Zürich
Specialist Controlling & Financial Planning (m/f/d)
- 19 August 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- Zürich
About the job
We have developed a web-based online platform for job searching and talent acquisition that digitalises the application process and supports the company in quickly recognising talents in the market and securing them for the long term. With a digital Rocken profile, every applicant can quickly and easily connect with market-leading companies and share their profile.
Our work places people at the centre both technologically and organically. Rocken® offers executive search and talent management consulting to address the personal and individual needs of each person and to implement these optimally in personnel recruitment and career planning.
Specialist Controlling & Financial Planning (m/f/d)
Modern administration meets diverse opportunities for design: Our Rocken partner is an important player in the public sector and significantly shapes daily life. From education to health, mobility and culture – services for the population are developed and implemented here. The spectrum ranges from administrative tasks and legislation to innovative digital services. The work is characterised by reliability, citizen proximity and the aspiration to tackle social challenges together. Flat hierarchies and interdisciplinary collaboration create space for independent action. Would you like to contribute your expertise meaningfully and participate in projects that directly impact people’s everyday lives? Then our Rocken partner looks forward to your application.Role:
In this role, you contribute to ensuring that the canton has the resources necessary to fulfil its tasks. You advocate for a sustainable and balanced financial budget and play a significant role in the task and financial plan as well as the annual report with the annual accounts. You assess financially relevant government transactions and develop financial policy and financial legal foundations. Additionally, you take on tasks in central participation management, cantonal accounting, and accounting and reporting systems including the IT systems used. Finally, you ensure central payment transactions and liquidity management.
Responsibilities:
You are responsible for central processes around financial planning, budgeting and annual reporting
You prepare well-founded financial evaluations, analyses and target group-appropriate reports for different stakeholders
You continuously develop central financial controlling as well as existing control and reporting instruments
You use modern BI, automation and AI solutions to optimise controlling processes
You take professional responsibility for applications in the area of financial and task planning and work closely with the responsible system managers
You coordinate cross-departmental expert committees and ensure the further development and uniform use of financial applications
You support internal departments with demanding questions around financial planning, reporting and controlling
Qualifications:
Completed studies in business administration, finance, controlling or a comparable field
Several years of professional experience in financial controlling in a larger organisation, ideally complemented by experience in the public sector
Solid experience with BI, reporting and planning systems, preferably SAP Analytics Cloud, as well as very good Excel skills
High affinity for digitalisation, automation and AI as well as pronounced analytical and conceptual skills
Very good German skills as well as an independent, structured, solution-oriented and assertive working style
Benefits:
- Participation in health measures: The canton covers around 60 percent of contributions to the pension fund, the employee around 40 percent. Joining the Aargau Pension Fund (APK) is mandatory for an annual salary over 21,330 francs (as of 2019) and employment of more than three months.
- Flexible working hours: Flexible working hours / mobile-flexible working
- Good transport connections and accessibility
- Home office
- Sporting activities: Active health offers during lunch – close to the workplace and discounted / participation in running events and preparatory offers / various discounts for leisure sports offers / educational offers on health topics
- Above-average holidays and days off
- Attractive training and development opportunities: Internal training offer (opens in a new window) with over 100 seminars and e-learning offers / participation in the costs of external training possible
- Comfortable office with modern infrastructure
- Open corporate culture
- Interesting and varied activities/projects
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Workplace
Zurich
Contact
Marius Tiedt,
+41443852196
