wide range of activities, good social insurance conditions, options for paid sabbaticals, and at least 28 vacation days.

Are you interested in this responsible, challenging, and rewarding position? Please send us your application electronically via professional.ch. Please note that we can only consider direct applications.

If you have any questions, Ms. Tamara Brönnimann will be happy to assist you. You can reach us at 044 295 93 52.