Team Leader: Client Accounting (80 - 100 %)

Stadt Winterthur Departement Soziales; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Central Winterthur workplace

Internal training and development

Meaningful leadership role

Job summary

Two.jobs GmbH is seeking a Team Leader: Client Accounting in Winterthur to lead a versatile team responsible for accurate client accounting, central billing quality, and reliable financial statements with cross-department coordination. The role focuses on driving process development and ensuring high service quality.

The position requires leadership experience in finance, strong analytical skills, and a proactive approach to improving collaboration with internal and external interfaces.

Qualifications

• Commercial basic training and further education in accounting.
• Several years of professional experience in finance and accounting and initial leadership experience.
• Strong analytical and networked thinking with good understanding of processes and interrelationships.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and implement changes with others.
• Clear and appreciative communication, assertiveness, teamwork and service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Leading the client accounting team and promoting reliable collaboration.
• Ensuring accurate client accounting and quality assurance of central billing, monthly and annual statements with Controlling & Finance and city accounting.
• Handling collection of claims and refunds and re-invoicing for asylum social assistance.
• Planning and controlling workflows and resources; providing qualified support.
• Developing processes and quality standards and representing client accounting in cross-cutting projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Process understanding

Teamwork

Communication skills

Change oriented

Education

Commercial basic training

Further education in accounting

Job description

Team Leader: Client Accounting (80 - 100 %)

In this versatile leadership role, you will take on responsibility for a central area of commercial support for the Social Services Winterthur starting January 1, 2027, or by agreement. Together with your team, you will ensure accurate client accounting and reliable financial processes for the main departments of social assistance and asylum social assistance. You will continuously drive quality and development forward and actively shape collaboration with internal and external interfaces.

Your Tasks

• Leadership of the client accounting team and promotion of reliable and effective collaboration
• Ensuring accurate client accounting, including quality assurance of central billing as well as monthly and annual financial statements in coordination with controlling & finance and the city accounting
• Responsibility for the collection of claims and refunds as well as ensuring the re-invoicing for asylum social assistance
• Planning and controlling workflows and resources, as well as responsibility for qualified support
• Further development of processes and quality standards, as well as representation of client accounting in cross-cutting issues and projects

Your Profile

• Commercial basic training and further education in accounting
• Several years of professional experience in finance and accounting and initial leadership experience, preferably in the field of social assistance or asylum social assistance
• Strong analytical and networked thinking as well as a good understanding of processes and interrelationships
• Enjoy questioning the status quo, developing solutions, and implementing changes together with others
• Clear and appreciative communication, assertiveness, teamwork, and a high service orientation

What We Offer

• Exciting, meaningful, and responsible leadership role in a versatile environment
• Scope for design and responsibility in the further development of your own area of expertise
• Large offering of internal training for personal and professional development
• Central workplace in the heart of Winterthur
• An open, motivated, and committed team

Contact

Your questions about the position will be gladly answered by Nadine Peverelli, Department Head, [phone]. We look forward to your online application.