Stadt Illnau-Effretikon
Effretikon
Accounting Specialist / Deputy Head of Accounting 100%
- 22 September 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Effretikon
Job summary
The city of Illnau-Effretikon offers attractive conditions for its 18,000 residents. Join a supportive team as we enhance financial transparency.
Tasks
- Manage the general ledger and ensure accurate financial accounting.
- Support the head of accounting and handle complex financial queries.
- Participate in annual closing and budget processes with detailed analyses.
Skills
- You have a federal diploma in finance or similar and relevant experience.
- Familiar with public accounting and HRM2, or eager to learn.
- Enjoy digital processes and contribute to system improvements.
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About the job
The city of Illnau-Effretikon - located between Winterthur and Zurich - offers attractive conditions for around 18,000 inhabitants with its rural and urban areas, hamlets, centres, and the historic village of Kyburg.
The accounting department ensures that the city’s financial transactions are processed correctly, transparently, and reliably. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a committed and professionally skilled individual as of 1 January 2027 or by arrangement
YOUR TASKS IN THIS ROLE ARE:
- Maintaining the general ledger of the political estate as well as our external assets and ensuring correct and comprehensible financial accounting. You will also perform account reconciliations and transfers and ensure the reconciliation of various interfaces.
- Assuming the professional deputy role of the Head of Accounting and supporting with demanding specialist questions and tasks. Additionally, you will deputise in the accounts receivable area and support other accounting processes as needed.
- Actively participating in the annual financial statements and budget process. This includes performing reconciliations, evaluations, preparing presentations, and other closing tasks. You will also contribute to the revaluation of our properties in financial assets and prepare and accompany external audits.
- Responsibility for our VAT returns, correct handling of withholding tax, and reconciliation of our bank accounts. Together with the Head of Accounting, you will take care of liquidity planning and financing and be responsible for cash flow.
- Performing account reconciliations and transfers and ensuring the reconciliation of various interfaces.
- Independently handling insurance and damage cases and being a competent contact person for financial questions within the administration.
- As a superuser in Abacus, you will contribute your expertise, support the further development of our systems and processes, and take responsibility in projects. You will actively contribute your ideas.
YOUR PROFILE FITS EXCELLENTLY IF YOU:
- Have a federal diploma in finance and accounting or a similar qualification and have already gained solid professional experience in accounting.
- Feel confident even with more complex accounting issues and ideally know public accounting as well as HRM2 or are motivated to engage with these in depth.
- Work independently, precisely, and responsibly and keep an overview even with demanding questions.
- Quickly recognise connections and think analytically.
- Enjoy digital processes and actively contribute your knowledge to their further development and ideally have already worked with Abacus.
- Enjoy working in a team but also independently manage your area of responsibility and bring an open, straightforward manner. You keep your sense of humour even during busy periods.
What we value in our work and many other information and impressions can be found at www.ilef.ch . For an initial exchange, please feel free to contact Olivia Kenel-Paredi, Head of Accounting, telephone 052 354 24 26.
A role for you? Then we look forward to receiving your online application.
