Head of Finance and Controlling Department (80–100%)

About the job

The Swiss Police Institute (ISP) is the centre of expertise for basic and continuing training of Swiss police forces and ensures the implementation of a training doctrine at the national level. In addition to offering courses for managers and specialists, it coordinates the professional and advanced professional examinations for police officers as well as the certification of public security assistants. Supported by the Confederation, the cantons and the municipalities, this private law foundation develops teaching materials for police training and promotes applied research on topics of interest to the police.

To strengthen the financial management of our Institute, we are advertising the following position (starting immediately or by agreement):

Head of Finance and Controlling Department (80–100%)

Your main tasks

• Manage the annual budgeting process with the various departments and services, and prepare regular forecasts to anticipate trends and identify improvement levers.
• Develop and monitor financial dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Analyse variances between forecasts and actuals (revenues, costs, margins) and propose corrective measures.
• Produce financial reports for management and governance bodies.
• Implement and develop cost accounting.
• Monitor and optimise service costs, identify cost reduction and process improvement opportunities, and evaluate project profitability.
• Support team leaders in managing their activities through targeted financial analyses.
• Advise management and prepare solid decision-making bases.
• Support the development of new business models for the Institute’s products and services.
• Ensure the reliability of financial data, compliance with deadlines, effectiveness of the internal control system (ICS), and adherence to legal standards.
• Supervise general accounting, closings, and collaboration with the audit body.
• Lead, support and develop the accounting team, fostering autonomy, collaboration and skills expansion.
• Manage the ERP system (Abacus) with the integrator and advance automation and digitisation of financial processes.
• Contribute to cross-functional strategic projects.

Your profile

With a strategic vision, you enjoy projecting forward, building scenarios and anticipating developments, while staying close to field realities. Comfortable with complexity, you have the talent to bring clarity. You know how to interpret figures and explain them with pedagogy and pragmatism. Thanks to your proactivity and natural solution orientation, you readily take initiatives to advance matters. Your energy, positive mindset and curiosity lead you to question and evolve practices. Finally, your leadership, both caring and demanding, enables you to unite your team and your interlocutors around common goals.

• Higher education in finance, accounting or controlling (University of Applied Sciences, federal diploma as finance and accounting specialist, diploma as finance and controlling expert or equivalent qualification).
• At least five years of proven experience in management control and cost accounting, ideally in a service organisation.
• Experience in team management and development or strong aptitude in this area.
• Advanced knowledge of ERP systems, particularly Abacus, and ease with digital tools.
• Fluency in French with excellent writing skills (knowledge of German is an asset).
• Interest in professional or academic training, as well as in the security or police sector.

We offer you

• A varied role within a renowned national institute
• A stimulating and collaborative environment
• A modern work culture: flexible hours, remote work, autonomy
• Attractive social benefits

Interested?

Application: via JobUp with complete dossier (CV, cover letter, copies of diplomas and certificates), application deadline: 6 November 2026

Contact: Ms Cecilia Stebler, Deputy Director, Head of the Resources and Management Department, 032 723 81 77

Further information: www.institut-police.ch/fr

A meaningful mission awaits you, join our team.