Caritas Schweiz Inland, Caritas Schweiz
Fribourg
Finance & Administration Officer 60% (m/f/d)
- 29 July 2026
- 60%
- Fribourg
Job summary
Join Caritas Switzerland in Fribourg as a Finance & Administration collaborator. Make a difference in over 20 countries!
Tasks
- Manage financial and administrative tasks for social aid beneficiaries.
- Oversee budget creation and control for client assistance.
- Ensure accurate record-keeping and data management.
Skills
- Commercial certificate or equivalent with finance experience required.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail essential.
- Fluent in French, with good writing skills; German/English a plus.
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Act, quite simply. In Switzerland and in nearly 20 countries across four continents. Join us to realise the vision of a caring society, as a
Finance & Administration Officer 60% (m/f/d)
Our Migration & Integration Department for French-speaking Switzerland – a branch of Caritas Switzerland in Fribourg employing around one hundred staff – is responsible for supporting and integrating recognised refugees in the canton of Fribourg. Under a cantonal mandate, we welcome new arrivals in our home in Matran, assist them in finding their own accommodation, provide personal and material aid according to social assistance standards, and support them in their steps towards professional and social integration. Additionally, we manage a community interpreting service active in several French-speaking cantons as well as a listening and counselling service against racism for residents of the canton of Fribourg.
The Finance & Administration Service consists of about twenty people working in several areas of expertise. Our Service handles tasks:
- related to the department in terms of finance and accounting, as well as apprentices in commercial roles. Budget management, controlling and monitoring are also part of the service’s tasks.
- related to social assistance beneficiaries in terms of finance and accounting, administrative tasks linked to finance, specific tasks, as well as litigation, statistics and financial controlling.
- related to reception.
The team is made up of staff who provide complementary support to social workers in all administrative and financial aspects of monitoring social assistance beneficiaries. Reception is responsible for welcoming visitors, managing the telephone switchboard, handling mail for the Department, and scanning documents. To ensure the execution of our mandate, we are looking for a Finance and Administration Officer.
Your tasks
Financial and administrative management
- Ensure the opening, creation and updating of files (beneficiaries, partners, objects, etc.).
- Establish basic budgets during status changes or changes in standards, as well as calculations of supplementary aid and retroactive recalculations.
- Check, digitise, account for and ensure payment of invoices.
- Manage EL accounts (payments, fund releases, accounting, transfers, corrective entries and administrative follow-up).
- Update administrative data and billing accounts ensuring their accuracy.
- Ensure data reliability and consistency by performing regular checks and using dedicated verification tools (Symic, FriPers).
- Produce and check lists of expense types, reports, dashboards and statistics necessary for service management and leadership.
- Process requests received via the service’s various mailboxes and ensure their follow-up.
Management of specific files
- Manage tax declarations of beneficiaries supported by the department.
- Manage scholarship applications and maintain links with the Training Subsidies Service.
- Prepare birth checklists and carry out periodic transmissions to SASoc.
- Participate, as needed by the service, in reception cover by welcoming beneficiaries, managing mail, sorting, digitising, filing and back-office activities.
Contribution to service life
- Actively participate in the integration and training of new colleagues.
- Support the apprentice daily in learning operational activities.
- Write, update and optimise work procedures to contribute to continuous process improvement.
- Collaborate closely with various internal services and contribute to the quality, efficiency and continuous improvement of the service’s offerings.
Our requirements
- Holder of a Federal VET Diploma (CFC) as a commercial employee or an administrative qualification deemed equivalent.
- You have proven experience in financial management or accounting.
- You have excellent command of common office software, especially Excel at an advanced level.
- You demonstrate excellent organisational skills, autonomy, rigour and a strong sense of responsibility.
- You enjoy teamwork, maintain quality relationships with your contacts and collaborate effectively in an environment where activities are interdependent.
- Knowledge of the Swiss tax system or experience in the tax field is an asset.
- You have excellent command of French, both spoken and written, and possess strong writing skills. Knowledge of German and/or English is an asset.
The workplace is Fribourg.
Start date: 1 November 26 or by agreement.
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in an international context. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on staff with a digital and agile mindset who willingly participate in change processes.
For more information about the position, please contact Ms Christèle Ruegg, Head of the Finance & Administration Service, tel. +41 26 425 81 62.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by 16 August 2026 via the online portal.
Start date: 1 November 26 or by agreement.
Caritas offers attractive employment conditions and an open working atmosphere in an international context. For the active development and implementation of digital transformation, we rely on staff with a digital and agile mindset who willingly participate in change processes.
For more information about the position, please contact Ms Christèle Ruegg, Head of the Finance & Administration Service, tel. +41 26 425 81 62.
We thank you for your interest and look forward to receiving your application by 16 August 2026 via the online portal.
